Don’t you hate the fear of missing out? Fear no more. There’s plenty to check out on the streaming service Hulu, but what do you want to watch when you sit down on your couch? What are you about to miss out on, more importantly?
As with all streaming services, things get rotated in and out, and what follows is the best of what’s leaving the platform in March. Movies this month are mostly action or sci-fi, but barring a few, most are crowd-pleasers. A list of the movies you want to check out on Hulu soon are as follows.
Blade Runner (March 25)
The original, that is, is a sci-fi classic. While it lacks some of the flash of the superb sequel2049, it still has a pretty great story and some iconic moments. Harrison Ford stars as a detective searching for replicants, almost identical robotic copies of humans. They’re on the loose in a city full of people, and he’s out to bring them in before they go psycho and kill everyone.
Ridley Scott really liked pushing the envelope in his early days. This was his follow-up toAlien,and he was way out of his depth, but he still pulled it off. Sure, at times, it’s a bit cheap looking compared to thelavishAlien. But if the sight of Batty in his undergarments running full tilt like a deranged eight-year-old doesn’t give you the spooks, nothing will.
Spider-Man 1-3 (March 31)
The Sam Raimi originals. True masterpieces. All of them. Yes, even the iconic dancing black suit Spider-Man. Hulu’s catalog will suffer without emo Tobey Maguire, for sure. However, the second entry, in particular, is quite spectacular and has aged exceptionally well if you haven’t seen it since you were a kid. Whereas other superhero movies feature jokes and lighthearted plots, this one opens with Peter Parker getting fired, missing his MJ’s play, nearly getting fired again, failing classes, and losing every dollar he has, and all on his birthday.
But that’s just where the movie starts. As it continues, Spider-Man loses his powers due to being too depressed to go out and be Spider-Man. A superhero losing their will to fight is one of the more interesting plots you can do. Meanwhile, Doc Ock is wreaking havoc in one of the best intros to any villain ever, with his iconic hospital scene ripped right out of Sam Raimi’sEvil Deadfilms. All of them have hallmarks of his style, with the 3rd one using POV shots of the symbiote and the first one using some of the same snap cuts he made famous. They’re all certainly worth a first watch or a re-watch.
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The Mummy (March 31)
This one is topical, given that Brendan is nominated forBest Actorright now. If you didn’t grow up with it, you’re in for an action-adventure movie with some great special effects and a little humor sprinkled in. It’s like a Marvel movie before they existed and feltcopied and pastedto death. It’s a movie you can repeatedly watch with memorable lines, funny characters, great visuals, and lots of pure joy. Both sequels will also be leaving on the same date, but only the first is worth sitting down to watch, if only for the incredibly bad CGI that is Dwayne Johnson.
The Prestige (March 31)
This is sort of the Nolan film that falls between the cracks. The one you forget about. Everyone thinks aboutMementoorThe Dark Knight,which came shortly after, but this one gets a bit overlooked. The pitch is that it stars two magicians trying to outdo one another with increasing theatrics. There are not many movies about magicians, and this is definitely ahighlight of the genre. If you’re a fan of Nolan’s work, you’ll be right at home here.
Training Day (March 31)
If you don’t watch any other movie on this list, watch this one. This classic stars Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke in a cop drama like no other that sticks with you long after you firstwatchit. It has a fiendishly clever plot and Denzel’sfavorite roleas Sgt Alonso Harris, which also won him an Oscar. It’s Ethan Hawke’s first day teamed up with narcotics officer Alonso, and he gets to ride along with this senior officer. On the surface, he’s at the top of his game. He knows everyone on the streets, and no one can touch him. However, what’s going on is that he’s something of a criminal himself and gets treated a bit like a Mafioso who has his fingers in everyone’s business.
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Zombieland (March 31)
An easy Friday night pick. Just an easygoing comedy with zombies and a whole lot of 2000s nostalgia. Early Xbox, Mountain Dew Code Red, Bill Murray, it’s all in there. Jesse Eisenberg stars as an average manlet teamed up in the zombie apocalypse with the real entertainment of the film Woody Harrelson as Tallahassee, a man on a quest across America to find and eat the very last Twinkie before they expire. They meet up with Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin to shoot zombies and go to a carnival. It’s a lot like a family road trip-type movie, except there are a lot more guns than you might typically pack in the backseat of a Hummer.
