Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. No audio description exists for this film. it has been a minute. This title came my way during the FYC season, and at the time, it was an effective drop. Tricia Helfer joined my shortlist for Best Actress, but ultimately ended up getting worked off as more titles came my way in November and December. I’m very much a person who wants to reward someone at the top of their game, and not the same few people over and over. there’s no question this is Helfer’s bes performance. Helfer has been a staple in … Continue reading Going in Blind: hello Beautiful

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic, and I watch films with audio description. This film has audio description from Deluxe, narrated by Jedidiah Barton, featuring William Michael Redman. Prey was excellent. It took a franchise that hadn’t been working, and reinvented it by not being afraid to go into the past. Not only did the Yahweh end up with older technology, but they were up against fighters who had less to work with as well. It meant that skill, cunning, and determination were assets. No choppers to get to, no things to use to blow up the aliens. It was … Continue reading Predator: Badlands

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic, and I usually watch films with audio description. This has audio description in existence. Mary Brownstein’s directorial debut is nothing short of arresting, demanding, and relentless. It can feel exhaustive at times, as the anxiety builds, but in a very intentional way. Rose Byrne’s performance as a mother on the verge of a nervous breakdown is the performance of her career, and one of the best of 2025. Thank the A24 gods for getting this out there. This became one of my favorite films of 2025, not just through Byrne’s performance, but the unique … Continue reading If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

TV Shows Watched: The Last Frontier: S1E10 (Apple) with audio description, Ponies: S1E3 (Peacock) with audio description, Sheriff Country: S1E7? (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Simon Cowell’s Next Act: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, and Name That Tune: Season Finale (Disney Plus) no audio description The Last Frontier- Fully intend to review at a greater length, but a fine example of how one person who only watched the first episode would have a very different experience than those who stayed. The payoff was well worth it. They did leave the door open a little for a Season 2, but the … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 02/14/26

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic and this film is available with audio description. Nayadse Renee-Johnson stars. I know, this is hard for people to hear, but believe it or not, the young actress who plays Sara rector in the biopic about her life as a youth is actually, I’m not kidding, starring the little girl that plays Sara. Mind blown. At least three people at Kingdom and Amazon/MGM just had their heads explode. I know this, because despite being an inspirational true story of an 11-year old black girl in Oklahoma fighting racism to become a millionaire supposedly stars … Continue reading Sara’s Oil

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic, and i typically watch films with audio description. This film has audio description, produced by International Digital Center, narrated by Sri Gordon, available on Netflix. Trapped. Hopeless. I accept my fate each time. I reminisce of Shellly Duvall in The Shining, as she can hear the thwack against the door. only my hell is different, it is the repetitive knock until finally the door shatters, and i hear “Here’s Tyler!” As Tyler Perry never relents it is impossible to miss him. He’s like the equivalent of the needy boyfriend who comes to you asking … Continue reading Joe’s College Road Trip

Happy Valentine’s Day to those of you who are all about love. For the rest of us, welcome to hell. TV Shows Watched: The Traitors: S4E9 (Peacock) with audio description, Man Vs Baby: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Ghosts: S5E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description, The Masked Singer: S14E6 (Disney Plus) no audio description, and A Man On The Inside: S2E9? (Netflix) with audio description The Traitors: I guess making any predictions would inherently be a spoiler with this few contestants remaining. But, the episode has Eric make a choice, a challenge where the Traitors get to test the Faithful, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 02/13/26

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic, and Ella McCay is available everywhere with audio description, except Disney plus, the most logical place. I watched when it first released on the platform, and Disney did not provide audio description. Normally, I prefer to watch films with audio description, but since Disney has been taking a very nonchalant approach to accessibility as of late, I figured what better way to point out the gap than with Ella McCay, a film so convoluted it doesn’t just need an audio description narrator, it needs in-film commentary to explain the baffling set of choices made … Continue reading Ella McCay

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic, and this is available on Amazon with audio description. Relationship Goals are good to have, but sometimes it can be rewarding to simply structure a film in such a way that it supports all the narratives in a perfectly tiered formula.For example, you have the ensemble films, like Love Actually, The Best Man, and Valentine’s Day. Each one puts together a hodgepodge of characters with different backgrounds and stories. The Best Man separates itself by being a romcom where the ensemble, while balanced, are all in the same narrative. We’ve seen this before, from … Continue reading relationship Goals

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic and I typically review films with audio description. By design, this film doesn’t have one. I’d argue that By Design is a movie for no one. It unabashedly discards convention in favor of driving a high concept narrative that is destined to just outright turn people off. The elevator pitch here is essentially that Juliette Lewis is a chair. And Yes, that premise got me to watch this film. I don’t regret it. it has no audio description, it is one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen, and is borderline incomprehensible from a … Continue reading Going In Blind: By Design

TV Shows Watched: Starfleet Academy: S1E5 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Dawson’s Creek: S1E1 (Netflix) no audio description, Will Trent: S4E4 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Tomb Raider: S2E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Has Been Hotel: S2E4 (Amazon) with audio description Starfleet Academy- Still an awful show, which seems to be a misguided attempt to bring in young audiences, though I’m pretty sure it isn’t working. While the show landed 2.1 million viewers in its first eight days. By comparison, Landman’s Season 2 premiere pulled in 9.2 million in its first 48 hours. Tulsa King supposedly drew 21.1 million for … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 02/12/26

RIP James Van Der Beek. I most certainly will have Dawson’s Creek on my diary tomorrow. TV Shows Watched: What I Like About You: S1E1 (Netflix) no audio description, The Pitt: S2E4 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Steal: S1E3 (Amazon) with audio description, Runaway: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, The Beauty: S1E2 (Disney Plus) with audio description What I Like About You- Before I knew I’d be jumping back in on Dawson’s Creek, the Amanda Bynes show was front and center Wednesday morning. the pilot episode has one of the guys talking at length about how he can swallow anything, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 02/11/26

TV Shows Watched: American Idol: S24E3 (Disney Plus) Aggressively Without Audio Description, The Mighty Nine: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, High Potential: S2E9 (Disney Plus) with audio description, St Dennis Medical: S2E4 (Peacock) with audio description, His And Hers: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, and The Daily Show: Monday (Paramount Plus) no audio description American Idol- Some good voices. A couple of really terrific singers. I really liked the guy who sang When A Man Loves A Woman.The rockers were an interesting addition, like they are trying to make rock happen again. Are they trying to reinvent the WGWG phase? … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 02/10/26

TV Shows Watched: A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms: S1E4 (HBO MAX) with audio description,All’s Fair: S1E5 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Finding Her Edge: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description,Nobody Wants This: S2E8? (Netflix) with audio description A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms- Best episode so far. Duncan’s desire to do the right thing fuels a tonally inconsistent series. You want to root for him as he needs to find six Knights to stand with him in his super sized trial by combat. Dakota did a nice job on the burly man who stands, describing him initially with enough earnestness … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 02/09/26

Kid Rock pulled in 5.7 million last night from early estimates. That’s 5.7 million people I likely never need to meet or know. On the other hand, Bad Bunny’s halftime show reportedly broke the record, with over 135 million watching. Who’s the Real McCoy now Kid? More people watched the Puppy Bowl (13.2 million) than Kid Rock. Why did Kid Rock even headline? You might say, only God knows why. Turning Point According to a brief search, the most watched livestream on YouTube was some gamer hitting 8 million. So, we’re not setting the world on fire here guys. Read … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 02/08/26