HBO Max has so many critically acclaimed motion pictures in February that a few of the newly arrived movies are sure to get misplaced within the shuffle.
A low Rotten Tomatoes rating doesn’t imply a movie can’t be entertaining or worthwhile.
That’s why Watch With Us has introduced collectively three underrated HBO Max motion pictures it’s best to watch in February 2026.
Our picks embrace a sports activities romance, a cult traditional comedy and a supernatural horror thriller starring a Gladiator actor
HBO Max is enjoying it lowkey in February — there’s no homosexual hockey dramas for individuals to obsess over or Sport of Thrones spinoffs for followers to nitpick to demise. As an alternative, the Warner Bros Discovery streamer presents an eclectic lineup of high-quality classics and new content material that spotlights motion pictures and reveals you’d usually overlook. At […]
‘Love & Basketball’ (2000)
Love & Basketball is an aptly named film as a result of the eagerness that Quincy McCall (Omar Epps) and Monica Wright (Sanaa Lathan) have for the sport is what brings them collectively within the first place. It’s additionally their shared ardour that will drive them aside when their fortunes within the sport go off in numerous instructions.
Author and director Gina Prince-Bythewood buildings this movie like a four-quarter basketball recreation. The primary quarter chronicles the best way that Quincy and Monica meet as kids, whereas the remaining quarters comply with them via highschool, school and into professional sports activities. There’s undoubtedly a robust bond of affection between Quincy and Monica that takes form through the years, but it surely simply will not be sufficient to make them final as a pair.
Love & Basketball is streaming on HBO Max.
‘MacGruber’ (2010)
Saturday Evening Stay spinoff motion pictures have gotten an endangered species in cinemas, largely as a result of most of them can’t maintain their comedic momentum for the size of a movie. MacGruber stands out from the pack as a result of Will Forte‘s title character is a hilariously inept and unlikable motion hero who was impressed by Richard Dean Anderson‘s MacGyver TV sequence from the ’80s.
The newly arrived romantic motion pictures on HBO Max are just a bit bit too severe to qualify as rom-coms. Thank You! You’ve got efficiently subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Please enter a sound electronic mail. Subscribe By signing up, I conform to the Phrases and Privateness Coverage and to obtain emails from Us Weekly Deal of the […]
For the characteristic movie, the late Val Kilmer portrays MacGruber’s private nemesis, Dieter Von Cunth. To defeat Dieter, MacGruber might want to assemble a brand new staff. And as soon as he will get that staff killed as a result of his carelessness, MacGruber will simply should accept Vicki Gloria St. Elmo (Kristen Wiig) and Lieutenant Dixon Piper (Ryan Phillippe) because the destiny of the world lies of their palms.
MacGruber is streaming on HBO Max.
‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ (2023)
If you happen to’re searching for the film the place Russell Crowe performs an actor who’s portraying a priest who battles demons, that one’s known as The Exorcist. The Pope’s Exorcist is a completely completely different film starring Crowe as Father Gabriele Amorth, a rockstar amongst exorcists as a result of his reputed ties to the Pope. This movie is loosely primarily based on Amorth’s biography, with what we suspect to be lots of embellishment.
For his newest case, Father Gabriel is teamed with a youthful priest, Father Esquibel (Daniel Zovatto), as they face a demon that possesses a younger boy named Henry Vasquez (Peter DeSouza-Feighoney). The demon’s attain extends to Henry’s sister,
Amy Vasquez (Laurel Marsden), and the investigation by the 2 clergymen uncovers some secrets and techniques that the Catholic Church would in all probability want to stay hidden.
The Pope’s Exorcist will stream on HBO Max on February 12.
