Tag: Technology

In Toy Story 5, How Many Friends Are Needed?

Pixar shifts the spotlight to Jessie in Toy Story 5, delivering a heartfelt story about growing up, moving on, and finding human connection in an increasingly digital world.

Toy Story 5 Soundtrack CoverAnyone who grew up watching Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) won’t find them at the centre of the action. In Toy Story 5, the focus shifts to Jessie (Joan Cusack) as the new “Justice of the Peace,” and as for the others, they’ve been busy. While the cowboy is spending his best days with Little Bo-Peep (Annie Potts) to rescue abandoned toys, Buzz has an eye on the cowgirl, an idea first introduced in the second film. The allusions are there, and choosing not to rush that relationship is a smart move.

But do we really need more tales? I’d say yes. After 31 long years, most fans have either moved on or are waiting to see what PIXAR does next.

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Dungeons and Television’s Hilarious Debut At Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Will Want You Posing Too!

Set to release on YouTube next month, Dungeons and Television is fast-paced, charming series about dungeon livestreaming in a way where why isn’t that reporter running away from that dragon!?!?

Dungeons and Television PosterDungeons and Television is one of the standout new series introduced at Fantasia Film Festival, and what’s presented is merely a teaser. When the festival also becomes a launchpad for fresh shows, there’s more than one title I’m already tuning in to. Another is Night of the Living Cat, which is currently streaming on Crunchyroll and you can catch my review of the first two episodes here; Fantasia hosted a theatrical screening of episodes three and four (highly recommended—the plot finally thickens).

As for this fantasy series, this made-for-the-web anime will arrive next month on YouTube. Although I can’t find an official channel, I’m sure that’ll quickly be live very soon, and as soon as I know, I’ll posted updates! In this world, the discovery of the vacuum tube has reshaped life in the kingdom of The Grand Half-Moon Cauldron, turning once-mythic dungeons into hotspots for exploration and opportunity. The setup feels very Dungeons & Dragons-inspired, and that’s definitely a plus.

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Following TheNFB Posthumans Shows Where Reality Comes Close to Fiction

To call individuals with tech implants Posthumans may well be an alternate gender norm when the desire to have machine implants become more commonplace as I continue to look at the transhumanism movement.

Posthumans Keyart Main Poster Dominqieu LeclercAvailable to view on TheNFB’s website

When Dominique Leclerc wants an alternative method to receive her insulin shots, the options are limited. Currently, there’s no way to automate the process and what she’s searching for may not exist at all. And what she uncovers raises other concerns. In her gripping documentary, simply titled Posthumans, some folks may well have to give up their humanity just to get treatment.

When Marc Roux says many options exist, not all of them are available for every man. Some technologies are not affordable. As the president of the French Transhumanist Association, just what he suggests is not all that scary. But as for who has access to them still requires various communities to accept what’s coming.

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My Husband The Cyborg. What Can Go Wrong?

There’s more of a love story than discussion in what it means to be My Husband the Cyborg.

My Husband the Cyborg Promo PosterNow available on Digital

Unlike other documentaries which explore the trans-humanism experiment, My Husband the Cyborg is light on the reasons behind why anyone wants to get electronic implants. The changes it can cause to the psyche can not be reversed. Ultimately, this work is more about the love Susanna Cappellaro (who directed and produced) has for Scott Cohen. This filmmaker’s vow of devotion, to be true in good times and bad, in sickness and in health, is heartwarming.

In this film, few medical professionals will put machine parts inside a human body. The only exception is to replace worn out bones. Just because a person wants to be more machine than man, they’ll have to reach out to the shadier sides of the profession. And although the people there seem nice, I would not trust any place that isn’t certified!

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How The Wild Mech West Was Won

Technically, money helps because this series needs the support of fans backing this ongoing crowdfunded project. However, Mech West deserves to get a Hollywood producer behind it as well!

Mech West PosterAnimSchool Studios

Who needs the Wild Wild West when David Gallagherr’s Mech West can reimagine steam-powered machines properly? I’m not talking about the celebrated television show which delivered cowboy diplomacy in the best way possible. Instead, the film, despite its flaws, had a cool moment with that huge mecha spider as the ultimate threat which had to be brought down. Although the series rarely featured steampunk at that extreme level, I don’t think many other takes featured robots powered by coal.

In this YouTube animated series, smaller sized machines need to be fed to keep on going. They’re like little bitumen powered bunnies, and I suspect most of these machines are pack mules or utilitarian for a lot of settlers. When they can’t provide milk, some bots have autonomy and others not. Some are mules and others replace the pony express. It’s a different world other weird west tales have not always explored.

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Is Neil a Man or Cyborg? A Documentary That Questions Humanity’s Relationship With Tech

The question posed in Cyborg: A Documentary concerns how far people are willing to alter their five senses for the sake of improving their condition.

Cyborg A Documentary Movie Poster
Playing at select cinemas in the UK Beginning Sept 20.

The augmentation of the human body is controversial. And the question whether one will lose their humanity is in question. In R. Talsorians’s Cyberpunk, the role playing game, this idea is perfectly translated into a statistic. The score tracks when a player character becomes more machine than man. However, there are also valid reasons to allow for some people to become enhanced to improve their quality of life. In Cyborg: A Documentary, first-time director Carey Born dives into the possibilities. Thankfully, there’s people who know when to stop rather than to keep on augmenting.

Although this filmmaker is quite focused on this individual, the discourse concerning who else can benefit really depends. For the most part, Neil Harbisson‘s life is front and centre. Although born without the ability to perceive colour, he’s become an artist who uses sound to help him paint. That’s because of the computer software he helped develop to let him hear how paint works. Although he’s not the world’s first person to receive an implant, to show how he functions as a spokesperson for this movement is rather fascinating. While the idea of inserting a chip into an organic body is nothing new because pets often get an RFID chip, to put that in a human is troublesome.

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