Get your binge on: Everything dropping and departing Hulu this August
August – the summer month when the world communicates by grumbling about it being too hot / cold / rainy, Arizona residents have to wear cooking cloves on their drive to work, and Satan’s spawn emerge to leave their dogs in cars with the windows rolled up (those evil, evil bastards).
But there are some positives about the hottest month of the year, the main one being lots and lots of tasty new content. Hulu’s got the flavor this month with some cool as ice documentaries, frosty films, and shivery shows to chill those brains and soothe those eyes in the fever of the heat. Without further ado, let’s get stuck in!
Minding the Gap
Hulu’s taken the lead in its original content push with two new documentaries hitting the streamer this month, one of which being the skateboarding doc Minding the Gap. Hulu snapped up Bing Liu’s “different kind of skate film” at this year’s Sundance, which not only focuses on the sport, but also presents a personal story of three young men who are reaching those kidulthood milestones together while escaping volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown through friendship and skating.
The great thing about Minding the Gap is you don’t even have to like or know much about skating to enjoy it – part skate film, part exploration of the challenges and power of youth, this film will hit you right in the feels whether you want it to or not.
Animals: S3 Premiere
The Duplass Brothers’ adult cartoon Animals returns to Hulu for a third season, bringing with it more genre-bending, satirical, sardonic fun delivered by its anthropomorphic characters who are voiced by a butt ton of Hollywood heavyweights, including Jameela Jamil, Lucy Liu, Johnny Knoxville, John Leguizamo, Anthony Mackie, Demi Moore, Moby, Tracy Morgan, John Mulaney, Aisha Tyler, and many more.
Mother! (2017)
Did you figure out Darren Aronofsky’s environmental, Biblical allegory? Is Jennifer Lawrence Mother Earth? What’s that orange stuff she’s drinking? Where can we buy some? And why is her husband so obsessed with those tiny little pictures of himself?
Mother! is a mind-bending mind-fuck of a film, one that you’ll either love or hate depending on whether you enjoy body horrors in which the subtext is laid on thick and heavy. We can only describe it as a bit like watching Westworld if Westworld were a film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky.
Ballers: S4 Premiere
It makes so much sense that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s delve into TV should involve a show entitled Ballers. If you’re looking for an excuse to leave your mind at the door when you get in from work and enjoy some mindless entertainment, or if you’ve been following this trashterpiece since the start, the third season of this sports-themed dramedy is hitting Hulu later next month. Enjoy!
Urban Legend (1998)
Trashy 90s slasher alert! Urban Legend felt a little overshadowed by such heavyweights of the genre as Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer, but the film is certainly deserving of merit, ticking all the boxes of everything you could ever ask for in a slasher revival flick. Young hot cast members who are ready for a-stabbing? Check! Generic male killer with scary mask? Check! Storyline that allows for numerous inventive and gory deaths? Double check! Yep, Urban Legend is pure garbage and we love it!
Insecure: S3 Premiere
If you’re into Issa Rae’s awkward style of comedy, you’ll be stoked to hear season three of her HBO hit Insecure will be premiering this August. Following the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman, her craft and performance as Issa Dee is refreshing, inspirational, and funnier than it has any right to be.
Baby Driver (2017)
Director Edgar Wright took a turn with his filmmaking talents when he released the awe-inspiring Baby Driver last year, about a talented, young getaway driver (Ansel Elgort) who relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. We’re not going to lie – we’re bigger fans of Wright’s more modest comedic style seen in Brit hits Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, and we found Baby Driver to be a little bit too slick. But people seemed to like it, so we’ll let you make your own mind up about it.
Bachelor in Paradise: S5 Premiere
Hello there, trashy reality show – we’ve been waiting for you! This absolute crap heap of a show in which the cast comprised of former fan favorites from The Bachelor return to battle it out and find someone to help ease their fear of dying alone is back for a fifth season. Check it out on August 8 (just make sure no one finds out or else that’s your reputation over and done with).
Crime + Punishment
The second film in Hulu’s original documentary push is the Sundance hit Crime + Punishment, which goes behind the scenes and undercover to expose discriminatory policing practices, intimidation, and corruption within the New York Police Department. It follows a group of minority whistleblower officers known as The NYPD 12, as well as the efforts of cop-turned-private investigator Manuel Gomez, as they seek to expose the illegal doings of the department they’re exploring.
Tim & Eric Bedtime Stories: S2
Only recommended to watch before bed if you’re hoping for some dark and surrealist dreams. Season two of Tim & Eric Bedtime Stories is hitting Hulu, bringing with it the distinct humor of the Adult Swim veterans as they pack horrifying and insane tales into 15-minute episodes.
You can find the full list of everything hitting Hulu this August below:
Available August 1:
Heartland: Complete Season 10
10 Things I Hate About You
A Conspiracy To Rule: The Illuminati
American Gigolo
American Ninja
American Ninja III: Blood Hunt
Babe
Be Cool
The Beatles: Made On Merseyside
Black Hawk Down
Black Mask
Black Rain
Bluefin
Boomerang
The Brady Bunch Movie
Bratz: The Movie
Bring It On: In It to Win It
Bring It On: Fight To The Finish
Cheri
Cold War
CSNY/Deja Vu
Curse Of The Starving Class
Double Whammy
The Elephant Man
Extract
Fled
G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra
Get Shorty
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Heartbreakers
Hey Arnold! The Movie
Hidalgo
High Noon
Hoosiers
The Hunt For Red October
The Hurricane
The Hurt Locker
I Went Down
In & Out
Jackie Brown
Jacob’s Ladder
Joe
John Grisham’s The Rainmaker
Kazaam
Leaving Las Vegas
Loser
Lost In Translation
The Nasty Girl
The Ninth Gate
No Way Out
Original Sin
Out Of Time
Point Break
Pretty Woman
Private Parts
The Rock
Scary Movie 3
Shanghai Knights
Shaun Of The Dead
Sheep And Wolves
Species
Species II
Species III
Stir Of Echoes
Stir Of Echoes 2: The Homecoming
The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale
The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today
Swan Princess: Royally Undercover
Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf Too
The Time Machine
The Thomas Crown Affair
True Colors
Urban Legend
The Usual Suspects
Young Guns
Young Guns II
Available August 2:
All At Once
America Divided: 201
The China Hustle
Ismael’s Ghost
Available August 3:
Animals: Seasons 3 premiere
En Otra Piel: Complete Series
Sharp Edges
Available August 4:
Marshall
Available August 7:
Dating My Mother
Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much
Wraith
Available August 8:
Bachelor In Paradise: Season 5 premiere
Castaways: Series premiere
Blood Ties
Available August 9:
America Divided: 202
Baskin
Desolation
Terminal
Available August 10:
Rosa Diamante: Complete series
Tim & Eric Bedtime Stories: Complete Season 2
Borg Vs McEnroe
Available August 11:
Baby Driver
The Cage Fighter
Available August 12:
Ballers: Season 4 premiere
Insecure: Season 3 premiere
Very Good Girls
Available August 13:
The Powerpuff Girls: Complete season 2
Available August 15:
The Actors
America’s Sweethearts
Duplex
The Monkey King 3
Available August 16:
11 Minutes
America Divided: 203
Marrowbone
Role Models
Available August 17:
Minding The Gap
Perro Amor: Complete series
Stan Against Evil: Complete season 2
Available August 21:
Eva La Trailera: Complete series
To The Moon And Back
Available August 23:
America Divided: 204
Jiro Dreams Of Sushi
Available August 24:
Crime & Punishment
Available August 26:
Captain Fantastic
Gangs Of New York
Mother!
Available August 28:
Pasion Pohibida: Complete series
Available August 30:
Deuces Wild
Available August 31:
The Terminator
Everything leaving Hulu this August:
1492: Conquest Of Paradise
2 Days In the Valley
52 Pick-Up
A Beautiful Mind
A Guy Thing
Across The Universe
Analyze That
Analyze This
Baby Mama
Bad Influence
Barnyard
Beer For My Horse
Blue Like Jazz
Bowfinger
Brokeback Mountain
The Brothers Grimm
The Burbs
Chinese Box
Clue
Criminal Law
Dead Man Walking
Doctor Dolittle
Drive Me Crazy
Drop Zone
East Is East
End Of Days
Escape From Alcatraz
Event Horizon
Fatal Instinct
The Frozen Ground
Hard Rain
Hellboy
Hot Boyz
House Of D
Immigration Tango
Into The West
Men With Brooms
Mindhunters
Mr. Majestyk
Mutant Species
My Left Foot
Nanny Mcphee
Nurse 3D
Over the Top
Panic
Prancer
Primal Fear
Rain Man
Remember The Goal
Restoration
Revenge Of The Pink Panther
Spawn
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Tamara
Trainspotting
You Don’t Mess With The Zohan
