Hulu has viewers’ backs this June when it comes to celebrating Pride Month.  The LGBTQ+-themed programs this month range from the UK’s first gay dating reality show to Hilary Swank’s unforgettable turn as the transgendered male Brandon Teena.  And for those who loved Jinkx Monsoon’s recent turn on “Doctor Who”

Call this May on Hulu a “something for everyone” month.  There’s a heartwarming nature documentary, an action film classic and its sequels, an acclaimed historical epic, a weird trip through American subcultures, and a strange but true documentary about a jaw dropping Japanese reality TV show.  You might not want

The Huge Release Party for the Literary Magazine In case you haven’t heard, we just put out an incredible literary magazine called The Dreams I Dreamt: Letters to San Francisco thanks to a grant from the Civic Joy Fund. It’s a gift to San Francisco, where 19 of The City’s

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