Today on the 5: I am lucky enough to be at Adobe MAX again this year, and as always the creative energy of this event is unmatched. One thing that only occurred to me this time around was how something I always thought was a negative aspect of the Sneaks segment of the show is actually magnificently clever marketing.

Today on the 5: I've been watching the immensely entertaining movie reviews over at Off The Shelf Reviews lately, and the most recent franchise they've been covering is the Texas Chainsaw Massacre followup films. While most great horror films either never needed sequels or went in wacky directions with them, TCM is one film that felt like it had a natural sequel basically ready made and just never made it.

Today on the 5: Surprise surprise folks! HBO is the latest service to jack up their prices again, following the example of basically everything. In the realm of streaming services specifically, I wonder when we'll start seeing people give up on these services when the level of quality content can't justify the increasing costs.

Today on the 5: You may have heard that Discord recently had a fairly serious data breach, explained expertly in this YouTube video. One of the conclusions in that video is that whatever party is truly at fault in the breach, discord is ultimately responsible. While I certainly agree about that in spirit, I'm not sure it's actually true from a legal standpoint.

This week we're talking about the telegraph, Thunderbolts*, Friday The 13th Part VII, Jason X, Howling II, and Wolfen. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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Today on the 5: For the most recent entry in the Club Twit Book Club, I read A Memory Of Empire by Arkady Martine. A political mystery thriller in a future where mankind has spread out into space, this is a highly enjoyable book where we follow a small circle of characters navigating a poltical labyrinth of shifting motives and malleable alliances.

Today on the 5: One of our other commentary films for the week was Howling II: ... Your Sister Is A Werewolf. A movie that is often cited as "so bad it's good", this is a cinematic trainwreck where it's somewhat amazing how hilarious it ends up. It really is a riveting collection of bad decisions that become delightfully comedic.

Today on the 5: This week Lando and I unintentionally watched a series of movies that make for good comparisons with each other. First up was Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood, the first movie to follow the supernatural reboot of Jason Voorhees. What do you do to present an actual challenge to superzombie Jason? Let's try a telekinetic final girl! 

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Today on the 5: One of the composers involved in creating the soundtrack for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has released a pair of albums containing miscellaneous music created for the game. I've picked up both albums and they are fantastic for anyone who is a fan of the music from the modern games.