This week I'm running solo and talking about Luke Cage Season 2, and Critters, and a little bit of politics. Show music by Reed Love and OGRE.

Today on the 5: For many phone manufacturers, copying the iPhone X notch is an easy attempt to drift off of a recent design change. What's far more interesting, and less lazy, are the approaches that phones like the Oppo Find X and Vevo Nex are looking into.

Today on the 5: The finale of Westworld Season 2 has finally arrived! The finale above all reinforced the underlying sense I had for the entire season. Some people will inevitably find this problematic, but I'm enjoying the potential quite a bit.

Today on the 5: My wife and I absolutely loved Luke Cage Season 1, and that makes the train wreck that comprises the end of Season 2 all the worse.  

Today on the 5: There are reports that Disney is putting a hold on any standalone Star Wars films, and many outlets seem to be linking this to Solo underperforming. While Solo wasn't a blockbuster, could one movie really be the reason for this hold?

This week guest host Roejen from Project Archivist and I are talking GDPR, Solo: A Star Wars Story, and Cloak & Dagger. Show music by Reed Love and OGRE. Support the show on Patreon!

Today on the 5: One of the announcements from E3 that has generated a lot of discussion is the partnership between Ubisoft and HITRECORD. There has a been a lot of debate on how something like this should be handled, and as evidenced in the response from Joseph Gordon-Levitt it's a tricky balance.

Today on the 5: The latest episode of Westworld season 2 was mainly focused on William, the Man In Black. In reading other reactions to what we found out about the character, I saw something different than it feels like many others saw.

Today on the 5: One of the genuinely pleasant surprises I got i the last few weeks was the trailer for the Transformers spinoff Bumblebee. Unlike the main movies, I was immediately drawn into this one.

Today on the 5: I've been noticing in the last few months that there has been an increasing tendency to ignore the difference between valid and invalid forms of criticism.