Today on the 5: You may seen the new trailer for The Munsters, or possibly you've just heard how much people hate it. At first I understood why, but after seeing this episode of Hat Hole Home Video and thinking more about the target audience, I'm wondering if this movie might do very well.
Today on the 5: After being hugely let down by watching Shortwavefor Len Kabasinski's Tubi Tournament horror series, I prepared myself to be let down by 2019's The Antenna. Plot twist! It was great!
Today on the 5: As part of Len Kabasinski's Tubi Tournament horror series, I watched a 2016 film called Shortwave. After a really solid start, the movie spends the remaining time getting worse and worse.
This week we're talking tie-dye, Watch Dogs: Legion, Batman: White Knight,How To Live Safely In A Science Fictional Universe, Annihilation, and Thale. 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: Perhaps inevitably, automakers are toying with the concept of making parts of your car into DLC. If consumers don't aggressively reject the insertion of micro-transactions into car ownership, it'll go the way video games have.
Today on the 5: I recently finished one of my semiannual viewings of Max Headroom. There have been discussions over the years on whether the series should be revived, with many fans being against it. I think this is the rare example of a show that could be brought back successfully.
Today on the 5: Over the weekend I looked around for something a little different to watch. I came across a movie called ThaleIt was described as a Norwegian fairy tale, which fit the bill for me.
Today on the 5: Baseball fans may be aware that last week the Yankees played a game against the Pirates which ended in a pretty sad way. A position player pitched against some of the best hitters in baseball, and many criticized the fact that they scored 6 runs against him. Thing is, that's exactly what this sport demanded from them.
This week we're talking abortion, Free Guy, Aniara, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. 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 just finished reading Annihilation: A Novel, the first book in the Southern Reach trilogy. This is a rare case where I saw the movie before reading the book, but that strangely had no influence on how the book worked for me.