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Today on the 5: For one of our films this week, Lando and I watched The House With Laughing Windows. A movie that is far more of a murder mystery than the traditional giallo it is often advertised as, it is a stunningly atmospheric slice of filmmaking.

This week we're talking about monovision, jury duty, What If, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Molecule Man, Mortal Kombat II, and Deathstalker II. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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Today on the 5: Amidst the wreckage of bad news for gamers between Sony's announcements and XBOX layoffs, some people are seeing a ray of light in the news that Obsidian is once again attached to the Fallout franchise. I certainly hope that's true, but nothing in the news we have right now indicates they'll be conroitubting anyting besides techincal support.

Today on the 5: For the second sequel film this week, we watched 1987's Deathstalker II. One of many movies that attempted to cash in on the success of the Conan films, this one is amazing mostly because of the two lead actors. One is clearly having a fun time making a B movie, and the other either can't act at all or took the comedic angles of of the flick in entirely the wrong direction.

Today on the 5: In what can only be seen as more evidence that companies are not trustworthy in terms of handling data properly, Discord improerly banned a large number of accounts due to failures in their AI moderation system. That in itself is bad enough, but the amount of time that passed before anyone seemed to notice is simply ridiculous.

Today on the 5: This week Lando and I are watching a pair of sequels, starting with Mortal Kombat II. If you're at familiar with the games and enjoy seeing live action battles between characters in those games, you'll likely have a fun time with this film!

This week we're talking about 3D printing, cyberpunk, baseball, physical media, Widow's Bay, B'omarr monks, Murder In Blue Light, and The Neon Demon. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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Today on the 5: My wife and I watched the first season of the AppleTV series Widow's Bay, which has been fairly well reviewed all over the place. While I don't agree with the frequent description of the show as a comedy, it's nontheless an excellent Stephen King style horror series.

Today on the 5: You've likely seen a fair bit of coverage on the news that Sony is planning to cease releasing physical versions of games starting in 2028. It's pretty clear that gamers and game preservationists care about it, but I'd argue everyone who values ownership should care too.

Today on the 5: For our first communal movie this week, we watched 1992's Murder In Blue Light. We meant to watch this a while ago, but because of a rip error on my fault we only just got around to it. It's a perfectly entertaining giallo entry, doing nothing groundbreaking while still providing eveeything a fan of this genre would want.