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Donald Trump and Joe Biden ended up at the same barber shop. As they sat there, each being worked on by a different barber, not a word was spoken. The barbers were both afraid to start a conversation, for fear that it would turn nasty. As the barbers finished their shaves in silence, the one who had Trump in his chair reached for the aftershave. But Donald was quick to stop him, jokingly saying, "No thanks. My wife, Melania, will smell that and think I've been in a brothel." The second barber turned to Joe and said, "How about you, Mr. Biden?" Joe replied, "Go right ahead, my wife, Jill, doesn't know what the inside of a brothel smells like."

The Boys in the Boat [2023 Movie] A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Based on Daniel James Brown's non-fiction best-seller, a rousing old school underdog sports saga.

Robot Dreams [2023 Movie] The adventures and misfortunes of Dog and Robot in New York City during the 1980s. An absolute masterclass in artistic animation film making, 90 minutes of dialogue free visuals and sounds that are as good as it gets.

Suncoast [2024 Movie] While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up a friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time. An enjoyable drama about grief and growing up, teeters on the edge of being a cringe teen melodrama but the grown ups keep it in check.

Clarkson's Farm [2021 TV] Jeremy Clarkson attempts to run a farm in the countryside. Now into the third season during 2024 with more to come, this realty TV series is entertaining, insightful and humbling throughout.

The Responder [2022 TV] A crisis-stricken, morally compromised first-responder tackles a series of night shifts on the beat in Liverpool, while trying to keep his head above water personally and professionally. This is a UK TV police drama at its best, astonishing lead performance, top support actors in a dark atmospheric and disturbing plot. The second series out in 2024 is as brilliant follows on from where series one left off.

Sasquatch Sunset [2024 Movie] A year in the life of a unique family. It captures the daily life of the Sasquatch, mythical bigfoot, with a level of detail and rigor that is simply unforgettable. Some big name actors in prosthetics you won’t recognize grunt the whole movie in a well-made and unusual theme. Rated R for several gross out scenes mostly of Yeti sex! Worth a look if you want original.

American Dreamer [2022 Movie] Based on a true story, this winesome comedy, an entitled economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widows mansion for nothing, but soon realizes his foolproof strategy wont be as easy as he thought. Old school format comedy with some established actors raises a smile.

Baby Reindeer [2024 TV] The story follows writer and performer Richard Gadd's warped relationship with a female stalker and the impact it has on him as he is ultimately forced to face a deep, dark buried trauma. This true-life story written and played out by the performer himself with a superb supporting actor stalker makes for some compelling viewing of this award winning psychological drama. The series took on a further life of its own as the real stalker has since gone public saying it’s all lies!

Spaceman [2024 Movie] Half a year into his solo mission on the edge of the solar system, an astronaut concerned with the state of his life back on Earth is helped by an ancient creature he discovers in the bowels of his ship. Based on the absurdist Czech novel "Spaceman Of Bohemia" this is self indulgent art house that can seem exceedingly dull or bizarely unusual. Worth seeing when the mood for something odd beckons but ultimately meaningless.

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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare [2024 Movie] The British military recruits a small group of highly skilled soldiers to strike against German forces behind enemy lines during World War II. Humorous Nazi killing war fest, very loosely based around true characters in history and a book by Damien Lewis, does what is expected of it from this established director Guy Ritchie prone to entertain with some Tarantino like flair.

Coma [2024 TV] A recently redundant dedicated family man’s neighborhood falls victim to the antics of a group of law-breaking teenagers. He and his wife want to move their daughter to a safer area. He confronts the leader of the group, and a split-second decision changes everything. An entertaining effective psychological thriller with two strong leads in this four-part series is worth a look.