Roast of the Day
The roasts take a current claim, film, product, institution or public performance and ask the impolite but useful question: does any of this make sense? Each article separates the judgement from the evidence, checks the important factual claims and leaves the sources in view. Expect dry British satire, modern incentives and the occasional three-panel sketch. Start with the newest receipt or use the topic links to narrow the archive.
One Prompt, Ten Repairs: Who Pays for AI Getting It Wrong?
AI promises cheap answers, but every failed image, invented fact and repeated prompt adds cost. The real market winner will deliver useful work first…
AI Writes the Code, Doom Becomes an Engineering Side Hustle
AI is changing software work fast, but the louder question may be what happens when intelligence gets a body, a factory job and eventually…
Verity (2026): Writing, Desire and Familiar Screen Baggage
Verity is more fun than Digger, oddly personal for a writer, and impossible to watch without Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway carrying old screen…
Digger: Big Stars, Fossil Fools and the Wrong IMAX Screen
Digger brings Tom Cruise, climate satire and Fossil Fools to IMAX, then spends much of its runtime making the giant screen feel like expensive…
AI Bought Us Time. The Invoice Still Thinks It’s a Genius
AI makes ideas cheaper and faster to build. The real prize is time saved, while originality matters more and the subscription industry keeps charging…
Let Me Finish, Please: Humanity Wants a Smarter AI Slave
A roast of AI extinction debates, human arrogance and the demand for a superintelligent servant. Keep the safety questions. Question who holds the leash.
Smarter AI, Same Repairs: Welcome to Another Model Upgrade
AI models keep getting smarter, faster and more agentic, yet real projects still end with human checking, repairs, limits and another bill for the…
Heart of the Beast: Big Scenery, Good Dog, Small Surprise
Heart of the Beast gives Brad Pitt and a combat dog 101 minutes in the wilderness, but the dog supplies more heart than the…
Hope (2026): Korean Cinema Melts the Brain, Then the Heart
Hope starts slow, hides its monster, then erupts into 160 minutes of genre chaos, visual craft and Korean cinema reminding Hollywood how alive movies…
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