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Today on the 5: I've been watching the immensely entertaining movie reviews over at Off The Shelf Reviews lately, and the most recent franchise they've been covering is the Texas Chainsaw Massacre followup films . While most great horror films either never needed sequels or went in wacky directions with them , TCM is one film that felt like it had a natural sequel basically ready made and just nev...

Today on the 5: Surprise surprise folks! HBO is the latest service to jack up their prices again , following the example of basically everything. In the realm of streaming services specifically, I wonder when we'll start seeing people give up on these services when the level of quality content can't justify the increasing costs.

Today on the 5: You may have heard that Discord recently had a fairly serious data breach, explained expertly in this YouTube video . One of the conclusions in that video is that whatever party is truly at fault in the breach, discord is ultimately responsible. While I certainly agree about that in spirit, I'm not sure it's actually true from a legal standpoint.

This week we're talking about the telegraph , Thunderbolts* , Friday The 13th Part VII , Jason X , Howling II , and Wolfen . 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: For the most recent entry in the Club Twit Book Club, I read A Memory Of Empire by Arkady Martine. A political mystery thriller in a future where mankind has spread out into space, this is a highly enjoyable book where we follow a small circle of characters navigating a poltical labyrinth of shifting motives and malleable alliances.

Today on the 5: One of our other commentary films for the week was  Howling II: ... Your Sister Is A Werewolf . A movie that is often cited as "so bad it's good", this is a cinematic trainwreck where it's somewhat amazing how hilarious it ends up. It really is a riveting collection of bad decisions that become delightfully comedic.

Today on the 5: This week Lando and I unintentionally watched a series of movies that make for good comparisons with each other. First up was Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood , the first movie to follow the supernatural reboot of Jason Voorhees. What do you do to present an actual challenge to superzombie Jason? Let's try a telekinetic final girl! 

This week we're talking about  YouTube , Monster Island , and  Alien: Earth . 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: One of the composers involved in creating the soundtrack for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has released a pair of albums containing miscellaneous music created for the game. I've picked up both albums and they are fantastic for anyone who is a fan of the music from the modern games.

Today on the 5: Over the weekend I decided to roll the dice on a newer horror film about a subject that doesn't have many entries. I landed on 2024's  Monster Island , a World War II movie about enemies who end up on an island with an merman-like creature. It ended up being generally serviceable with a few notably positive elements. 

Today on the 5: The 2025 series Alien: Earth has concluded what will either be the first or only season to some pretty divisive reception. Lando and I have now finished the second half of episodes (including the finale) and we'll be diving deep into the details on Friday. Before that, I wanted to provide my spoiler free review of the series overall.

Today on the 5: I watched a YouTube video late last week that was deeply informative and provided me with fascinating new information that I likely would not have sought out on my own. Sounds great, right? It was, but the problem is the presenter used a particular way of speaking that would likely alienate a lot of viewers. I've been noticing this more and more, and I'm wondering why it's happenin...

This week we're talking about Amazon's decline ,  Full Contact ,  The Timekeepers Of Eternity , and  The Toxic Avenger . 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 came across a YouTube video detailing the entire "mythology" story of The X-Files and explaining why it's not nearly as complex or convoluted as some people think it is. It's a great video, but it reminded me that I was very happy with how the original seriues ended.

Today on the 5: For another one of our commentary films this week, Lando and I watched the recently released remake of The Toxic Avenger . We went into this movie with fairly low expectations since it's a remake of a Troma film, but we were both blown away by how good this movie is. From the filmmaking to the writing, this movie has it all!

Today on the 5: For one of our commentary films this week, Lando and I watched 1992's Full Contact . This movie is a Chow Yun-Fat vehicle that would probably be a lot more well known if not for another action film he starred in that same year that hit slightly harder . Even so, this is a fun film with some wildly unique characters and film techniques.

Tonight I'm joined again by professor and musician Doug Bielmeier for another Late Night Series Review! In this episode, we're continuing our analysis of the incredible 2020 limited series DEVS by Alex Garland . In the finale of the series, we're talking about parts 7 and 8! YouTube Censored Version Join our Patreon to watch the uncut version! Show music by  OGRE .  Support the show!

This week we're talking about  Star Trek: Starfleet Academy ,  Battle Royal High School , No Retreat No Surrender 2 , and Crying Blue Sky . Show music by  HeartBeatHero  and  OGRE .  Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code  OZONE

Today on thbre 5: Sony announced a remaster of classic PC game Deus Ex in their latest State Of Play event. I didn't pay much attention to it since I already have a wonderfully modded version of it on PC, but then I started seeing a lot of anger around it online. I looked into it, and while I don't think it;s as universally bas as others do, it did make a fatal mistake by getting what I would cons...

Today on the 5: The YouTube-centric creator community has been in turmoil over view counts dropping, with competing theories and incomplete explanations still bouncing all over. Threaded within the coverage on this are the increasing AI tools YouTube is encouraging creators to use. The more of these they add, the more I wonder why people using them to their max effect even make videos.

Today on the 5: For one of our commentary films this week, Lando and I watched a 1987 action film titled  No Retreat No Surrender 2 . The movie is a "sorta sequel" featuring a pair of incredible martial artists, one being Cynthia Rothrock. Those two elements resulted in this being a bit it of a complicated review for me.

Today on the 5: For one of our commentary films this week, Lando and I watched a 1983 folk horror film titled Crying Blue Sky (or Eyes Of Fire , but don't watch that version). We weren't sure what to expect from this movie, but it ended up being one that we enjoyed and will stick with us for a while.

This week we're talking about  steroids ,  engines ,  electromagnetic shielding , The Purple Ball . and Farscape . 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 saw an article earlier over on Ars Technica that was warning people away from using AI tools like ChapGPT to pick stocks for them. I think these people are just afraid of technology, and I say people should do as much as they can with these tools!

Today on the 5: For one of our communal movie commentaries this week, the random movie wheel landed on 1987's Battle Royal High School . What we didn't know beforehand is this is an adaptation of a multi-volume manga of the same name trying to squeeze a lot of story into a OVA. It also has some delightfully bad dubbing, fantastic hand drawn animation and a story so far off the rails we honesatly n...