This week we're talking about bellwethers, The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, art vs artist, and Service Model. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONEJoe Esposito & Orlando Bru

Today on the 5: I've been trying to read the experimental novel House Of Leaves for a while now, but it's been a struggle. Last week I saw the book laying on the shelf and I thought I should get back to reading it, but almost immediately after that thought I realized I never would.Joe Esposito

Today on the 5: Friend of the show Ant Pruitt recently asked me how I find some of the weird and lesser known films that I review. I may have talked about the odd avenues I check for these gems, but it was probably a while back so I figured why not do an updated version.Joe Esposito

Today on the 5: Thanks to the book club over at Twit.tv, I recently read a 2024 novel titled Service Model. For most of the book I was having a good time, but then I got to the ending and it blew me away.Joe Esposito

Today on the 5: I saw a lot of angry reaction last week to some comments made by a pair of execs at Adobe about AI and artists. While I think one particular statement made was pretty brainless, overall I think the statemnets and overall approach from Adobe has been pretty good.Joe Esposito

This week we're talking about the audio version of Artifical Fear, social media bans, *69, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and Hellboy: The Crooked Man. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONEJoe Esposito & Orlando Bru

Today on the 5: If you've followed the journey of No Man's Sky over the years, you know it's often cited as the rare example of a game that launched to mixed reviews and has slowly rebuilt itself into a better experience. I've made a point to go back to the game several times over the years, but ironically the very updates that have redeemed the ga…

Today on the 5: After finishing yesterday's 5, I started thinking about another aspect of how I interact online. It's fairly simple, but I've found it makes my conversations online a lot better.Joe Esposito

Today on 5: Friend of the show Ant Pruitt suggested I do a 5 based on some feedback I sent him for episode 52 of his podcast. It's about as close as you'll ever get to life advice from me, but here it is.Joe Esposito

Today on the 5: Over the weekend I deciced to take a chance on the latest Hellboy film, titled Hellboy: The Crooked Man. Based on the trailer and a handful of reviews, I wasn't expecting much. While it's not a perfect film by any measure, as long as you don't try to compare it to the Del Toro films you might be pleasantly surprised.…

This week we're talking about Artifical Fear, Otherworld, Science Fiction: The Literature Of The Technological Imagination, and the Sons Of Steel. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONEJoe Esposito & Orlando Bru

Today on the 5: Many people dislike Elon Musk for a number of different reasons. I think what bothers me most about him is how his continued failure to deliver on his promises is damaging the perception of electric vehicles in general.Joe Esposito

Today on the 5: The stories about Netflix cancelling Kaos and the background turbulence in the making of the Adult Swim series Uzumaki were bouncing around in my head for a while. Eventually I figured out why I was linking them, and it (perhaps predictably) was because they relate to my frustration in how modern series are handled.…

Today on the 5: You may have heard that Epic won in a fairly big way in a long running lawsuit against Google. Part of that ruling involves a very specific window of time that Google will need to need to host alternative app stores within the Play Store. That window is 3 years, and I'm very curious what will happen with other companies that have ap…

Today on the 5: Like friend of the show Ant Pruitt, I am generally not a person who enjoys musicals as a film genre. Up until now I had two exceptions to that rule, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Voyage Of The Rock Aliens. Today I add a third title to that list, the absolutely riotous and thoroughly fun Sons Of Steel.…

This week we're talking about socket fans, no mercy Uno, Ghost Rider, Uzumaki, and Chime, and made for TV edits. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONEJoe Esposito & Orlando Bru

Today on rhe 5: The Joker sequel is out, and so far it's been getting a decidedly mixed reaction. I was happy the first movie made money since it signaled that experimentation in the comic book movie space could work! That message might be ignored if the sequel is considered a bomb.Joe Esposito

Today on the 5: I know that the website Gizmodo has had a rocky past, but I still enjoyed visiting the site fairly often. That changed this week when I noticed that in the "Latest" feed ads had tipped the 50% point.Joe Esposito

Today on the 5: The story behind the 2024 film Chime might be stranger and more convouted than the movie itself, but it was made by Kiyoshi Kurosawa so I wanted to see it however I coiuld. What I got was 45 minutes of intensely atmospheric and tense horror, which didn't provide any easy answers but certainly lingered for a while after it ended.…

Tonight I'm joined by Jason Howell, the host of Techsploder and AI Inside. Jason and I last talked just over a year ago, and in that time he has been working full time as an independent content creator. In this episode we're talking about the struggles of going solo, from the financial stress to fighting the urge to craft perfection. Show music by …

This week we're talking about Fire Weather, Ghost Rider, Apple Intelligence, Shogun, and the Anbernic RG 40XXV. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONEJoe Esposito & Orlando Bru

Today on the 5: A few years ago a lot of people got upset when Jason M. Allen won a Colorado art competition with a Midjourney produced entry. Allen is back in the news again, only this time he seems to have changed his views on the importance of humans when it comes to the creation of art.Joe Esposito

Today on the 5: I did a 5 not too long back where I talked about aiming the criticism over AI at the proper target. I don't typically give myself credit for being right, but occasionallyJoe Esposito

Today on the 5: Just under a month ago I got the newly released Anbernic RG 40XXV, one the many retro gaming devices this company makes. I've tried a lot of these devices over the last 5 or 6 years, and this one is the first time I felt like everything worked almost flawlessly out of the box.Joe Esposito

Tonight I'm joined by media critic, professor and author Jeff Jarvis. His works include The Gutenberg Parenthesis, Magazine, and the upcoming The Web We Weave. In this episode we're talking talking about the state of the media, the power and pitfalls of the free internet, and (of course) AI. Books mentioned by Mr. Jarvis: Black Software Distributed…