There’s a lot of beefcake coming to HBO NOW in February, with two of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s biggest features to date, and a double dose of Magic Mike hitting the streaming service. The first thing you should do, though, is catch The Drop before it disappears on the 29th — it’s one of the best films of 2014, and one of James Gandolfini’s last performances. Other highlights include the season premieres of Girls, VICE, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Alright, enough yapping. Here’s what you should be watching on HBO NOW in the month of February.
Vinyl: Season 1 Premiere (2/14)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI6Pg_lIB2M
The last time that Martin Scorsese and Terence Winter touched an original HBO program, we got the supremely satisfying Boardwalk Empire. Scorsese and Winter are adding their flavor to the ’70s rock scene in this series that weaves sex, drugs, and of course, violence into a TV tapestry that is sure to be one of the “can’t-miss” shows of 2016. Bobby Cannavale was one of the best villains in recent memory during his run on Boardwalk Empire, and he scored an Emmy for his efforts — expect more fine acting from him.
San Andreas (2/27)
What do you get when you force a Rock to go up against an earthquake? Lots and lots of money. The big-budget disaster flick, San Andreas, helped push Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson into billion dollar territory for 2015, making him the top international box-office draw for that year. This film is exactly what you’d expect: tons of explosions and heroics from The Rock. Watch it with a helmet on.
Furious 7 (original and extended cuts) (2/13)
It’s the swan song for Paul Walker the actor and character in the Fast & Furious series of films, but it’s also one of the more enjoyable, high-octane flicks from last year. The Furious films keep getting bigger with each outing, but it’s also managed to do something that few long-running franchises can boast: get better.
Here’s what else is coming to HBO NOW this month…
New Original Programming:
Race: HBO First Look (2/4)
VICE: Season 4 Premiere (2/5)
Animals.: Season 1 Premiere (2/5)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2/14)
Gonzaga: The March to Madness (2/16)
Girls: Season 5 Premiere (2/21)
Togetherness: Season 2 Premiere (2/21)
Theatrical Premieres:
I Origins, 2014 (2/1)
A Walk Among the Tombstones, 2014 (2/6)
Annabelle, 2014 (2/7)
Magic Mike XXL, 2015 (2/20)
Estrenos en Español:
El adios¸ 2015 (2/5)
Hilda, 2014 (2/5)
Sirope vivo, 2015 (2/12)
La pantalla desnuda, 2014 (2/19)
ABFF Short Films:
Black Card (2/1)
First Date, Last Date (2/1)
Joy (2/1)
Stanhope (2/1)
Starting February 1:
Ali, 2001
Bad Santa, 2003
Camp Nowhere, 1994
Club Paradise, 1986
Coraline, 2009
Evan Almighty, 2007
Get Shorty, 1995
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, 1998
Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience, 2009
Kung Fu Panda, 2008
Magic Mike, 2012
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 1975
Road House, 1989
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 2007
The Piano, 1993
The Wicker Man, 2006
Transformers, 2007
What Happens in Vegas, 2008
Ending February 29:
A.I. Artificial Intelligence, 2001
Blade, 1998
Blade Runner, 1982
Blades of Glory, 2007
Divergent, 2014
Dreamgirls, 2006
The Drop, 2014
Eragon, 2006
Get on Up, 2014
Ghost Town, 2008
Horrible Bosses 2, 2014
Manhattan, 1979
The Maze Runner, 2014
Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993
The Next Best Thing, 2000
Pootie Tang, 2001
Titanic, 1997
The Waterboy, 1998
V for Vendetta, 2006
