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Tom's Guide
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
New on Hulu in August 2025 — all the new shows and movies to watch
Hulu's August lineup features a fresh batch of brand-new movies and shows to add some streaming excitement to your summer. Some of the biggest releases of the month include the long-awaited 14th season of classic animated series "King of the Hill," which returns after 15 years with all 10 episodes dropping in one fell swoop on the platform. True crime fans will get a gripping new perspective on the Amanda Knox scandal with a limited drama series starring Grace Van Patten as the wrongfully convicted murder suspect. And sci-fi diehards can enjoy a prequel series to the famed "Aliens" franchise. Below, we've listed out three top picks of what's coming to Hulu this month (and what should be added to your watch list soon), plus a complete list of everything new on Hulu in August 2025 (and what's leaving the streaming service soon) so you can plan your viewing accordingly. Fifteen years after Mike Judge's classic adult animated sitcom was cancelled by Fox, "King of the Hill" returns with brand-new episodes on August 4. Per Hulu, the synopsis for season 14 of the Emmy-winning series — which stars Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Johnny Hardwick, Stephen Root, Lauren Tom and Toby Huss — reads: "After years working a propane job in Saudi Arabia to earn their retirement nest egg, Hank and Peggy Hill return to a changed Arlen, Texas, to reconnect with old friends Dale, Boomhauer and Bill. Meanwhile, Bobby is living his dream as a chef in Dallas and enjoying his 20s with his former classmates Connie, Joseph and Chane." Stream on Hulu from August 4 Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. The fan-favorite "Alien" film franchise is getting the small-screen treatment with this new prequel series written and directed by Noah Hawley of "Fargo" fame, which is coming to FX and Hulu on August 12. "When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat," reads the official synopsis of the sci-fi series, which features actors Sydney Chandler, Samuel Blenkin, Timothy Olyphant, Sandra Yi Sencindiver, Alex Lawther, Kit Young and Babou Ceesay, among others, in the cast. "As members of the crash recovery crew search for survivors among the wreckage, they encounter mysterious predatory life forms more terrifying than they could have ever imagined," continues the show description. "With this new threat unlocked, the search crew must fight for survival and what they choose to do with this discovery could change planet Earth as they know it." Stream on Hulu from August 12 Every fan of the titillating true-crime genre knows the name of Amanda Knox and the shocking legal case — in which she was wrongfully convicted for the tragic murder of her roommate — she was embroiled in 15 years ago. Inspired by that true story, this drama series follows Knox's decade-plus-long fight to clear her name, with actress Grace Van Patten portraying Knox in the eight-episode limited series. With Knox herself serving as an executive producer on the series, "each episode unpacks pivotal moments — the investigation, forensic interpretations, the court of public opinion holding forth in the headlines — to ultimately reveal how an innocent student reclaimed her life," per the streaming service. Stream on Hulu from August 20 August 1 August 2 August 4 August 5 August 7 August 8 August 9 August 10 August 11 August 14 August 15 August 16 August 17 August 19 August 20 August 21 August 22 August 23 August 24 August 25 August 26 August 27 August 28 August 29 August 1 August 7 August 9 August 13 August 16 August 18 August 21 August 23 August 24 August 25 August 31
The Guardian
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘Always provided a release': why Aliens is my feelgood movie
Amid a recent IVF crisis, I turned to my husband in A&E and said, 'We should put on a cosy movie when we get home, like Aliens.' Immediately my mind flashed to the film's iconic image of gooey eggs exploding under vigorous gunfire. It seemed faintly ridiculous that Aliens was the chill-out film for this particular moment, but we watched it and, as ever, it hit the spot. I've viewed Aliens at least once a year for the last decade. It is both an excellent and terrible movie. Helmed by James Cameron in place of the original Alien director Ridley Scott, this pumped-up-on-steroids 1986 sequel retains the grisly design of its predecessor. Its walls and ceilings are covered in wet gloop and fleshy tendrils, like the insides of a giant body. Its monsters bring to life the trailblazing designs of the Swiss 'fantastic realist' artist HR Giger. Almost four decades after its release, the film's world building remains chillingly authentic, as a group of marines – plus a villainous corporate executive, heroic android, feisty lone-survivor child and Sigourney Weaver's gun-toting yet wholesome protagonist Ellen Ripley – discover then attempt to escape a nest of parasitic aliens, their nightmarishly outsized mother and her lethal henchmen. The film's high stakes are rarely far from the action while it hits just the right balance between absurd terror and genuine emotion. Like many of Cameron's movies, it simultaneously sends up and fetishizes military power, though ultimately the characters that survive are head-smart first and trigger-happy second. Its cheesy humour stops the violence from descending into cold detachment. The blusterous self-assurance of Bill Paxton's Pte Hudson is repeatedly undermined by douchebag lines like 'We just got our asses kicked, pal!' I've watched it so many times, I can picture his exact look of wide-eyed incredulity. Al Matthews' cigar-loving Sgt Apone satirises the macho marine trope, admonishing his unit with 'All right sweethearts, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed?' Aliens is a fast-paced, jump-scare-ridden scramble to violent demise or unlikely escape. Once it's been rewatched to death, there is a calm relief to its desperate fight for survival. I know who will live and who will perish; that the invasive titular form will ultimately not endure. In place of leaping out of my skin and hiding behind a cushion, viewing this movie now brings something else: the chance to process my own physical and emotional angst. When done well, the horror sci-fi genre functions on multiple levels, creating thrilling entertainment while also inviting its audience to digest real life experiences that are too painful or immediate to look at directly. The culturally deep-rooted terror of women's bodies and their functions is a central aspect of the movie. The young facehugger aliens attach to their victims' mouths to plant an embryo inside, which then grows in their hosts' bodies before bursting out the chest. There are undeniable parallels with the oft-unspoken horrors of pregnancy and childbirth, as well as the unsettlingly sci-fi retrievals and implantations of IVF. The movie revels in a certain revulsion at hyper-fertility and the act of birth, but it also captures the natural fears and frustrations of existing in a body that can grow and explosively eject a living being in a manner that is richly cathartic. As a psychotherapist currently in the middle of Kleinian training, I am drawn to embracing the dark side of the body. The British psychoanalyst Melanie Klein addressed the feelings of violence, rage and disgust that can be a normal part of the embodied psyche. I can't help but see her ideas woven through Aliens, as Ripley relentlessly tears through a grotesque symbol of extreme motherhood. A romcom may distract me temporarily from the bodily dread of IVF needles, speculums and dearly longed for new life, but the visceral sight of exploding eggs and torsos hits something deeper and more real. Aliens, with its invasive, parasitic monsters, finds parallels with other psychological and bodily battles that are often repressed. Over the years, this film has always provided a release, whether working through rage, sexual trauma or long Covid. It strikes the perfect tonal balance that enables momentary relief without further traumatising. After Ripley settles Newt, Hicks and Bishop into their cryo-sleep, her final long rest is well-earned and beautifully peaceful. I, too, always sleep well after watching it, my nightmare-prone mind settled knowing the on-screen and internal big beasts have momentarily been vanquished. I just have to pretend Alien 3 was never made. Aliens is available on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in the UK and Australia
The Guardian
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘Always provided a release': why Aliens is my feelgood movie
Amid a recent IVF crisis, I turned to my husband in A&E and said, 'We should put on a cosy movie when we get home, like Aliens.' Immediately my mind flashed to the film's iconic image of gooey eggs exploding under vigorous gunfire. It seemed faintly ridiculous that Aliens was the chill-out film for this particular moment, but we watched it and, as ever, it hit the spot. I've viewed Aliens at least once a year for the last decade. It is both an excellent and terrible movie. Helmed by James Cameron in place of the original Alien director Ridley Scott, this pumped-up-on-steroids 1986 sequel retains the grisly design of its predecessor. Its walls and ceilings are covered in wet gloop and fleshy tendrils, like the insides of a giant body. Its monsters bring to life the trailblazing designs of the Swiss 'fantastic realist' artist HR Giger. Almost four decades after its release, the film's world building remains chillingly authentic, as a group of marines – plus a villainous corporate executive, heroic android, feisty lone-survivor child and Sigourney Weaver's gun-toting yet wholesome protagonist Ellen Ripley – discover then attempt to escape a nest of parasitic aliens, their nightmarishly outsized mother and her lethal henchmen. The film's high stakes are rarely far from the action while it hits just the right balance between absurd terror and genuine emotion. Like many of Cameron's movies, it simultaneously sends up and fetishizes military power, though ultimately the characters that survive are head-smart first and trigger-happy second. Its cheesy humour stops the violence from descending into cold detachment. The blusterous self-assurance of Bill Paxton's Pte Hudson is repeatedly undermined by douchebag lines like 'We just got our asses kicked, pal!' I've watched it so many times, I can picture his exact look of wide-eyed incredulity. Al Matthews' cigar-loving Sgt Apone satirises the macho marine trope, admonishing his unit with 'All right sweethearts, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed?' Aliens is a fast-paced, jump-scare-ridden scramble to violent demise or unlikely escape. Once it's been rewatched to death, there is a calm relief to its desperate fight for survival. I know who will live and who will perish; that the invasive titular form will ultimately not endure. In place of leaping out of my skin and hiding behind a cushion, viewing this movie now brings something else: the chance to process my own physical and emotional angst. When done well, the horror sci-fi genre functions on multiple levels, creating thrilling entertainment while also inviting its audience to digest real life experiences that are too painful or immediate to look at directly. The culturally deep-rooted terror of women's bodies and their functions is a central aspect of the movie. The young facehugger aliens attach to their victims' mouths to plant an embryo inside, which then grows in their hosts' bodies before bursting out the chest. There are undeniable parallels with the oft-unspoken horrors of pregnancy and childbirth, as well as the unsettlingly sci-fi retrievals and implantations of IVF. The movie revels in a certain revulsion at hyper-fertility and the act of birth, but it also captures the natural fears and frustrations of existing in a body that can grow and explosively eject a living being in a manner that is richly cathartic. As a psychotherapist currently in the middle of Kleinian training, I am drawn to embracing the dark side of the body. The British psychoanalyst Melanie Klein addressed the feelings of violence, rage and disgust that can be a normal part of the embodied psyche. I can't help but see her ideas woven through Aliens, as Ripley relentlessly tears through a grotesque symbol of extreme motherhood. A romcom may distract me temporarily from the bodily dread of IVF needles, speculums and dearly longed for new life, but the visceral sight of exploding eggs and torsos hits something deeper and more real. Aliens, with its invasive, parasitic monsters, finds parallels with other psychological and bodily battles that are often repressed. Over the years, this film has always provided a release, whether working through rage, sexual trauma or long Covid. It strikes the perfect tonal balance that enables momentary relief without further traumatising. After Ripley settles Newt, Hicks and Bishop into their cryo-sleep, her final long rest is well-earned and beautifully peaceful. I, too, always sleep well after watching it, my nightmare-prone mind settled knowing the on-screen and internal big beasts have momentarily been vanquished. I just have to pretend Alien 3 was never made. Aliens is available on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in the UK and Australia
Hindustan Times
22-07-2025
- Science
- Hindustan Times
Baba Vanga's chilling predictions for 2025: Natural disasters, diseases, aliens and more
The world seems to never stop being fascinated by Baba Vanga, the blind mystic from Bulgaria who rose to fame for her spooky and strangely accurate predictions. Known as the 'Nostradamus of the Balkans,' she lost her eyesight as a child after being swept away by a tornado. People believe it was around that time when she started to 'see the future.' Baba Vanga's 2025 predictions are getting viral Though she died back in 1996, Baba Vanga's name keeps popping up, especially now, in 2025, when some of her predictions start to feel oddly relevant again. While many of her prophecies were vague, they still manage to send chills down people's spines when they appear to line up with real events. Baba Vanga's predictions for 2025 Bad news for Asia One of her scariest forecasts was about a massive natural disaster in Asia, possibly an earthquake followed by a tsunami. While she did not give a specific date, it is enough to make people in disaster-prone regions uneasy. Collapse of economy Another bold prediction involved the collapse of major global markets. She said there would be a serious economic meltdown that would lead to mass unemployment and financial instability. With growing fears around inflation and debt, this one does not sound that far-fetched. Let's meet some Aliens Baba Vanga also mentioned contact with extraterrestrials, suggesting humans would encounter life from other planets. Given the recent buzz around UFOs and alien research by NASA and other groups, this idea does not sound as crazy as it once did. No more caste system On the more hopeful side, she predicted an end to social divisions like race and caste. She believed humans would eventually accept each other, regardless of background, appearance or culture. Also Read: Will Baba Vanga's 2025 predictions come true? Experts say panic over prophecies unfounded New diseases but also new cures She also foresaw new diseases spreading across the world. But in the same breath, she spoke of medical breakthroughs, including prosthetic organs and cures for previously untreatable conditions. With rapid advances in bioengineering and anti-ageing research, parts of this could actually be within reach. Europe's dwindling population And then there is her warning about Europe's shrinking population. With birth rates falling across the continent, this prediction too feels uncomfortably close to reality. Some people roll their eyes at Baba Vanga's prophecies, but others cannot help but wonder, was she really onto something? Or is it just another hoax? FAQs: 1. What does Baba Vanga predict for 2025? Baba Vanga's 2025 predictions include a global economic crisis, a rise in new diseases, potential contact with extraterrestrial life, and a decline in Europe's population. She also foresaw advances in medicine, like artificial organs, and even the fall of social systems like caste. 2. What is Baba Vanga's prediction? Baba Vanga, known for her past predictions like 9/11 and Barack Obama's election, is said to have predicted events such as natural disasters in Asia, global financial instability, breakthroughs in medical science, and interactions with alien life in the near future. 3. Did Nostradamus predict anything for 2025? While Nostradamus did not list exact years, some believe his cryptic verses can be interpreted to hint at major events around 2025, including political unrest, natural disasters, and shifts in world power.
The Hill
22-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Watch live: Senate Judiciary Committee weighs Biden border security, immigration policies
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday afternoon is set to dive into border security and immigration enforcement efforts under the Biden administration. The hearing, titled 'Biden's Border Betrayal: Criminal Aliens in America,' comes as President Trump is seeking to beef up funding for border security and has launched a robust crackdown on illegal immigration. The president and many Republicans have cast blame on the previous administration for a surge of undocumented immigrants coming into the U.S. The event is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. EDT. Watch the live video above.
