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.
By Any Means: Racism, Revenge and the Law’s Dirty Hands
A roast of By Any Means, where 1966 Mississippi racism, a Black FBI agent and Mark Wahlberg’s mafia informant collide with revenge dressed as…
Harari, Musk and the Human Test for Artificial Intelligence
Yuval Noah Harari and Elon Musk offer starkly different AI futures. One centres human risk and responsibility; the other leans on abundance and scale.
Resident Evil (2026): A Nervous Courier Carries the Horror
Resident Evil (2026) works because its nervous courier is funnier than the monsters, proving a franchise can entertain without a megastar or endless spectacle.
To Be or Not to Be AGI: Astra, Fable and Obedient Genius
Astra and Fable show real progress, but do better agents prove AGI? A roast of lab hype, doomer certainty and the dream of superintelligence…
AGI Is General, Until the Real World Opens the Wrong File
Frontier AI keeps smashing benchmarks while still stumbling over ordinary real-world work. Maybe AGI needs reality, not another scorecard, before the parade.
Practical Magic 2: Old Magic, New Curse, Same Old Cinema
Practical Magic 2 revives the Owens witches, Lee Pace and a 28-year-old spell, while ordinary cinema still struggles to feel much more magical than…
Trump Blames Ukraine Again While Putin Keeps the Receipt
Trump tells Ukraine to spare Russian diesel while Russia keeps attacking Ukraine and the wider fuel crisis exposes a very selective idea of responsibility.
Runner (2026): Enjoyable, Familiar and Built for Streaming
Runner is enjoyable action with solid performances, but its familiar chase mechanics and soft opening make the sofa feel like its natural finish line.
Fall 2: Deadpoint – Heights Were Already Enough Trouble
Fall 2: Deadpoint makes a 4,000-foot plank walk terrifying enough, then adds drugs and extra plot tension as if gravity had somehow stopped doing…
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