TV Shows Watched: The Count Of Monte Cristo: S1E1 (PBS) with audio description, The Night Agent: S3E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Hijack: S2E6 (Apple) with audio description,Love Story: S1E1 (Disney Plus) with audio description, and BatFam: S1E5 (Amazon) with audio description The Count Of Monte Cristo- Obviously, this has been adapted to death, but this newest Masterpiece adaptation starring Sam Claflin seems to be getting off to an interesting start. The pacing in the pilot was interesting, giving us a glimpse into the future of Edmund through a confessional, but then showing us basically everything that leads up to him … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 03/23/26

I’m begging you for Mercy, why won’t you release me? Amazon, who seems to have an increasing trend of isolationist films on their slate, with War Of The Worlds, Mercy, and Project Hail Mary all three requiring n actor to spend the overwhelming majority of the film by himself, or in the case of Project Hail Mary, at least as the only man with a face. Mercy is another dystopian thriller about a future not so far from ours, where our privacy has been given up to a world full of cameras and screens, and algorithms and artificial intelligence now … Continue reading Mercy (2026)

TV Shows Watched: Dynasty: The Murdocks: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, The Comeback: S1E1 (HBO MAX) with audio description, America’s Culinary Cup: S1E1 (Paramount) with audio description, Have I Got News For You: S4E9 (HBO MAX) no audio description, Celebrity Jeopardy: S4E2 (Disney Plus) with audio description Dynasty: the Murdocks- Succession was basically this in dramatized form, and this confirms it. Turns out the Murdoch kids were big fans of the series, three of the four of them, and this is the story of four siblings fighting for Daddy’s love, but in real life. Documentary style. VSI did the audio … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 03/22/26

This may surprise you, but they already filmed One Mile: Chapter 2. Despite no box office, this Ryan Phillippe franchise secured enough funding to film two films back to back from September 2024 to November 2024. After post-production, and what I can only assume was a desperate attempt to obtain some kind of domestic theatrical release, One Mile landed on PVOD platforms in February 2026. As of this, I’ve only seen the first chapter. I’m holding with bated breath waiting for the right moment to jump into the thrilling second chapter.So, what is this? A prequel to 8 Mile? Directed … Continue reading One Mile: Chapter 1

the audio description properly disturbed me. There was a use of the word “concave” that has stuck with me. The Beast In Me is a fun, dark game of cat and mouse, where the question is whether or not the cat is a cat, or if the cat can even be trusted. When a grieving author (Claire Danes) finds herself with a new neighbor (Matthew Rhys), who is someone with a missing wife that he may or may not have killed, she finds herself unwittingly pulled into his world. he is clearly a narcissist, someone who values power and money, … Continue reading The Beast In Me: Season 1

Coming up this week are a ton of film premieres including Mercy (Amazon) on Sunday, Anaconda (Netflix) and Primate (Paramount) on Wednesday, and Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice (Hulu) on Friday. The jury is still out as to whether or not Bambi: The Reckoning (Peacock) will have audio description on Friday, but unless a miracle happened, Sentimental Value (Hulu) on Monday will not. In terms of series, Sunday brings the long awaited return of The Comeback (HBO) while PBS takes a swing at The Count Of MOnte Cristo. Tuesday evening willl bring us the first new episode of … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 03/21/26

I suppose it isn’t a good thing when the films I feel have the closest connection to Do Not Enter are Truth Or Dare and Tarot, two of the worst horror films of the last ten years.Considering the film takes place inside a haunted hotel,The Shining would have been a better comparison, but it has the sensibilities of a skin deep teen horror. The really scary thing is, I kinda liked it. I wasn’t just miserable like I was with Five Nights At Freddy’s 2, or bored like This Is Not A Test. I was engaged by what is ultimately … Continue reading Do Not Enter

We lost two actors in the same day. Chuck Norris, legendary action film star and famous Texas Ranger, died at 86, and Nicholas Brendan, Xander from Buffy The Vampire Slayer, died at 54. What a sad day. TV Shows Watched: The Hunt: S1E2 (Apple) with audio description,The Dinosaurs: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, School Spirits: S3E5 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Top Chef: S23E2 (Peacock) with audio description, The Beauty: S1E4 (Disney Plus) with audio description, The Greatest Average American: S1E4 (Disney Plus) with audio description, and Abbott Elementary: S5E11 (Disney Plus) with audio description The Hunt- A decent international … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 03/20/26

angel Studios is working their magic, trying to loop in a solid audio description team, and bringing butts to the seats for Truth and Treason, a 2025 war drama that didn’t make a sound like freedom, but it did eek out about 6.4 million domestically, and its score was on the shortlist at the Oscars, though ultimately not nominated. Still, to be in the Top 15 scores, that’s a surprise for Angel Studios I’m sure they were pleased about since their content isn’t typically awards friendly. When I finally got around to this, I was struck. I see the faith … Continue reading Truth And Treason

A BAFTA nominee for Best British Film, Mr Burton seemed to matter a heck of a lot more to the Brits than here to us in America, despite who it is about. The film did get a UK audio description track, which I’ve heard. The domestic distributor is Samuel Goldwyn, who rarely if ever uses audio description, and I guess didn’t bother to even acquire the UK track. This is technically a 2026 title for us, as is I Swear, neither of which Oscar qualified last year. This is probably my favorite film of the year thus far. Mr Burton … Continue reading Mr Burton

If you were looking forward to the upcoming season of The Bachelorette, the one ABC proudly positioned with a post-Oscars special,and had their new Bachelorette walking the red carpet, you might be surprised to find out… it just got axed. Days before the premiere of the new season, which ABC has already poured money into, and is said to have completed filming, the series was yanked after video surfaced that supports an allegation against The Bachelorette herself of a domestic violence charge. Yup. That happened. The Bachelorette has higher standards. Now, about those files… TV Shows Watched: Starfleet Academy: S1E10 … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 03/19/26

Based on a book by Courtney Summers, IFC has released upon the world a YA zombie apocalypse film that is sure to… evoke very little from you. The concept seems promising, in this Breakfast Club meets Dawn Of The Dead format, but the film just doesn’t do anything with it. We do get to see that there is a zombie horde, and the zombies do viciously get to attack from time to time, creating gory moments, but most of this film is five teens locked in their school, as the lone survivors of their community. To be fair, we just … Continue reading This Is Not A Test

This was certainly the most Star Trek I’ve watched since Picard. While I’ve dabbled in all the Paramount Plus offerings, every show ends up losing my interest along the way. At least that wasn’t tru of Starfleet Academy, a show that lost me at the beginning. Critics have praised the show for being radically different, and I’m often on that train as well, because I’d rather watch something take a risk, and fail, than watch something so derivative and yet somehow so awful.So, a film like Joker Folie Aux Deux might not be good, but it certainly was a big … Continue reading Star Trek: Starfleet Academy: Season 1

Mercy is coming to Prime on March 22nd. So, get ready to have some. Mercy. TV Shows Watched: Vladimir: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Shrinking: S3E5 (Apple) with audio description, All’s Fair: S1E7 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Stumble: S1E8 (Peacock) with audio description, Has Been Hotel: S2E? (Amazon) with audio description, How To Get To Heaven From Belfast: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, and The Daily Show: Monday (Paramount) no audio description Vladimir- Rachel Weisz stars in this, and it is a fun little entry. It starts off a bit directionless, so I’m not sure if this is a … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 03/18/26

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic and I watch things with audio description. This has audio description on Netflix produced by Post house. I love Jon Bernthal. I’m almost always on board with any walking Dead alum. Tessa Thompson is one of the brightest talents of her generation, and I’d say in line to get an Oscar nomination in the next five years. the two of them together should be magic, and it kind of is, but not because of them. This review will mention at least one big spoiler. My goal here is to briefly give you a dab … Continue reading His And Hers: Season 1