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New on Hulu November 9-15: our expert's picks for 5 TV shows and movies coming to Hulu this week

Picks for the best new TV shows and movies on Hulu this week include A TV classic hits streaming, a new period drama and a 90-year-old action star.

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Thelma review – all-action ninetysomething hero brings comic revenge romp to life

June Squibb excels as a pensioner on a mission after being scammed out of her savings in this charming if formulaic caper

The Guardian - UK

Thelma review – June Squibb is marvellous in sweet mobility scooter revenge caper

Ninety-four-year-old Squibb is great as a woman going after phone scammers – with the help of the late Shaft star Richard Roundtree – in a robust feelgood comedy

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Thelma: release date, trailer, cast and everything we know about the June Squibb action movie

June Squibb, at 94-years-young, stars in the new action movie Thelma. Here is everything that you need to know about the movie.

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Thelma review – June Squibb is a delight in sweet action-comedy

The Oscar nominee plays her first lead, at 94, in a tender and well-observed story of a grandmother refusing to accept the limitations of age

The Guardian - US

In Memoriam: Remembering The Actors We Lost In 2023

Remembering actors we lost in 2023, including Matthew Perry, Andre Braugher, Lance Reddick and more.

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I Don't Think We Talk Enough About Paul Robeson (And What He Brought To The Film Industry)

Paul Robeson was a true Renaissance Man. Here are a few of the movies that I think more people should be talking about.

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8 Awesome Movies That Call Back To The Blaxploitation Films Of The ‘70s

Blaxploitation films seem to be making a comeback! Here are 8 awesome movies that call back to the blaxploitation films of the '70s.

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Richard Roundtree obituary

Actor best known for his portrayal of a suave, uncompromising private detective in the title role of Shaft

The Guardian - UK

Richard Roundtree: how Shaft’s ‘first Black action hero’ changed culture for ever

With his smarts, swagger and unapologetic sexuality, Roundtree – who died on Tuesday aged 81 – spearheaded a new type of Black masculinity in mainstream cinema

The Guardian - UK

Actor Richard Roundtree, trailblazing star of ‘Shaft’ movies, dies at 81

Roundtree was considered the “first Black action hero” and became one of the leading actors in the blaxploitation genre through his New York street-smart John Shaft character in the Gordon Parks-directed film.

Chicago Sun-Times

Shaft star Richard Roundtree dies at 81

Roundtree was famous for his contributions to the blaxploitation film genre in the '70s

Salon

Richard Roundtree's best ever roles, from Shaft to Roots, as the iconic actor dies aged 81

The actor's Shaft films were among the first of the Blaxploitation movies that changed Hollywood in the Seventies

Evening Standard

Richard Roundtree death: Samuel L Jackson leads tributes to pioneering ‘Shaft’ star

Roundtree, who played private eye John Shaft in the Seventies film franchise, died from pancreatic cancer. He was 81

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Richard Roundtree dead: Trailblazing actor best known for playing Shaft dies aged 81

Roundtree was considered a trailblazing actor whose hit film Shaft defined the Blaxploitation genre

The Independent UK

'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the 'first Black action' movie hero, has died at 81

Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor for Black filmmakers who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in the 1971 action movie “Shaft” and several sequels, has died

The Independent UK

Richard Roundtree death: Shaft actor dies aged 81

Roundtree was catapulted to stardom at the age of 29 thanks to ‘Shaft’

The Guardian - US

Richard Roundtree, star of Shaft and Roots, dies aged 81

The actor, whose career spanned more than four decades in Hollywood, died in Los Angeles from pancreatic cancer

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Sheriff: 2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Georgia motorcycle club event

A Georgia sheriff says two people were killed and four others injured when more than 150 shots were fired in a gunfight between rival motorcycle clubs

The Guardian - UK

Pam Grier: ‘I was part of a female cinematic revolution’

Pam Grier went from being a secretary to the face of Blaxploitation. As a new BFI season celebrates her wild career, the Jackie Brown star says she has one more goal: playing a one-armed zombie

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