3 Hulu movies I can’t wait to watch this weekend (October 10-12): How to know and more

October is about more than just pumpkin spice and horror movies. in Holoit’s also about femme fatales, circus freaks and… Reese Witherspoon?!?

We’re not complaining. Watch with us He’s curated three underrated Hulu movies for you to watch this weekend, and there’s not a ghost or goblin in sight.

Two films by Ms. Witherspoon are on this list: how do you know and Water for elephantsshould appeal to those who want a good love story, while… Nightmare alley It should please fans of high-end thrillers with an all-star cast.

“Nightmare Alley” (2021)

It’s a bit strange to call it Nightmare alley, Guillermo del ToroA quirky remake of the 1947 film noir classic, it was “underrated” when it was nominated for multiple Oscars – including Best Picture. But the critically acclaimed film was a box office flop upon its release in 2021, and few people outside film circles bother to release it nowadays.

This is unfortunate, because the film is a rare remake that is just as good as the original. Bradley Cooper He plays Stan Carlyle, a Depression-era con man who starts at the bottom, works in a traveling circus, and eventually graduates to robbing the rich in swanky nightclubs. He meets his counterpart in Dr. Lilith Ritter (Cate Blanchett), a Boogie psychologist who wants to expose his tricks. They unexpectedly fall in lust, but can Stan trust her enough to give up a life of crime and move on?

Nightmare alley He has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, and you never know where he’s going until he gets there. This is a big plus in an age where you can pretty much predict how most movies will end. Nightmare alleyThe climax of the film is gripping and devastating. Only then did I realize that Stan’s fate had been preordained for him all along.

Nightmare alley Streaming on Hulu.

“How Do You Know” (2010)

In the mid to late 2000s, Reese Witherspoon She was one of the queens of romantic comedies, but she couldn’t even sell How Do You Know, a very strange romantic film directed by James L. Oscar-winner Brooks. Audiences turned away in droves, but the film doesn’t deserve to be called a bomb. It’s a beautiful, flawed comedy about the people you want to fall in love with, and the people you end up falling in love with when you least expect it.

Witherspoon plays Lisa Jorgenson, a softball player who is dating baseball star Matt Reynolds.Owen Wilson). Matt is rich and charming, but he is also immature and unfaithful, which prompts Lisa to look elsewhere. There is one man she does not like, at least not immediately, and that is George Madison (Paul Rudd), an executive who may go to prison for a white-collar crime he did not commit. Although their meet-cute leads to them hating each other, Lisa and George cannot escape each other and gradually begin a tentative romance. But will their disastrous personal and professional lives get in the way of what could be true love?

how do you know Streaming on Hulu.

“Water for Elephants” (2011)

Another overlooked Reese Witherspoon movie worth streaming is Water for elephantsa perfectly good adaptation of Sarah Gruen’s best-selling novel. Rhys plays Marlena Rosenbluth, a circus performer trapped in an unhappy marriage to ringmaster Auguste (Christoph Waltz). Her problems disappear with the arrival of Jakub Jankowski (Robert Pattinson), a veterinary student who lost his family home as a result of the Great Depression. Looking for work and shelter, he joins the August Circus and soon falls in love with Marlena.

Their romance infuriates August, who believes that Marlena is his and belongs only to him. Marlena believes she has nothing to lose if she leaves her dead marriage, but August reminds them that she is wrong – they could both lose their lives if they dare to cross him. Can these two circus lovers find lasting love under the big top?

Water for elephants Bright and dramatic, it’s fitting for a love story set in a circus. The two leads are convincing as adulterous lovers, and Waltz is even better as the scorned husband whose rage is borderline cartoonish. It’s hard to like a movie with a talented cast that includes two Oscar winners, Batman and Rosie (Which), a good-natured Phil who acts like Marlena and Jake’s adopted child. Water for elephants It’s a simple charmer, and the kind of movie that doesn’t get made anymore.

Water for elephants Streaming on Hulu.