I’ve never really gotten into Skyrim, despite its popularity and influence on other games I love. For the past 14 years, I’ve been trying to explain why it just didn’t click with me. It’s not that I think the game is bad, or that people who enjoy it are wrong—it’s just that something about the series hasn’t resonated with me personally.
Whether it’s a classic from Akira Kurosawa or a recent, beloved cult hit from 2025, here are seven surprisingly good movies you can stream on HBO Max right now.
Michael Giacchino, the composer and director behind the 2023 Marvel TV special Werewolf by Night, has announced he’s directing the sequel. He encouraged viewers to watch the original, which is available on Disney+, while playfully referencing recent discussions about the streaming service after Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, as reported by Deadline.
Characters like The Joker, The Riddler, Two-Face, and Bane have appeared in Batman films many times. While some portrayals, like Heath Ledger’s Joker and Paul Dano’s Riddler, have been excellent, constantly revisiting the same villains can become repetitive. A new Batman project recognizes this and is introducing ten villains who haven’t been featured in the movies before.
HBO Max is creating a new series focusing on Jimmy Olsen, with Skyler Gisondo returning to play the character after appearing in Superman. The exciting part? The show will be led by Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault, the creators of the Netflix hit American Vandal. That series was a funny mockumentary that spoofed true-crime shows, tackling absurd mysteries like vandalism and pranks. The new Jimmy Olsen series will follow a similar format, presenting a fake true-crime investigation, and one of the cases will involve the infamous villain Gorilla Grodd.
Mutant abilities aren’t fixed; they can grow as a mutant learns to control and maximize their potential. Iceman is a prime example – he started with simple ice blasts but evolved into someone who can freeze entire planets, even manipulating time and energy. This shows that other X-Men also have the possibility of reaching incredible, Omega-level power.
A number of companies now make miniature arcade cabinets for customers, and many are worth checking out. If you’re a collector looking for high-quality options, two companies stand out. Quartercades creates cabinets at a 1:4 scale, typically around 17 inches tall. These are designed and built by Numskull Designs, a team clearly passionate about their work. They frequently share videos and ask their fans what games they’d like to see turned into cabinets, and they have a lot of exciting plans for the future. Currently, they offer the following cabinets:
You can easily find collectibles and merchandise featuring the main character of the visual novel at most hobby shops, and there are even a few manga adaptations available now.
Both the Autobots and Decepticons boast incredibly strong characters. Sideswipe is known for his speed and difficult-to-match agility, and Ironhide is nearly indestructible except for a specialized rust weapon. Meanwhile, Starscream possesses immense strength and can fly away as a jet, and Soundwave can control and manipulate sound, even reading minds. With so many powerful characters, the Transformers franchise is full of truly formidable heroes and villains.
The live-action movie adaptation of Sakamoto Days is rounding out its cast, following the earlier announcements of Ren Meguro as Taro Sakamoto and Shin Asakura as Fumiya Takahashi. Recently, Ueta Aya was cast as Aoi Sakamoto, Taro’s wife, and Yoshimoto Miyu will play their daughter, Hana Sakamoto. In the series, Aoi and Hana were the primary reason Taro left his life as a hitman, though his past continues to affect his present as a convenience store owner.