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Today on the 5: I saw that a fairly newer film from 2025 titled Saturnalia had hit VOD. The film was heavily marketed as an homage to the original Suspiria , even going as far as highligting that one of the members of Goblin had crafted the score. While I enjoyed the movie well enolugh, I wonder if inviting a comparison to a horror classic was the smartest move.

Today on the 5: For the third film in this week's selection of "April Sleaze" movies, we watched 1998's The Phantom Of The Opera . A truly unique take on a beloved classic, this one goes in some truly crazy directions. A passion project by horror legend Dario Argento, the movie is a flawed but highly entertaining version of the Phantom story.

Today on the 5: The second movie we watched this week for our "April Sleaze" commentary series was 1993's Bugie Rosse . This Italian slasher is a bit of a strange one as it unfolds far more conventionally than others we've seen lately. That's not a bad thing, though, as the movie manages to tell an interesting story that reflects the politics of the time it was made.

Today on the 5: As part of our "April Sleaze" slate of films this week, Lando and I watched 1994's Madness . For a movie directed by a notorious trash film director in a genre that was already well past its prime years, this one one is a really entertaining slasher!

This week we're talking about The Batman , Hard Ticket To Hawaii ,  Picasso Trigger , and  Savage Beach . Show music by  HeartBeatHero  and  OGRE .  Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code  OZONE

Today on the 5: You've likely seen or heard the news that Tim Cook will be stepping down as CEO at Apple . Much oif the discussion around this news is centering on what the new CEO will do going forward. I feel like most of these conversations leave out the true limits on what anyone can really do at Apple now.

Today on the 5: Recently a humanoid robot was among the competitors in a half-marathon race, and the winner finished ahead of any of the human runners by a significant margin, setting a new world record . I can absolutely see why the robotics advancements that led to this result are impressive, but the "world record" part not only makes no sense to me but is also completely meaningless.

Today on the 5: It feels like there have been a lot of stories lately around  Adobe's market dominance being under threat . None of this should be much of a surprise, and the alternatives are only going to keep getting better. Even as a virtually lifelong Adobe fan, it's hard to deny that Adobe has brought this upon themselves.

Today on the 5: You may have seen something about Bluesky having an outage last week due to a reported DDoS attack . This led many to criticize the problem of having a service that isn't decentralized. While those critiques are valid, the idea of decentralization is itself a myth in the world we currently live in.

This week we're talking about  Shadowrun ,  Shobijin ,  Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! , and Obex . Show music by  HeartBeatHero  and  OGRE .  Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code  OZONE

Today on the 5: I finished the second season of Fallout a little while ago, but just now realized I never reviewed it! You might remember that I really enjoyed the first season, and so it may not be a massive shock to hear that I had a blast with the second season as well.

Today on the 5: For one of our commentary films this week, we watched 2025's Obex . While this microbudget film won't be for everyone, I think it's a wonderfully unique story that is a rare case where the writer/director/star combination actually worked out!

Today on the 5: Tim Cain of Fallout fame has a YouTube channel where he talks about various subjects. Recently he focused on the future of generative AI , and the hellscape of a future he envisions is truly horrific to contemplate. 

Today on the 5: Recently a sports grill in Santa Cruz got a ton of hate directed at it over the use of AI in redesigning their logo . While I'm no fan of generative AI, review bombing a small business is not the right way to proest this technology. 

This week we're talking about Black Canary: Best Of The Best ,  Divinity: Original Sin II ,  Nothing Underneath , and Delirium . Show music by  HeartBeatHero  and  OGRE .  Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code  OZONE

Today on the 5: After watching Nothing Underneath, I thought a good film to follow it with would be 1987's Delirium . I reviewed this movie back in 2019, but had never done a short review and had not revisited it since. I was curious how it would hold up following Nothing Underneath , and as I expected the primary flaw the movie has it is a little harder to ignore.

Today on the 5: Often when you hear about what people are afraid of in terms of AI, the fictional concept of "Skynet" is invoked. In talking to actual people who aren't chasing clicks or heavily tech-oriented, the concerns are smaller scale and far more grounded in what we're actually seeing examples of .

This video is our commentary for 1985's Nothing Underneath , another entry in the 80s Italian giallo pantheon. One of the hallmarks of many Italian films of that era was a high degree of sleaze, often mixed in with other genres in an attempt to elevate the material. Blending it in correctly was often tricky, which makes this movie a pleasant surprise. You'll see plenty of skin, sure, but it's laye...

This week I'm joined by guest host Roejen from  Project Archivist  as we talk about  fandom ,  Titans ,  Kingdom Come , and  Umbrella Academy . Show music by OGRE .  Support the show!

This week we're talking about  Black Canary: Best Of The Best ,  Darth Maul ,  Worldbreaker ,  Survivor , and  Faces In The Crowd . Show music by  HeartBeatHero  and  OGRE .  Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code  OZONE

Today on the 5: Author Andy Weir recently made some comments about Star Trek that got him enough negative attention that he has since apologized for them . Apology authenticity aside, his idea of what  Star Trek should be makes zero sense to me.

Today on the 5: For the second to last movie in our "Milla March" series, we watched 2011's Faces In The Crowd . A movie that has some parallels to A Perfect Getaway , this one has a killer gimmick that the rest of the movie just can't match up to. 

Today on the 5: As we head into the last few movies of "Milla March", we watched a 2015 film titled Survivor . A very competent and well made movie, the biggest mystery you'll be left with after seeing this one is why it didn't do better at the box office.

Today on the 5: We've entered the week of "Milla March" where every movie is one we haven't seen before, starting with 2025's Worldbreaker . It's a strange blend of a coming of age story amidst a monster invasion, and I found it worked far better than I had expected it would. 

This week we're talking about  Sam Kieth ,  Gears Of War: Reloaded ,  Ultraviolet ,  Monster Hunter , and  Future World . Show music by  HeartBeatHero  and  OGRE .  Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code  OZONE