Episodios

  • The Succession Obsession
    Nov 18 2025

    Today on the 5: Apple CEO Tim Cook recently celebrated his 65th birthday, and like clockwork a bunch of "financial reports" started appearing about his possible retirement. Putting aside how much of this reporting was centered around pure speculation, the reality is that successful CEOs never really reach "retirement age".

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    5 m
  • Cinema Is Not Under Attack
    Nov 17 2025

    Today on the 5: Throughout the last week I've run across multiple new variations on the "cinema is threatened" complaint, which I've expressed my frustration over a few times before. I'm still bewildered by these self-proclaimed "champions of cinema" promoting a mindset that itself is most harmful to the future of that art form!

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    5 m
  • Croker's Dracula
    Nov 14 2025

    This week we're talking about Wednesday, Drawing From Memory Game, Absolute Batman, Electric Dragon 80000v, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, and Frankenstein. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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    3 h y 6 m
  • Resurrecting James Bond
    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 the series actually matters or makes any sense.

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    5 m
  • Electric Dragon 80000v Retro Review
    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 always a bad thing!

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    5 m
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man Retro Review
    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 best way.

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    5 m
  • Frankenstein (2025) Review
    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 this a great Frankenstein movie, it just might be del Toro's masterpiece.

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    5 m
  • 170 Antatomy Butthur Meovers
    Nov 7 2025

    This week we're talking about Adobe MAX, Tech News Weekly, The Long Walk, and Beyond The Black Rainbow. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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    3 h y 22 m