By Phillip Swann
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Former editor of 4 TV magazines. Author of TV Dot Com.
Hulu today is adding 52 new movies to its subscription Video on Demand service. Here are the four best, in my humble opinion:
Goodfellas (1990)
Martin Scorsese’s brilliant 1990 mob drama starring Ray Liotta (RIP), Joe Pesci and Robert DeNiro. Ten years earlier, Scorsese made Raging Bull and it seemed improbable then that he could top such a work of art. But he did. Goodfellas has become one of those movies that you can watch over and over and never be bored.
The Wrestler (2008)
The absorbing 2008 drama stars Mickey Rourke as a washed-up professional wrestler who tries to reconcile with his rebellious daughter, played by Evan Rachel Wood. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler is a brutally honest and realistic portrayal of an athlete who will do anything to regain his previous success, even at the expense of his physical and emotional well-being. Rourke has never been better, capturing an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
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LA Confidential (1997)
The 1997 Curtis Hanson-directed neo-noir drama about corrupt cops in the City of Angels in the 1950s. Russell Crowe, Guy Pierce, Kevin Spacey and Kim Basinger lead the terrific ensemble cast. Based on the James Ellroy novel. (Although Ellroy didn’t like the film; he’s wrong. It’s great.)
Scarface (1983)
The brilliant Brian De Palma-directed drama stars Al Pacino as Cuban refugee Tony Montana who discovers crime does pay, and exceedingly well, in coke-fueled 1980s Miami. While Scarface may be — okay, is — too violent for some, the film perfectly chronicles the era’s thirst for excess and hedonism through the eyes of Montana. Michelle Pfeiffer is flawless as Montana’s ice-cold, white powder-sniffing moll and the splendid supporting cast also includes Steven Bauer, Robert Loggia, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and F. Murray Abraham. Great movie, and don’t forget to say hello to Tony’s little friend.
Honorable mentions to Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049, Batman Begins, Dune, The Descendants, Inception, and Salt.
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Complete List of New Movies Added Today to Hulu:
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | 2007
Ali | 2001
Bad Teacher | 2011
Batman Begins | 2005
Beasts of the Southern Wild | 2012
Belle | 2014
Bend It Like Beckham | 2003
Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance) | 2014
Blade Runner 2049 | 2017
Dangerous Beauty | 1998
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The Descendants | 2011
Dreamin’ Wild | 2022
Drive Angry 3D | 2011
Dune | 2021
Dunkirk | 2017
Enough Said | 2013
Failure to Launch | 2006
The Favourite | 2018
Firehouse Dog | 2007
Foxcatcher | 2014
Goodfellas | 1990
Goosebumps | 2015
The Heat | 2013
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | 2005
The Hot Chick | 2002
How I Live Now | 2013
Ice Age: Continental Drift | 2012
Inception | 2010
Kingdom Come | 2001
L.A. Confidential | 1997
Legends of the Fall | 1994
Life of Pi | 2012
My Cousin Vinny | 1992
No Good Deed | 2014
Person To Person | 2017
Pokemon Detective Pikachu | 2019
Salt | 2010
Scarface | 1983
Sexy Beast | 2001
Shark Tale | 2004
Sisters | 2015
The Spirit | 2008
Stand by Me | 1986
Street Kings | 2008
Surrogates | 2009
Takers | 2010
The Tree of Life | 2011
Thank You for Smoking | 2006
Thirteen | 2003
Win Win | 2011
The Wrestler | 2008
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