Hello, December! Are you here already? Usher out 2017 with a sweet selection of new titles from our American friends at Hulu. There are season premieres, movies that are still fabulous after 20+ years and families going head to head for Christmas decoration glory. Jump in!
In a world where super-villains are running rampant, you know the answer is an elite covert team. Enter Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. In case you’re wondering, that’s Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division – but we can all agree S.H.I.E.L.D. sounds way more kickass. The world is a topsy-turvy place right now so let the Season 5 premiere soothe your soul watching good triumph (mostly) over evil.
Want more Marvel? Legion is based on the comic written by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz and tells the story of troubled young man, David Haller. Diagnosed as schizophrenic as a child, Haller (played by British actor, Dan Stevens) has spent his life in and out of psychiatric hospitals. A strange encounter with fellow patient, Syd (Rachel Keller), reveals that Haller has special powers that are set to change his life. Critics are raving, calling it trippy, visually dazzling and a reality-bending thriller. Also keep an eye out for Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation). Her work as character, Lenny, is apparently terrific.
British series Trust Me comes to Hulu this month. The medical drama tells the story of Cath, a hardworking nurse who loses her job for whistle-blowing. Left in a desperate position and with a young daughter to care for, Cath finds herself making drastic choices in order to survive. Starring Jodie Whittaker as Cath, there has been speculation as to whether there will be a Season 2 given that Whittaker was recently named the very first Doctor Who.
Feeling festive? Then indulge in The Great Christmas Light Fight: Season 5 Premiere. Each week, four families compete to transform their homes into magical Christmas wonderlands but they only have 21 days to do it. If this seems like an incredibly long time, consider that committed Christmas decorators spend ALL YEAR planning their elaborate Yuletide displays. Think co-ordinated sound and light shows, giant inflatable Santas and kilometres of extension cords - and all without causing an electrical fire. Give in to the magic and mayhem!
Want less magic and more mayhem? Then you simply cannot go past Kill Bill: Volume 1 and Kill Bill: Volume 2. Starring Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction) as The Bride, an assassin with murderous revenge on her mind, this is the ultra-violent fare we’ve come to expect from writer and director, Quentin Tarantino. In typical Tarantino style, the unbelievable violence is somehow made more palatable with the addition of a crackingly well written and funny script, brilliant casting and a visual experience that never fails to make the critics swoon. Also, Thurman’s Bride is the ultimate badass.
Get nostalgic with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Director Frank Oz’s 1988 comedy sees a couple of con men – the hilarious pairing of Steve Martin (It’s Complicated) and Michael Caine (Interstellar) – whose rivalry sees them competing to be the first to swindle a young heiress out of $50,000. This is vintage Hollywood comedy. Catch it from December 1.
Read on for a full list of titles added this December.
Available December 1
East Los High: Finale Event (Hulu Original)
The History of Comedy: Complete Season 1 (CNN)
Inside Number 9: Complete Season 2 (BBCWW)
Tree Fu Tom: Complete Seasons 3 & 4 (Sprout)
Trust Me: Complete Season 1 (StudioCanal)
The Wine Show: Complete Season 2 (Sky)
3 Ninjas (1992)
A Christmas Wedding Tail (2011)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
A Princess for Christmas (2011)
Aliens of the Deep (2005)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)
At Close Range (1986)
Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction (2006)
The Black Cauldron (1985)
Bloodsport (1988)
Breakheart Pass (1975)
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
Buffalo 66 (1998)
Cheri (2009)
Chicago (2002)
Child’s Play (1988)
Chilly Christmas (2012)
Coopers Camera (AKA Coopers’ Christmas) (2010)
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Downhill Racer (1969)
Driftwood (2006)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex… (1972)
Evita (1996)
Extortion (2017)
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
The Final Cut (2004)
First Kid (1996)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981)
George of the Jungle (1997)
Hammett (1982)
Hannibal (2001)
Heaven’s Gate (1981)
Hitch (2005)
I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall (2013)
In & Out (1997)
In Enemy Hands (2003)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Jack (1996)
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
L7 Pretend We’re Dead (2016)
The Last Warrior (2000)
Light Sleeper (1992)
Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
A Midsummer Night Sex Comedy (1982)
The Missing (2003)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Moonstruck (1987)
Mr. Wrong (1996)
One from the Heart (1982)
One Magic Christmas (1985)
P2 (2007)
Penelope (2008)
The Perfect Score (2004)
Political Animals (2012)
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
Presumed Innocent (1990)
Primal Fear (1996)
Puppetmaster: Axis Termination (2017)
Red Corner (1997)
Robocop (1987)
Robocop 2 (1990)
Robocop 3 (1993)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky II (1979)
Rocky III (1982)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky V (1990)
S.F.W. (1995)
Sarafina! (1992)
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
Serpico (1973)
Shelby: A Magical Holiday Tail (2014)
Silence (2016)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Space Jam (1996)
Stealing Harvard (2002)
Stigmata (1999)
The Three Musketeers (1993)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Three Men and a Baby (1987)
Titanic (1997)
Total Recall (1990)
Valkyrie (2008)
The Water Horse (2007)
The Weight of Water (2002)
Winnie the Pooh, A Valentine for You (1999)
Without (2011)
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007)
The Yummy Gummy Search for Santa (2012)
December 2
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season 5 Premiere (ABC)
December 3
Cop Land (1997)
Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
The Rules of Attraction (2002)
December 4
Frontera (2014)
Superbad (2007)
December 5
The Great Christmas Light Fight: Season 5 Premiere (ABC)
Iron Protector (2016)
December 6
Shut Eye: Season 2 Premiere (Hulu Original)
Killers (2015)
December 8
Defining Moments: Season 1 Premiere (ESL)
The Great American Baking Show: Season 3 Premiere (ABC)
Legion: Complete Season 1 (FX)
Crank: High Voltage (2009)
Legion of Brothers (2017)
December 9
Dave Made a Maze (2017)
December 11
Steven Universe: Complete Season 4 (Cartoon Network)
December 12
Younger: Complete Season 4 (TV Land)
Holiday Fairy Tale Wedding: Special (Freeform)
Foreman (2017)
December 13
Vengeance of an Assassin (2014)
December 14
Bunheads: Complete Season 1 (Freeform)
December 15
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
The Crow (1994)
Everest (1998)
Kate and Leopold (2001)
The Limehouse Golem (2017)
Score (2016)
Tears of the Sun (2003)
December 16
The Next Step: Complete Season 5B (BBC)
December 18
Graves: Complete Season 1 (Epix)
Made In Chelsea: Complete Seasons 1-13 (E4)
Mighty Magiswords: Complete Season S1A (Cartoon Network)
Ragnarok (2013)
December 19
Decorating Disney: Special (Freeform)
December 20
Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web (2017)
December 21
Lemon (2017)
December 22
Goat (2016)
Monster Trucks (2017)
December 23
Clarence: Complete Season 3 (Cartoon Network)
Banksy Does New York (2014)
Someone Marry Barry (2014)
December 24
The Detour: Complete Season 2 (TBS)
December 25
United Shades of America: Complete Season 2 (CNN)
The Hollow One (2015)
December 28
Anjelah Johnson: Mahalo & Goodnight (2017)
Literally Right before Aaron (2017)
December 29
Gilbert (2017)
Rings (2017)
December 30
The Art of the Game: Ukiyo E Heros (2017)
December 31
Always Watching (2015)
Anarchy Parlor (2015)
Osiris Child: SFv1 (2016)
Pilgrimage (2016)
Solace (2016)
Leaving December 31
A View to Kill (1985)
Across the Great Divide (1976)
Alice (1990)
Barbershop (2002)
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
Blue Chips (1994)
Bringing Down the House (2003)
Clueless (1995)
Congo (1995)
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Delta Farce (2007)
Die Another Day (2002)
Election (1999)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Fierce People (2007)
Fools Rush In (1997)
Fright Night (1985)
Ghoulies (1984)
Ghoulies II (1987)
Grumpier Old Men (1995)
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
Little Man (2006)
Love Finds You in Valentine (2016)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Mousehunt (1997)
Out of Time (2003)
P2 (2007)
Pet Sematary (1989)
Pet Sematary Two (1992)
Proof (2005)
The Quiet American (2002)
Rent (2005)
Road House (1989)
Shopgirl (2005)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Swingers (1996)
This Binary Universe (2012)
Thunderball (1965)
Total Recall (1990)
Under Siege (1992)
Undisputed (2002)
Volver (2006)
Yellowbird (2014)
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