The 40 Best Movies on HBO Max Right Now (December 2025)

As the birthplace of prestige TV shows like The Sopranos and The Wire, HBO—and, by extension, HBO Max—is best known for its impressive lineup of original series. The network has also been upping the ante with feature-length content that is the stuff of Oscar dreams. Below is a list of some of our favorite films streaming on HBO…

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Best Window Insulation Kits

The film in window insulation kits doesn’t attach directly to the glass of a window. As long as you shrink the film properly with a blow-dryer, visibility isn’t really affected, so you don’t have to give up your view for a more comfortable home. From my experience, installation takes just 15 to 20 minutes with…

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10 Cheap Cars That CR Recommends

To help members find the best car at the lowest cost, we analyzed the average transaction price for new cars using national data from TrueCar, a CR partner, and sorted all models based on their selling price. These 10 models all meet our stringent standards for road-test performance, owner satisfaction, reliability, and safety to be…

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The 53 Best Deals From REI’s 2025 Holiday Sale

This year marks a decade of REI’s observance of the consumer high holy day, Black Friday. For the past 10 years REI has shut its doors for Black Friday, suggesting that instead potential customers should get outside and enjoy the world around you. That’s great advice, but of course Black Friday is also one of…

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Best Cordless Leaf Blowers of 2025

Our leaf blower testing process starts well before the actual tests, when we rope off a swath of grass and dump the same amount of leaves inside the boundary for every model. To have a reliable pile before every fall for the newest models, we usually start collecting our leaves a year or more ahead…

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Consumer Reports’ Most Popular New Cars and SUVs

Be aware that Overall Scores change over time as new information, such as reliability or crash-test data, becomes available. The model pages always reflect our latest vehicle ratings. The vehicles are listed in order of popularity, with the most researched model at the top. All come standard with automatic emergency braking (AEB), AEB that works at…

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Everything You Need to Know About Teen Car Insurance

You might want to save money by skipping collision or comprehensive coverage, but remember that teen drivers are statistically more likely to crash. More specifically, the III says parents of teen drivers should never skimp on liability insurance, which pays for damage or injury to others. Driving without liability insurance could expose the driver and…

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