This week we're talking about The Great Courses, Kanopy, Movie Nights, and Guardian Angel. Show music by Reed Love and OGRE. Support the show!

Today on the 5: I continued my Cynthia Rothrock movie parade with 1994's Guardian Angel. It is a remarkable example of storytelling outside of what most people would call a cohesive narrative.

Today on the 5: As expected, the announcement of Apple Silicon has spawned many opinions that Apple is going to leave the rest of the computing world in the dust. While Apple hardware will no doubt improve, will it really make a difference for anyone outside the ecosystem?

Today on the 5: Rumors are swirling that Apple, Samsung, and likely other phone manufacturers will stop including charging bricks and possibly cables with new phones purchases. This is a case where I think marketing will be key to success.

Today on the 5: You may have seen a lot of noise around the sad state of Quibi, a streaming service with no point that nobody is interested in. Oh Quibi, how could it have possibly (not) come to this! 

This week we're talking The Empire Strikes Back and Ubisoft Forward. Show music by Reed Love and OGRE. Support the show!

For those interested, here are my multiple guest spots on other shows in the last week:

• Heartbeathero Radio 0018
• Fist Of The Filmmaker ORCA vs JAWS: THE REVENGE Special
• Project Archivist 325

Today on the 5: Getting ready for my appearance on the Fist Of The Filmmaker podcast, I revisited Jaws The Revenge for the first time in over a decade. Unlike Orca, the final sequel (so far) to the classic film is pretty much exactly what I remember it being.

Today on the 5: Getting ready for my appearance on the Fist Of The Filmmaker podcast, I went back and watched Orca for the first time in a while. I was reminded again of how much better the movie is than the reputation it has.

Today on the 5: Game prices are on the way up, even as it's pretty clear they've been going up for quite a while in the background. Between that and the iterative upgrades in new consoles, what will the future of gaming look like?

Today on the 5: One of the aspects of the pandemic in the United States is that it has revealed how broken our education system is. What this had led to is people who analyze nothing and therefore believe anything.