• RIP HBO Max Long Live MAX and Stream 8X More 4K HDR Content!

    Posted Wed May 24, 2023 at 08:04 AM PDT by

    Warner Brothers/Discovery has just launched Max (formerly HBO Max), an upgraded streaming service with loads of more 4K content including over 1000 films and episodes in 4K HDR (with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos available for certain devices) on May 23rd.

    The service provides something for everyone - from HBO, Max Originals, WB movies (such as all eight Harry Potter films, Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy), DC Universe, documentaries, family-friendly content and more.

    Max has introduced a new Ultimate Ad-Free tier for $19.99 per month ($199.99 a year) allowing four concurrent streams, 100 offline downloads, and as previously mentioned, close to 8x more films and episodes in 4K HDR, as well as Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos for certain content.

    The 4K library is quite extensive, including yet-to-be-released films on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray such as classics like East of Eden and Rio Bravo, plus Avatar: The Way of the Water will also be available for streaming on June 7. All Warner Brothers films releasing this year will be available in 4K HDR after their theatrical release windows.

    Here is the 4K listing of what is available (subject to change): 

    • 2001: A Space Odyssey
    • 2nd Annual Ha Festival: The Art of Comedy
    • 8-Bit Christmas
    • A Christmas Mystery
    • A Christmas Story Christmas
    • A Clockwork Orange
    • A Hollywood Christmas
    • Ahir Shah: Dots
    • Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words
    • Amy
    • And Just Like That... The Documentary
    • And Just Like That...
    • Antlers
    • Aquaman
    • Argo
    • Avenue 5 
    • Bad Education
    • Barbarian
    • Barry (S2, S3) *S1 & S4 will be available on June 23.
    • Batman (1989)
    • Batman & Robin
    • Batman and Harley Quinn
    • Batman Begins
    • Batman Forever
    • Batman Returns
    • Batman v Superman: Ultimate Edition
    • Betty
    • Big Little Lies 
    • Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
    • Black Adam
    • Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart 
    • C.B. Strike
    • Casablanca
    • Catherine the Great 
    • Chernobyl
    • Chris Redd: Why Am I Like This?
    • Coastal Elites
    • Colin Quinn & Friends: A Parking Lot Comedy Show
    • Cry Macho
    • DC League of Super-Pets
    • Death on the Nile
    • DMZ
    • Don't Worry Darling
    • Dune
    • East of Eden
    • Edge of Tomorrow
    • Elvis
    • Empire of Light
    • Euphoria
    • Euphoria: Trouble Don't Last Always
    • Expecting Amy
    • Fahrenheit 451
    • Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
    • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald
    • Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore
    • Father of the Bride
    • Free Guy
    • Friends: The Reunion
    • From the Earth to the Moon
    • Game of Thrones
    • Gaming Wall St 
    • Garcia!
    • Giant
    • Godzilla
    • Godzilla vs. Kong
    • Goodfellas
    • Gossip Girl
    • Ha Festival: The Art of Comedy
    • Hacks
    • Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts
    • Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
    • Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
    • Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2
    • Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire
    • Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
    • Harry Potter And The Order of The Phoenix
    • Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban
    • Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
    • Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults 
    • His Dark Materials 
    • Holiday Harmony
    • House of the Dragon
    • House Party
    • I Hate Suzie 
    • In the Heights
    • Industry
    • Irma Vep
    • It Chapter Two
    • It's a Sin 
    • Joker
    • Judas and the Black Messiah
    • Julia
    • Justice League
    • Kimi
    • King Richard
    • Kong: Skull Island
    • Landscapers
    • Lizzo: Live in Concert
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Version)
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Version)
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Version)
    • Love, Lizzo
    • Lovecraft Country
    • Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty
    • Magic Mike
    • Malcolm X
    • Malignant
    • Man of Steel
    • Mare of Easttown
    • Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners
    • Marlon Wayans: You Know What It Is
    • The Matrix Reloaded
    • The Matrix Resurrections
    • The Matrix Revolutions
    • Menudo: Forever Young
    • Mortal Kombat
    • Mosaic 
    • Moses Storm: Trash White
    • My Brilliant Friend
    • My Gift: A Christmas Special From Carrie Underwood
    • Native Son
    • No Sudden Move
    • Ocean's Eleven
    • Oslo
    • Our Flag Means Death
    • Peacemaker
    • Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler 
    • Perry Mason
    • Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin 
    • Rain Dogs
    • Rap Sh!t 
    • Reminiscence
    • Rio Bravo
    • Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
    • Rose Matafeo: Horndog
    • Santa Camp
    • Scenes from a Marriage
    • Scoob!
    • See How They Run
    • Selena + Chef
    • Sex and the City
    • Sharp Objects 
    • Shazam: Fury of the Gods
    • Shazam!
    • Singin' in the Rain
    • Sort Of 
    • Soul of America
    • Space Jam: A New Legacy
    • Starstruck
    • Station Eleven
    • Succession (S1-S3) *S4 will be available on June 30. 
    • Suicide Squad
    • Superman: The Movie
    • Sweet Life: Los Angeles 
    • Take Out with Lisa Ling
    • That Damn Michael Che
    • The Baby
    • The Banshees of Inisherin
    • The Batman
    • The Big Brunch
    • The Big Shot with Bethenny
    • The Bob's Burgers Movie
    • The Bridge
    • The Captive
    • The Climb
    • The Conjuring
    • The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
    • The Dark Knight
    • The Dark Knight Rises
    • The Deuce
    • The Fallout
    • The Fastest Woman on Earth
    • The Flight Attendant
    • The Gilded Age
    • The Girl Before
    • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
    • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
    • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
    • The King's Man
    • The Last of Us
    • The LEGO Movie
    • The Little Things
    • The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
    • The Many Saints of Newark
    • The Matrix
    • The Menu
    • The New Pope
    • The Night House
    • The Nun
    • The Plot Against America
    • The Righteous Gemstones
    • The Sex Lives of College Girls
    • The Soul of America
    • The Staircase
    • The Suicide Squad
    • The Survivor
    • The Third Day
    • The Tourist
    • The Undoing
    • The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
    • The Weeknd: Live at Sofi Stadium
    • The White Lotus
    • The Wizard of Oz
    • Those Who Wish Me Dead
    • Titans
    • Tom & Jerry
    • Wahl Street
    • Watchmen
    • We Are Who We Are
    • We Own This City
    • West Side Story (2021)
    • White House Plumbers
    • Winning Time: The Rise of The Lakers Dynasty
    • Wonder Woman (2017)
    • Wonder Woman 1984
    • Zack Snyder's Justice League
    • Zack Snyder's Justice League: Justice Is Gray

    We understand the value of offering our users a cinematic playback experience and to that end, we’ve implemented more advanced technology workflows that allow us to release more 4K content in a faster, more efficient way,” said Sudheer Sirivara, Global Technology Platform, Warner Bros. Discovery. “Max will offer more than 1,000 films and episodes in 4K at launch, and we’ll be adding more every month as we move forward.”

    If you have previously subscribed to HBO Max, no worries. The Max app will either update itself or prompt subscribers to do so and previous plans, profiles, avatars, settings, "Continue Watching", and "My List" will be ported over unchanged. Subscribers to HBO Max will also be able to keep their current plans for six months.

    However, it does appear that Max is currently not available in some regions, as I am in Canada and the link at the top of this article notified me that that is indeed the case. Hopefully that gets worked out soon.

    Source: Warner Bros. Discovery Press Release.


    Continue Reading

LATEST NEWS BLU-RAY

Crowdfund Your Entertainment - 3-D Film Archive, Deaf Crocodile, & Rifftrax on Kickstarter Right Now!

View All

ULTRA HD

"The Karate Kid" Celebrates 40 Years of Crane Kicks with a New 4K UHD Blu-ray June 18th

View All

HD GEAR

Got A Spare Grand? Hot Toys Reissues 1989 Batman 1/6 Figure and Batmobile

View All

THE BONUS VIEW

Sorry, We’re Closed

View All