Hulu’s April programming offers nods to “sex, drugs, and rock and roll.”  The sex part comes in movies which have a Catholic high school girl discovering the self-pleasuring capabilities of a cell phone or an American journalist doing sex work while stuck in a hostile country.   The drugs part

February on Hulu does the Black History Month celebrations with some great stuff. There’s a classic of African American cinema, a docudrama on the parallel lives of two Civil Rights icons, and a documentary going beyond “Hidden Figures” to trace Black involvement in the American space program against the backdrop

It’s a new year for Hulu viewers, and 2024 kicks off with a little bit of everything.  There’s a well-known musical starring Patrick Swayze as a working-class dance instructor. True crime fans can learn the chilling tale of the Mormon Manson’s cult. Marvel’s newest mini-series follows a former Kingpin enforcer

Hi, we’re tentatively back!  For those who just came in, as this column tries to be a labor solidarity space, it went on voluntary hiatus in support of the Writers Guild of America’s (WGA) strike to get the members of the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to

Dear Broke-Ass Reader, This writer’s digest of the upcoming month’s offerings on Netflix and Hulu has been interrupted by the Writers’ Guild of America (WGA) strike. This interruption will continue until the strike is resolved, hopefully in the WGA’s favor.   To understand why this action was taken, this nice summation

This February on Hulu will be a month to say several goodbyes.  The Millionaires will get ready to start saying goodbye to a close-knit group of friends.  The WB Studios water tower residents will hopefully end their return with a bang.  And John Singleton’s semi-fictionalization of the 1980s Los Angeles

December is here, and that means it’s time to celebrate the winter holiday season in your own individual way. Some people plan for parties with friends. Others coo over the adoptable kittens and puppies from the SPCA displayed in Macy’s store windows.  And still others will take up the advice

Hulu may be unleashing some viewers’ inner Scrooge with a bombardment of Christmas-themed movies. Fortunately, for those who want to avoid saccharine overdose, there are still some worthwhile films to check out this month. See Ryan Coogler’s highly acclaimed directorial debut. Watch Karen Gillan being forced to kill herself, but