Tag: hulu
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Start September at home with these streaming picks
“Good Will Hunting” is streaming on Peacock, making it a perfect pick for a little nostalgia, self-discovery and a reminder that you don’t have to have everything figured out — my favorite type of reminder. Starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Robin Williams, the Oscar-winning drama follows a genius but troubled young man whose life…
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Four trending series and a gripping documentary to stream this weekend
Familiar faces, the same drama and a new zip code make up this season of “The Valley,” bringing former “Vanderpump Rules” stars back to reality TV. Now, the stars who made up one of Bravo’s most popular shows will navigate relationships, careers and chaos outside of the restaurant scene. Streaming on Peacock, the series keeps…
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From Hannah Montana to an Oscar-nominated flick, here are five options for streaming
Taking place in Iran, the movie is called “It Was Just an Accident.” And maybe it was just an accident ー whatever the political forces and series of events were that made one man the torturer and the other the tortured. Some time later, by accident, the former prisoner, Vahid, encounters the merciless one he…
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5 options worth streaming from home this weekend
Murder, mystery and a bold new origin story combine in “Young Sherlock,” a new Amazon Prime Video series that reintroduces the legendary detective, Sherlock Holmes, as a 19-year-old student navigating his first high-stakes case. Starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin and directed by Guy Ritchie, the action-packed series follows Holmes as he becomes entangled in a murder…
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Pikes Pick: Famous actor emerges as filmmaker with ‘A Real Pain’
We know Jesse Eisenberg the actor. Now, with the drama/comedy “A Real Pain,” we get to know him as a writer and director exploring big ideas about trauma and connection. Streaming on Hulu. — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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Pikes Pick: Filling back up on ‘The Bear’
It started with a Chicago beef sandwich. Three years later, we can’t get our fill of “The Bear.” The show’s third season has hit Hulu, returning us to the tantalizing story of a chef tortured by ambition and a family tragedy. — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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Pikes Pick: ‘Conversations with Friends’ emotionally-rich Hulu series
Hulu has turned award-winning Irish author Sally Rooney’s books, “Normal People” and “Conversations with Friends,” into fraught, hypnotic TV series, the latter of which recently occupied my screen time. The 2022 show revolved around the love lives of four people, including Jemima Kirke and Joe Alwyn, and their infidelities and abandoned love affairs. I loved…
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Pikes Pick: Documentary chronicles refugee who built douhghnut empire
In California, you might notice a Cambodian influence at doughnut shops corner to corner. This is the result of a 1970s refugee, Ted Ngoy. The documentary “The Donut King” tells his incredible rags-to-riches tale. Streaming on Hulu. — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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The 9 best movies the Oscars missed and where to stream them
We didn’t have theaters in 2020. But oh, how we needed the movies. It was Pixar’s “Soul” that really did it for me. I pulled it up on Disney+ Jan. 31, and it was just what the doctor ordered after a dim year. Leave it to cartoons to remind us of what makes us human…