HBO Max to Remove 27 Movies In 11 Days: The 3 to Watch

By Phillip Swann
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HBO Max will remove 27 movies from its lineup by February 28, 2026. Here are the three to watch before they leave, in my humble opinion:

Blazing Saddles (1974)
Mel Brooks’ brilliant and delightfully politically incorrect 1974 spoof of Westerns stars Cleavon Little as Sheriff Bart but the real stars are Gene Wilder as the sheriff’s alcoholic, fast-drawing sidekick and Harvey Korman as the snidely Hedley Lamarr, a wealthy land-grabbing businessman. Both are as funny as it gets. Trivia: Brooks wanted Richard Pryor for the Sheriff Bart role, but the studio vetoed it, concerned that Pryor’s reputation for on-set (and off set) mischief would be trouble for the production. Pryor, one of the writers of the screenplay, would later get his chance to team with Wilder in four films, including 1976’s Silver Streak.

Taxi Driver (1976)
Robert De Niro stars as a New York cabbie in this brilliant character study of urban alienation from director Martin Scorsese. The graphic violence has polarized film critics and fans over the years, but no film has better depicted the rage found in so many American males and explained the reasons why it’s there. De Niro is fascinating as Travis Bickle, the taxi driver, showing him capable of appearing normal and almost suave at one point, only to succumb to his worst instincts after any momentary setback. The superb supporting cast includes Cybill Shepherd as the icy-blonde Travis longs for; Albert Brooks as her coworker; Jodie Foster as an underaged sex worker; Harvey Keitel as her pimp; and Peter Boyle as a fellow driver. Very, very powerful film.

Best In Show (2000)
The Christopher Guest-directed satire of the annual Westminster Dog Show will make you howl with laughter. The film features a Hall of Fame lineup of great comedy actors (Guest, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Michael McKeon, Fred Willard, Jane Lynch, Parker Posey) and they all deliver flawless characterizations of people you probably know (but perhaps wish you didn’t.). If you love dogs, or just love laughing, do watch this film before it leaves. (Display image above of Eugene Levy and the late and great Catherine O’Hara. RIP.)

Movies Leaving HBO Max By February 28, 2026 (Titles leaving before February 28 are noted below.)

Blazing Saddles
History of the World, Part I
Assassin’s Creed
Spaceballs
GoodTime
The Color Purple
High Anxiety
My Favorite Wife
Mechanic Resurrection
Deepwater Horizon
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
End of Watch (February 23)
Veronica Mars
The Forger
Green Mansions
Woman In White
The Sitter
Jonah Hex
Santa Fe Trail
The 7th Victim
Shining Victory
I Saw the TV Glow (February 22)
Best In Show
42
Taxi Driver
Waiting For Guffman
The Americanization of Emily

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