August is typically a slow time at the multiplex, but Hollywood is working in overdrive this year. In addition to popular holdovers like Deadpool & Wolverine and Twisters , there three new movies hitting the multiplex this weekend: Borderlands , an adaptation of the hit video game franchise from director Eli Roth; the romantic drama It Ends with Us with Blake Lively; and the creepy horror movie Cuckoo . That’s a lot of choices, but if you don’t feel like going out this weekend, there are plenty of options at home, too.
HBO and its streaming service Max have a bevy of movies — some famous, some less so — that are just waiting to be streamed. The following three selections are all underrated in one way or another, and will help you pass the time just as well as what’s showing on the big screen. Hollywood Homicide (2003) Hollywood Homicide is one of those movies you wouldn’t quite recommend anyone to see in theaters, but it makes for ideal home viewing.
Harrison Ford stars as Sergeant Joe Gavilan, a longtime detective working the Hollywood beat who is unexpectedly paired with the younger, yoga-practicing detective K.C. Calden ( Trap ‘s Josh Hartnett, still in his heartthrob phase).
They are tasked with solving the murders of a rap group named H2OClick. After first believing the deaths to be gang-related, the duo quickly discovers that the motive may be more personal than they thought. Hollywood Homicide shouldn’t work; buddy comedies usually rely on strong chemis.