Today on the 5: Elon Musk has recently declared that inactive Twitter accounts will soon begin to be purged, although typically the details on how this would work are missing. This announcement has generated a lot of upset among people, and in at least one way that surprised me.

Today on the 5: The second series of Star Wars Visions was released last week, and I've watched the entire run. It is an immensely wonderful series, and provides further evidence that allowing creators to move away from well trodden ground results in fantastic new material.

Today on the 5: Over the weekend I rented Renfield, the vampire horror comedy movie starring Nic Cage and Nicholas Hoult. I'd read a lot of mixed reviews of the film, so I wasn't sure what to expect. While the movie has a few uneven elements, overall I had a great time with it!

This week we're talking Krull, Cyborg 2, leather vests, and Frankenstein Unbound. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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Today on the 5: Wired posted an article with a headline that grabbed my attention regarding the future of Star Wars. After reading it, I think maybe there is some bit of hope for my interest in new material from this franchise.

Today on the 5: California lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require companies like Google and Meta to share some of the profits they make from news based advertising with local news outlets. The bill aims to salvage local news businesses, but even in a best case scenario I'm not sure it will do all that much good.

Today on the 5: For an upcoming episode of Len Kabasinski's movie podcast, I watched a 2001 action film called US Seals 2. I had never heard of this movie before, and based on the cover art would likely never have watched it. That mistake has since been rectified!

Today on the 5: Over the weekend I finished Frankenstein Unbound, the book that was adapted into the 1990 film I reviewed recently. For a long while reading the book, I thought it was going to be a solid but unremarkable experience. Then the last 25% of the book slammed into me like a freight train and made me change my estimation of it.

This week we're talking Judge Dredd, The Mandolarian, Picard, and The Shooting. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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Today on the 5: News in the health wearables market got me thinking about some of the promises these devices aim to deliver on. By the time we get to the future where health is maximally analysed and predictable, will we be beyond caring?