If you're looking for a great movie to watch on Hulu, check out National Geographic-produced film The Space Race, an excellent documentary about African-American astronauts. There's also a bigger-than-life rom-com with Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum, Baz Luhrmann's 1990s take on Romeo and Juliet, and a critically acclaimed documentary about folk singer Joan Baez.
The Space Race
Produced by National Geographic, The Space Race tells the story of the pioneering Black pilots, engineers, and scientists who became NASA astronauts and were otherwise integral to the American space program. Told through archival footage and interviews with the people who were there, The Space Race details the unique challenges and triumphs of these unsung American heroes.
The Lost City (2023)
Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum star in this romantic-comedy-adventure. Bullock is a pampered romance novelist; Tatum is the self-absorbed male model who appears on the covers of her books. The mismatched couple find themselves in a dangerous jungle, without any idea how to do anything. It's the kind of movie that survives on the chemistry and likability of its stars, and Tatum and Bullock are as charismatic as they come.
Joan Baez: I Am a Noise (2023)
This documentary about folk music and civil rights giant Joan Baez has earned a 98% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes by going beyond a just-the-facts retelling of Baez's life and exploring the nature of pop culture and personal mythology. A combination of archival footage and fearless interviews with Baez draw a picture of Joan Baez the person and Joan Baez the icon.
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Baz Luhrmann films are love-em-or-hate-em, and the director's over-the-top take on Romeo and Juliet is extra Luhrmann-y. But unlike in some of his movies, Romeo + Juliet's story isn't overwhelmed by Luhrmann's unique glitter-and-lust aesthetic. His stylized visuals compliment Shakespeare's teenage love tragedy instead of fighting against the source material, especially when enacted by a very young Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.
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Suncoast
Get a box of tissues ready for this Hulu original coming-of-age comedy/drama. In Suncoast, Nico Parker plays Doris, a teenager living in the shadow of her brother Max's terminal illness. When Max is moved to hospice, Doris finds an unlikely friend in Paul Warren (Woody Harrelson) whose wife, Teri Schiavo, is at the center of a national culture war over the right to die.
Nightmare Alley (2021)
Set in a stylized version of the 1940s, Nightmare Alley is a fever dream of carnival geeks, crooked mediums, drifters, and conmen; it's like the Trump Administration with better hats. Director Guillermo del Toro's unique cinematic style reaches full expression in Nightmare Alley, where an opulent but unsettling world holds oversized characters enacting epic schemes. If you missed this one in theaters or have stayed away due to the (unfairly) mixed reviews, do yourself a favor and click "play."
The Lost King (2023)
The Lost King tells the true story of amateur Scottish historian Philippa "King-Finder" Langley. After seeing a production of Shakespeare's Richard III, Langley becomes obsessed with the disgraced monarch and vows to track down his long-lost grave and redeem his good name.
A Haunting in Venice (2023)
Sherlock Holmes is a straight bitch compared to Hercule Poirot. A Haunting in Venice sees Poirot scoffing at a séance held in a supposedly haunted Venetian palazzo, raising his eyebrow archly at the party guests of opera singer Rowena Drake, and thoughtfully stroking his epic mustache as he ponders a murder mystery that would baffle anyone but Belgium's greatest detective. Elegant, scary, suspenseful, and smart, A Haunting in Venice mixes gothic horror elements with a classic detective tale to create a deeply rich meal for mystery fans.
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