On the East Coast, this November saw temperatures in the 70s last weekend. It barely feels like November - the seasonal crux approaching winter - but there are markers that it is. Leaves are falling, costumed and adorned young (and adult) people were out a few weeks ago celebrating Halloween and Day of the Dead, and the commercial calendar continues with wintertime songs and decorations.Hulu’s new slate of films this month reveals a disparity of emotional tasting as well, or, maybe, to put it better, the confirmation that a range of sentient exploration in the world of cinema is what makes cinema itself extraordinary.Je ne sais quoimeets what we need to feel, to keep living met, challenged, and sated by what the moving image offers us, instead of holding up our own lives as the only mirror. In other words, it’s a diverse mix of content coming to the streamer this month and so, here are seven of the best films that are joining Hulu in November 2022.
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8 Mile(2002)
Available: November 1 |Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Eminem, Anthony Mackie, Brittany Murphy,
A dramatic, hip-hop young adult coming-of-age story,8 Milewas the first film endeavor for singerEminemand centers on the cultural intersections and parlay between Detroit and its suburbs. RIPBrittany Murphy, who gives an incredible performance here as a vulnerable, sharp young woman who knows the dangers in life, and her growth potential, and lives boldly. And of course, being Eminem’s acting debut, the movie also features some scintillating rap battles that are as emotionally charged as they are entertaining.
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Legends of the Fall (1995)
Available: November 1 |Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Karina Lombard, Julia Ormond, Brad Pitt
The fandom fervor building in the mid to late 90s forBrad Pitteasily overshadowed the deeply felt, heart-wrenching, multi-partner love story anchoring this film. Played over generations, by an excellent ensemble cast, love inLegends of the Fallis adrift, eternal, and never on time.
Talk to Her (2002)
Available: November 1 |Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Cast: Rosario Flores, Mariola Fuentes, Javier Cámara
Pedro Almodóvar’s interest in life and/or death features prominently here. Two men join in a spiritual way, bonded, as each cares for a different woman in a coma. The film’s title - using the Spanish command for “talk” - speaks to the haberdashery of communication as (maybe) heralded by men, but provokes the question of who talks to whom, and why is talking (listening) integral.
Adaptation(2002)
Available: November 1 |Director: Spike Jonze
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Litefoot, Nicholas Cage, Meryl Streep
A wonderfully meta film with a fluid cast,Adaptationcan be taken two ways. There is the artistic process of adaptation, in this case,adapting a book into a screenplay, and the question of adapting and the process it entails. As the film reveals, through humor and drama, adaptation is nothing but constant change, surprise, and an indeterminate promise of achievement.
I Am Not Your Negro(2016)
Available: November 1 |Director: Raoul Peck
Based onRemember This House, an unfinished novel byJames Baldwin, the documentary is narrated bySamuel L. Jacksonbut centers around footage of James Baldwin speaking. It premiered in 2016, and Baldwin’s words are as relevant now as they were in his lifetime. His messaging pierces through a demonstration and call to action regarding how fear and hate operate.
Mr. Popper’s Penguins(2011)
Available: November 1 |Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Angela Lansbury, Carla Gugino, Jim Carrey
One ofJim Carrey’s most heartwarming roles, his portrayal of a tough, no-strings-attached executive whimsically crumbles as he takes custodianship of several penguins. His once pristine city apartment becomes a tundra for the new penguin unit. His persona - and what he considers valuable in life - changes, as the character comes to understand life through caring.
Fruitvale Station(2013)
Available: November 11 |Director: Ryan Coogler
Cast: Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Michael B. Jordan
Fruitvale Stationrelates the true story ofOscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Black man killed by a police officer in 2009, as played by the ever-brilliantMichael B. Jordan.Ryan Coogler’s directorial debut is fast-paced and vulnerable. Grant’s death is horrific, and Coogler shows us what happens, but he is intent on showing us who this young man was in his life, intertwining stories of his family and relationships.
