Pop Culture Happy Hour Our Favorite Movies On Tubi
Feb 26, 2026
Rihanna Cruz, freelance music and culture writer who loves film discoveries, and Jordan Morris, comedy writer and podcaster, trade Tubi finds. They highlight quirky cult slapstick, Nicolas Cage’s cosmic horror in Color Out of Space, and classic blaxploitation gems like Petey Wheatstraw. Short takes on Tubi’s mix of classics, B-movies, and unexpected delights.
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Tubi Feels Like A Curated Video Store
- Tubi functions like a digital video store offering eclectic, hard-to-find films alongside classics.
- Jordan Morris highlights Hundreds of Beavers as an indie, low-budget black-and-white slapstick pick that exemplifies Tubi's offbeat catalog.
Solo Screening Proved Hundreds Of Beavers Is A Cult Find
- Rihanna Cruz saw Hundreds of Beavers in a Los Angeles indie theater alone, illustrating the film's small-audience cult status.
- She praises Tubi for giving films that feel like curated screenings a broader life beyond rare theatrical runs.
Algorithm Surfaced An Undersung Gay Rom Com
- Tubi's recommendation algorithm surfaces underseen gems that might be missed otherwise.
- Rihanna credits Tubi with pushing Mambo Italiano into her feed and calling it a meme-ready, sweet 2000s gay rom-com worth re-discovery.