Taking a Break from the News by Watching the News- but does “Last Week Tonight” Count?
Acutely funny and always well-intentioned, Last Week Tonight has a lot of heart for a satirical-news program.

A lonely customer service representative receives an advanced AI companion from his company as part of a trial program. Tasked with testing the technology and reporting any issues before returning it within five days, he begins to experience something he has never had before: genuine companionship. As the AI learns his habits, anticipates his needs, and becomes increasingly devoted to him, their connection begins to blur the line between assistance and obsession. When he starts forming a new relationship outside of the AI’s control, the companion’s programming takes a darker turn.
Acutely funny and always well-intentioned, Last Week Tonight has a lot of heart for a satirical-news program.
Initially feeling like a passionate group having a bit of harmless fun with filmmaking, it leads to something sinister enough to leave a mark.
'Bros' is a must-watch for October's LGBTQIA+ History Month and it's as good a rom-com as any! Don't let box office numbers or misguided reviews deter you from this great film.
When you first hear that there is a series on Netflix where the lead character’s wife dies from cancer and he becomes dangerously suicidal, you wouldn’t immediately assume that it’s a comedy.
Stand and Deliver is an inspirational classic from 1988 starring Edward James Olmos as Jaime Escalante, and his class of rag tag students in East Los Angeles. It’s the story of how a new teacher shows a motley group of students in the inner city with backgrounds as gang members, dishwashers, and mechanics — the power of self-determination. He teaches the teenagers to believe in themselves through algebra and calculus.
I Love You Forever, marketed as a “subversive” romantic comedy is in fact a painful horror film about a young woman deep in the throes of an abusive relationship.