CPO: Hulu

I like this Hulu thing. It allows me to watch episodes of “House” or “Newsradio” while taking a bath.

Perhaps, I’ve said too much.

Of course, this service is far from perfect. As you can plainly see, or at least haphazardly guess, most of the films available to watch on Hulu suck.

To save you good folks some time. The following movies have the CPO seal of approval.

Coffee and Cigarettes
PROS – This movie will increase your indie cred. It’s very cool, starring cool people, and you can feel cool while watching it. In what other film can find Roberto Benigni next to Steven Wright?

CONS – It’s plotless collection of mostly unrelated shorts, often starring non-actors.

Why Watch it? – To feel cool, naturally. There are some good performances, and it’s easy to skip a story that doesn’t work for you.

Ghostbusters

PROS – It’s – wait a second. . . Is there anybody that doesn’t like Ghostbusters? Even I like Ghostbusters. NEXT

The Hollywood Shuffle

PROS – You can see how Robert Townsend got enough good will to make crap like Meteor Man and “The Parent ‘Hood”.

CONS – It gave Robert Townsend enough good will to make crap like Meteor Man and “The Parent ‘Hood”.

Why Watch it? – This thing, like Coffee and Cigarettes is a series of vignettes. Some are really funny, it’s easy to skip something you don’t like.

In the Heat of the Night

PROS – Just go watch In the Heat of the Night. NEXT

Jackass 2.5

PROS – “Jackass” in all its forms is a depraved celebration of life mixed with an odd sociological study.

CONS – It can be quite gross. Plus, you might find the need to make lame excuses for why you are watching this sort of thing.

Why Watch it? – Actually, you can watch the TV show on Hulu. That’s probably a better bet. Watch that instead.

Men in Black

PROS – MIB is an entertaining enough movie that doesn’t require much cognitive function.

CONS – It isn’t really art.

Why Watch it? – It’s the sort of thing to have on in the background while doing other things.

Moonstruck
Oh shut up; the dialogue is great.

Naked Lunch

PROS – It’s one of my favorite films. It features insect typewriters .

CONS – This film is not for everybody; this film isn’t really for any normal people.

Why Watch it? – To admit your abnormality.

Near Dark

PROS – It’s one of the better vampire movies of the last 30 years, though that isn’t saying much. It does serve as a good antidote to The Lost Boys.

CONS – The ending is really stupid. It’s really stupid.

Why Watch it? – Lance Henrikson is a badass. That’s reason enough right?

The Night of the Hunter

PROS – Robert Mitchum plays one of the most memorable villains of all time in this classic film noir.

CONS – The young people can find this flick a little hokey.

Why Watch it? – It is an important and often talked about film. Watching it is like learning. Everybody likes learning, right?

TO BE CONTINUED. . .