Stars: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia While chaos and bloodshed rule the world of protagonist Rocket and those of his generation-psychotic druglord Li’l Zé, groovy playboy Benny and solemn Knockout Ned (singer Seu Jorge, in his breakout role)- City of God elucidates an underlying symmetry, exhibiting if not poetic justice, then the street version of the same. City of God’s harrowing depiction of daily violence in the favelas exemplifies in shocking detail the Hobbesian view of life as “nasty, brutish and short,” but the film never casts judgment. City of God set the template for other shocking urban films to follow (not to mention a revival of “favela funk” by music-marauders like Diplo and M.I.A.), but whereas other cinematic studies like Gomorrah (about modern Sicily) and the documentary Dancing with the Devil wallow in such viciousness, this film plunges deeper, grips harder, and yet always allows glints of humanity into such darkness. Based on the novel by Paulo Lins (and adapted by Bráulio Mantovani), Meirelles turned an unflinching eye on a world forgotten by the wealthy and powerful, ignored by police and indifferent to law and order. And while it failed to even garner a foreign-language-film nomination that year, the alternately intense and intimate depiction of Rio’s desperate favelas has only grown in stature and power. Originally released in January 2003 to critical praise, Fernando Meirelles’ masterful yet brutal City of God receded from view until Miramax re-released it for Oscar consideration. Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Alice Braga, Seu Jorge Here are the 20 Best Movies on Cinemax and Max Go: This list covers the best on offer, up to date. Let us know whether Bikini Avengers or College Coeds vs.
In our curation efforts, we’ve skipped over Max After Dark options, so those after “Skinamax” offerings will have to venture into that territory on their own. From great action flicks, war movies, and westerns to comedy and drama, the premium channel still has the hits. That doesn’t mean, however, that Cinemax isn’t still offering up hundreds of great movies. While its website is still active, the Cinemax streaming companion has since taken a backseat to the HBO parent streamer.
HBO Max may have begun dominating the Max title among movie streaming apps since its release, but before it burst onto the scene, Max Go was one of the premium ways to watch movies.