The Small Screen Diaries: 05/10/26
Some news came down the pike yesterday that Marvel confirmed that Season 3 of Daredevil: Born Again will have a time jump. How big? One year. You know, how long it is naturally between seasons. They are oddly adapting a Daredevil comic titled The Devil In Cell Block D, where Matt has to deal with being in prison at Rikers, and also having everyone know he’s Daredevil. The problem is, in the comic book, he’s in there with Kingpin, and the show decidedly went in a different direction. So who is coming back? The Defenders. Someone has to fight crime … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/10/26
Going In Blind: The Autumn Summer
I certainly admire how Jared Isaac approached directing The Autumn Summer, asking his cast to live in the same house while filming went on, so they could develop a deeper connection that feels like more than actors acting, but a lived in familial experience. If it weren’t for Isaac also getting such length out of the production value of his indie film, I’d be convinced many scenes in this were family and friends just existing in the same space and enjoying the tail end of summer together. He reportedly also encouraged improvisation, or at least actors to respond to each … Continue reading Going In Blind: The Autumn Summer
The Small Screen Diaries: 05/09/26
Happy Mother’s Day! There are a lot of great films with mothers in them, depending on your mood, and where you’re coming from. I’ve been thinking a lot this year about Catherine O’Hara’s performance in Home Alone, following her passing, and her against all odds determination to make sure she’s home in time for Christmas with Kevin. Even though what Kevin is doing is inherently why anyone watches the movie, there’s something so special about her journey, and the urgency O’Hara put into the role. Whether she’s riding with a polka band, or trying to pawn jewelry for a plane … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/09/26
The Small Screen Diaries: 05/08/26
ABC goes for a clean sweep, renewing every scripted series they aired in the 2026-2027 season. RJ Decker officially got picked up. This has never happened before. Are you excited for more RJ Decker? TV Shows Watched: Star Wars: Maul: Shadow Lord- S1E10 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Lord Of The Flies: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, The Audacity: S1E2 (AMC Plus) no audio description, Bel Air: S4E5 (Peacock) with audio description, American Gladiators: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, and The Lincoln Lawyer: S4E5 (Netflix) with audio description Maul: Shadow Lord- I already did a full review. Again, I’m sad … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/08/26
Star Wars: Maul: Shadow Lord: Season 1
I actually was asked about this audio description being AI. I was agog. The fact that I needed to fact check Dave Wallace’s performative wonder was less of a question as to whether I was right, and more of a concern that his voice had been cloned and someone knew something I didn’t. That would be appropriate for a Star Wars film that follows the Clone Wars, wouldn’t it? The clones won. Yet, that was a real life human doing the narrating. And we are better for it. Wallace brings to the table the indistinguishable quality of “still human” in … Continue reading Star Wars: Maul: Shadow Lord: Season 1
Remarkably Bright Creatures
You made it this far, so you are already a remarkably bright creature. Congratulations on that achievement. And kudos to the casting director, producer, director, Netflix,and anyone who allowed one of the greatest living actresses to have a film even half with her time. I’m exhausted by the geriatric specials we keep getting where someone picks a bunch of actors past their prime and tosses them into a film. I thought Kathy Bates might never have another decent role again after watching Summer Camp, but she landed Matlock. Sally Field had to endure 80 For Brady, which our Norma Rae, … Continue reading Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Small Screen Diaries: 05/07/26
TV Shows Watched: The Boys: S5E6 (Amazon) with audio description, Criminal Record: S2E1 (Apple) with audio description, Has Been Hotel: S2E8 (Amazon) with audio description, Dynasty: The Murdocks: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, and Margo’s Got Money Troubles: S1E1 (Apple) with audio description The Boys: Another major character bites the dust, the finale is a big cliffhanger, but I think the most important clue to the future of the series and the finale is in what Soldier Boy is asked to do this episode. In an exchange with Bombsite, he reveals he has a very specific power that will come … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/07/26
Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen: Season 1
Now I have to review something that hinges on spoilers without spoiling it. Something very bad is going to happen, as I sidestep and talk around certain elements, or possibly reveal more than you might want. This horror leaning series is largely about a couple, Rachel (Camilla Marone) and Nicky (Adam DiMarco) seem like a typical young couple, headed out to get married. It feels like a strong interpretation of cold feet, with the dread being ever present in the first two episodes. I did start impressed, as I thought the creators were building lore that would pan out to … Continue reading Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen: Season 1
Going In Blind: Labyrinth (2026)
Anime is kind of having a moment right now, with titles like Crunchyroll’s Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle making an insane amount of money at the box office. These used to be very niche titles, sometimes only getting a theatrical release through Fathom Events, save for the lucky Studio Ghibli title, but now after over a decade of anime centric streaming services, making more and more titles widely and easily available, it is the moment. And, when you bask in the glory of popularity, the reaction the public has to your format, it seems that causes a level of introspection on … Continue reading Going In Blind: Labyrinth (2026)
The Small Screen Diaries: 05/06/26
In case you missed it, The Bear dropped a surprise stand alone episode, which is a flashback episode featuring Jon Bernthal, more than a month before the final season of The Bear (June 25th). Now I gotta carve out time for that. Also, NBC did pick up The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins for a second season. I believe this leaves The Hunting PArty as its lone bubble show. ABC still needs to decide on RJ Decker as well. TV Shows Watched: Daredevil: Born Again: S2E8 (Disney Plus) with audio description, The Testaments: S1E7 (Disney Plus) with audio description, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/06/26
Daredevil: Born Again: Season 2
I am not here to dispute that the original Netflix series Daredevil is the best version. It is clear that Daredevil: Born Again is Marvel’s way of keeping what worked, and bringing back the Netflix characters we loved. Season 1 was rough. We lost Foggy right up front, and watched the plot meander, before they brought back Karen, and platformed The Punisher. Right at the end, the show also got more violent, with Wilson Fisk crushing a man’s head with his bare hands. Season 2 builds on that, taking what started to work at the end, and continuing to balance … Continue reading Daredevil: Born Again: Season 2
The Small Screen Diaries: 05/05/26
TV Shows Watched: American Idol: S24E14 (Disney Plus) no audio description, Witch Hat Atelier: S1E2 (CrunchyRoll) with audio description, Beef: S2E7 (Netflix) with audio description, Rooster: S1E3 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Last Week Tonight: Current (HBO MAX) no audio description yet, The Madison: S1E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description American Idol- They couldn’t get KatPee back or Daughtry, and I was surprised PAris made it back since her career stalled. Kellie Pickler, Bucky Covington, and Elliot Yamin rounded out the non winner returnees, as Ryan Seacrest used the Taylor Hicks appearance to get him a spot on Dancing With … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/05/26
Reel Abilities Film Festival 2026: Espina
Already my favorite International title of the year, considering the bar is impossibly low. Since very few International titles wind up with audio description to begin with, finding one with some artistic merit is a pleasant surprise. Often, Netflix and Amazon just toss audio description on titles they determine to have broad reach, which is always a random interpretation.Espina is also disability centric, having played the Reel Abilities Film Festival in 2026. And if that isn’t enough, it is a film from Panama, about a Venezuelan ex-pat living in Mexico, who needs to go on a road trip. Director Daniel … Continue reading Reel Abilities Film Festival 2026: Espina
Going In Blind: The Python Hunt
I saw someone say that this film will do for pythons what Jaws did for sharks.That is what we call chasing a pull quote. I could do the same thing. The Python Hunt hits its target! A bullseye! The Python Hunt makes Anaconda don’t want none. In every generation, there is a slayer… of pythons. I know. I should be running around preaching the good word of The Python Hunt, since it happens in my neck of the woods. For the uneducated, many moons ago we let snake breeding get out of hand, and people were releasing their snakes into … Continue reading Going In Blind: The Python Hunt
Reel Abilities Film Festival 2026: Disposable Humanity
Disposable Humanity lingers, insisting on remembrance, standing out as a deeply human work of historical recovery, and a quietly urgent, powerful act of morality. Director Cameron Mitchell’s documentary recently played the 2026 Reel Abilities Film Festival, and instantly justified its presence, illuminating and often undercut aspect of the holocaust. Eugenics. Hitler and the Nazi Party worked to cleanse their bloodline of impurities by executing their disabled population. Not just the disabled Jewish population, but any disabled population as part of a specialized program designed to exterminate those in their society they felt were undesirable. Of course, this is just the … Continue reading Reel Abilities Film Festival 2026: Disposable Humanity
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