Cohen’s no stranger to comedies: she got her start directing for various online TV series on YouTube and CollegeHumor.ĭoes “Crush” have enough diversity to shake up the tired teen romance concept? Hulu’s already done so with last year’s “ Plan B” and the upcoming “ Sex Appeal,” so it’s possible. In her directorial debut, Sammi Cohen directs a script by Kirsten King and Casey Rackham. Glee sets return to streaming on Hulu and Disney+. In Gods and Monsters, the openly gay Hollywood legend Ian. Queer actresses Aulii Cravalho and Rowan Blanchard star as two high school girls who fall in love in this upcoming Hulu coming-of-age film. NBC Out elevates the conversation surrounding gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer life and. Gods and Monsters: April 1st on Amazon Prime and Hulu. Aasif Mandvi, Michelle Buteau, and Megan Mullally round out the main cast. Olivia Wilde and Jake Johnson star in this mumblecore entry from Joe Swanberg about a couple of beer-loving co-workers with a complicated relationship. Or, if you’d rather curl up with a good film, take a dive into last year’s exhilarating thriller Little Joe, the 1998 Oscar-winning classic Gods and Monsters, or the breathtakingly stunning documentary Cunningham. “Crush” also stars Avli’i Cravalho, Isabella Ferreira, Tyler Alvarez, Teala Dunn, Rico Paris, and Addie Weyrich. But she soon finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate and discovers what real love feels like. When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she’s been harboring a long-time crush on. “ Girl Meets World” and “ Snowpiercer” actress Rowan Blanchard stars as an art student who pursues her crush after she has to join her high school’s track team, only to realize her heart wants someone else entirely. So here comes “ Crush,” a new Hulu original film that looks to freshen up a tired genre with a multicultural cast, a lesbian romance at its center, and maybe a little dignity.
READ MORE: ‘Sex Appeal’ Trailer: Hulu’s Latest Teen Sex Comedy Arrives Later This Month Characters in these films are typically way too mature, the comedy’s puerile, and the plot’s romance straight and vanilla. But, truthfully, most teen movies lean back from all of that for a more contrived take on adolescence. Death on the Nile For fans of: Big boats, old-fashioned mystery and adventure, all-star casts Gal Gadot, Death on the Nile HBO Max Year: 2022 Director: Kenneth Branagh Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Gal. Everyone’s in puberty, and even though no one has any clue what they’re doing, there are high expectations and even higher emotional investment. Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church are both heartbreaking and gut-busting as a pair of middle-aged pals facing down the messes theyve made of their lives in. High school years are an awkward time, especially when it comes to romance.