Nov 13, 2025

Today on the 5: Having acquired the James Bond franchise, there are reports that Amazon Studios are struggling with how to continue the series following the death of Daniel Craig's take on the character. I'm baffled by this, because if these reports are true it assumes that James Bond being the same person throughout...

Nov 12, 2025

Today on the 5: Way WAY back in episode 35 I review the 2001 film Electric Dragon 80000v, but I had not revisited the movie since then and we selected it as one of our commentary films for the week. It ended up being a perfect pairing with Tetsuo: The Iron Man. It's an excellent example of how style over substance isn't...

Nov 11, 2025

Today on the 5: For our commentary films this week, Lando and I watched a pair of movies that feel like live action anime films. First up is a movie I couldn't believe I'd never reviewed for the show before, 1989's Tetsuo: The Iron Man. For the right viewer, this movie can feel like a belt sander to the brain in the...

Nov 10, 2025

Today on the 5: I've been looking forward to seeing Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein so much I decided to renew Netflix for a month just to watch it. Between the great reviews and Del Toro consistently delivering visually stellar films I knew I wouldn't be let down. Having seen it, I'm happy to report that not only is...

Nov 6, 2025

The Daily 5: Adobe MAX wrapped up exactly one week ago, and in between then and now a LOT of creators have unleashed their opinions about the company and their announcements. I'm generally pretty amused by the metric ton of bile some of these folks are firing at Adobe, but I'm also pretty clear on what Adobe would...