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3 swoon-worthy romantic movies to watch on HBO Max in May 2026

Wuthering Heights leads the line up of new HBO Max romantic movies you won't want to miss in May.

TechRadar

HBO Max just added one of the most divisive movies of the year (so far) — 'Wuthering Heights' is streaming now

Emerald Fennell's adaptation of "Wuthering Heights" is one of the many new movies being added to HBO Max in May 2026 — but does it belong on your watchlist?

Tom’s Guide

TV tonight: fun mockumentary St Denis Medical returns

Season two of the Oregon hospital series starts with the launch of a birthing centre. Plus, Bill Bailey’s moving portraits series. Here’s what to watch this evening

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6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Apple TV, Prime Video, and more (May 1–May 3)

A new month brings loads of fantastic TV and movies to watch this weekend

Total Film

One of the year's most controversial films, with a 58% critic's score on Rotten Tomatoes, is streaming on HBO Max from this weekend

Emerald Fennell's divisive take on Wuthering Heights is streaming soon

Total Film

HBO Max's raunchiest movie addition in years is one I couldn't stop talking about

The most divisive release of the year?

New on HBO Max in May 2026: All the new shows and movies to watch this month

Our guide to all the new shows and movies that you can look forward to streaming on HBO Max throughout May 2026, including "Wuthering Heights" and more.

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The 6 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, and more (April 27–May 3)

Man on Fire explodes onto our screens and more great streaming choices

Total Film

Wuthering Heights to Small Things Like These: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are Cathy and Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s raunchy update of the Emily Brontë classic. Plus, Cillian Murphy stars in a damning take on the Magdalene Laundries scandal

The Guardian - UK

Is Bodice Core In For Spring? Let’s Talk About Wuthering Heights’ Impact As Olivia Wilde Rocks The Trend

Thank you, Emerald Fennell.

Cinemablend

‘Women want to experience pleasure’: how the female gaze caught the attention of film, TV and fiction

From passionate romantasy novels to premium television dramas, culture is bringing the agency, desires and interior lives of women to the fore. It’s proving good for business, but is this a permanent revolution?

The Guardian - UK

Charli XCX ‘making rock music’ for Brat follow-up as ‘dancefloor is dead’

Charli’s upcoming record will follow her Wuthering Heights companion album to Emerald Fennell’s film of the same name.

Evening Standard

'Euphoria,' returning for a third season, launched a generation of new stars

“Euphoria” returns Sunday with its starry cast for a third season on HBO Max

The Independent UK

Basic Instinct reboot receives update following negotiation rumours

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Maybe Emerald Fennell’s ‘Basic Instinct’ Will Be the One Adaptation That Really Works With Her Style

Joe Eszterhas, the acclaimed screenwriter behind the iconic 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct, recently claimed that director Emerald Fennell is currently in negotiations to helm a reboot of the film. However, according to Deadline, this exciting potential pairing seems to have hit a snag, as representatives for Fennell have strongly…

The Independent UK

Emerald Fennell shoots down claim she’s ‘in negotiations’ to direct major movie reboot

Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas claimed that the Oscar-winning filmmaker was set to take on the planned ‘Basic Instinct’ reboot

Inverse

33 Years Later, A Controversial Director May Or May Not Be Rebooting A Classic Erotic Thriller

Writer Joe Eszterhas is courting controversy with his 'Basic Instinct' reboot. Hiring Emerald Fennell is one way to do that.

The Guardian - UK

‘Coke and booze didn’t help my creativity’: Joe Eszterhas on his wild times – and his supernatural, anti-woke Basic Instinct reboot

He was the screenwriting colossus behind Flashdance, Jagged Edge, Showgirls and more. Now clean, ‘Hollywood’s Shakespeare’ talks about today’s scared studios, his refugee trauma – and taking acid with Hunter S Thompson

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We asked our readers for the best new movie of 2026 (so far) — and there was a clear winner

We asked you to tell us what the best movie of the year so far has been. Over 2500 people voted; here's which 2026 film came out on top.

The Independent UK

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi’s Wuthering Heights is now available to watch at home

Emerald Fennell’s adapation of Emily Bronte’s novel is the most divisive movie of the year

Evening Standard

Catherine Tate as Nan kicks off Red Nose Day as £11.5m raised so far

The actress and comedian, 56, was dressed as her belligerent pensioner alter ego as she started the fundraising event.

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Baz Luhrmann wants 'Jazz Age' take on Charli xcx’s Wuthering Heights soundtrack

Director Baz Luhrmann says he’d love to reinterpret Charli xcx’s music from Wuthering Heights into a jazz soundtrack.

The Independent UK

Emma Thompson, Gisèle Pelicot and Dawn French among Hay Festival 2026 headliners

Filmmaker Emerald Fennell and ‘Hamnet’ author Maggie O’Farrell are also on the line-up

Cinemablend

Shots Fired At 'The Critics': Who Is Margot Robbie Actually Making Movies For?

Robbie talks about her true producing priorities.

The Conversation

Female writers and readers have been challenging the patriarchy for more than 200 years

Emerald Fennell’s film adaptation of Wuthering Heights has been pulling in the crowds recently, which is quite a feat in troubled times for cinema. Published in 1847, Emily Brontë’s tale of psycho-sexual power dynamics is just one of many enduring female-authored 19th century novels exploring female sexuality and desire for…

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