Today on the 5: I came across this Wired article about a DeepMind spinoff company preparing to enter human trials for drugs designed using AI. It reminded me once again that if this was the kind of story these large companies focused on marketing, the sentiment towards these tools would likely be a lot better.

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This week we're talking about April O'Neil, Dazzler, Saturnalia, Madness, Bugie Rosse, and The Phantom Of The Opera. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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Today on the 5: I saw that a fairly newer film from 2025 titled Saturnalia had hit VOD. The film was heavily marketed as an homage to the original Suspiria, even going as far as highligting that one of the members of Goblin had crafted the score. While I enjoyed the movie well enolugh, I wonder if inviting a comparison to a horror classic was the smartest move.

Today on the 5: For the third film in this week's selection of "April Sleaze" movies, we watched 1998's The Phantom Of The Opera. A truly unique take on a beloved classic, this one goes in some truly crazy directions. A passion project by horror legend Dario Argento, the movie is a flawed but highly entertaining version of the Phantom story.

Today on the 5: The second movie we watched this week for our "April Sleaze" commentary series was 1993's Bugie Rosse. This Italian slasher is a bit of a strange one as it unfolds far more conventionally than others we've seen lately. That's not a bad thing, though, as the movie manages to tell an interesting story that reflects the politics of the time it was made.

Today on the 5: As part of our "April Sleaze" slate of films this week, Lando and I watched 1994's Madness. For a movie directed by a notorious trash film director in a genre that was already well past its prime years, this one one is a really entertaining slasher!

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Today on the 5: You've likely seen or heard the news that Tim Cook will be stepping down as CEO at Apple. Much oif the discussion around this news is centering on what the new CEO will do going forward. I feel like most of these conversations leave out the true limits on what anyone can really do at Apple now.

Today on the 5: Recently a humanoid robot was among the competitors in a half-marathon race, and the winner finished ahead of any of the human runners by a significant margin, setting a new world record. I can absolutely see why the robotics advancements that led to this result are impressive, but the "world record" part not only makes no sense to me but is also completely meaningless.