Today on the 5: I've been looking forward to seeing Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein so much I decided to renew Netflix for a month just to watch it. Between the great reviews and Del Toro consistently delivering visually stellar films I knew I wouldn't be let down. Having seen it, I'm happy to report that not only is this a great Frankenstein movie, it just might be del Toro's masterpiece.

This week we're talking about Adobe MAX, Tech News Weekly, The Long Walk, and Beyond The Black Rainbow. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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The Daily 5: Adobe MAX wrapped up exactly one week ago, and in between then and now a LOT of creators have unleashed their opinions about the company and their announcements. I'm generally pretty amused by the metric ton of bile some of these folks are firing at Adobe, but I'm also pretty clear on what Adobe would have to do to upset me enough to bail out on the company.

Today on the 5: I was lucky enough to be able to attend Adobe MAX this year. As in the past, it provided a unique and powerful platform for creators to assemble and be celebrated for their work. I really wish Adobe would create smaller versions of MAX that were more accessible and affordable for more creators to experience.

Today on the 5: In the middle of a wonderful conference full of talented creators that I have always found a joyfully energeizing experience, I decided to watch 2025's The Long Walk. It's a very well made adaptation of one of Stephen King's bleaker stories, which resulted in an excellent movie I paradoxically wouldn't recommend to most people.

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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.