Author: John Stark

Blogger. EIC of macthemovieguy.com. Contributor to mjsbigblog.com and houseofgeekery.com. Previously featured on starpulse.com.
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The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/08/23

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Well, talk about yesterday being a slow news day. Like, nothing major or earth shattering happened. It was just a regular day. If I pulled some news out, just a sliver of news, I guess I could say that I realized the second season of Swagger drops at the end of the month. 10) Dave (FX/Hulu) English Audio Description?: Yes Honestly, i feel like after that music video episode, Dave hasn’t been able to quite hit that level of perfection in the subsequent two episodes. That episode was something else. Episode 4 was just boring. Episode Grade: C 9) Young … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/08/23

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40 For 40: Part 1

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I actually turn 40 years old at the end of the month. That time when you flip the first number seems far more likely to cause a rush of nostalgia, or some might call a mid-life crisis, so I’m living mine out by taking to my YouTube channel (YouTube.com/macthemovieguy) and reviewing some of my favorite films of all time. Comfort films. Films I find rewatchable over and over. I’m not saying these films needed Oscars, or that they are cinematic masterpieces, but to me… they kind of are. It’s possible that on my initial review of these films I might … Continue reading 40 For 40: Part 1

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Missing

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Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description?: Yes OK. So, first off, this is an awful title. I know it’s from the team that did Searching, but if you run a quick IMDB search, you can see instantly that this is destined to be forgotten and buried among the titles that are either exactly the same, or a slight variation, like The missing, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett. I enjoyed Searching for what it was. John Cho is an undervalued actor and it was nice to see him in a film that featured him for basically the … Continue reading Missing

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/07/23

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Well, Showtime just cancelled a show that premiered over a year ago. I think we all saw that coming. Generally, if you hit that year mark, and you haven’t heard anything… it’s not going to be good news. 11) Futurama (Hulu) English Audio Description?: No Status: Revived A weird day. I enjoyed pretty much everything I watched, but in the great struggle, the show without AD lost the war. Fry drinks an alien leader which is bad news for him. And he and Leela have a falling out. But, it all works out in the end for our Marty mcFly … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/07/23

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The Son

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Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Provided By: Media Access Group Narrated by: Zambie Page I think this will become one of those rare movies I use to judge other people by when they decide to share with me their thoughts on this abomination. Truly, i hope no one ever watches it again. I support removing this from all platforms, and it can just be one of those things that some people saw but as time passes, it becomes a little more like The Day The Clown Cried. Maybe we forget it exists altogether. Like, this was given … Continue reading The Son

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/06/23

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Well, HBo cancelled Perry Mason after two seasons.What a shame. Honestly, they were trying to elevate it, but Perry Mason would be a lot better off as just a regular procedural on CBS. 12) Family Matters (MAX) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Ended That opening urkel joke was a groaner. Then, walking outside to tell your whole family not to drive this car, was like begging them to do so. Obviously, shenanigans were bound to happen. Episode Grade: C+ 11) Dinosaurs (Disney plus) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended Robbie doesn’t know if he wants to be a carnivore or … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/06/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/05/23

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I did not manage nearly as many shows as I have been, but nine isn’t bad either. 9) The Adventures of The Gummi Bears (Disney Plus) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended Five episodes in, and while it’s not blowing my mind like it used to, I did like the reminder from the bears that i need to go on a diet. Episode Grade: B- 8) Designing Women (hulu) English Audio Description?: no Status: Ended Someone is murdered, so it must have been the guy they just hired who is black and a former felon who did it, right? Not … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/05/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/04/23

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I’m not sure there’s a ton of TV news, aside from the fact that the DGA signed a new contract, leaving the WGA and SAG as being the two still left. But, I did watch a ton of pilot episodes yesterday. 16) Clone high (MAX) English Audio Description?: No Status: Revived Still trying to get through the original Clone High. I think I finally am hearing Will forte’s voice. This episode dealt with getting a diagnoses of ADD. Maybe this would be funnier with audio description. Episode Grade: B- 15) 8 Simple Rules (Disney Plus) English Audio Description?: No Status: … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/04/23

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A Thousand And One

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Where I Watched it: Peaecock English Audio Description?: Yes I knew nothing going in. I know that sounds like a rarity, but frequently I have very little information, as I don’t watch that many previews (since most don’t have audio description). With this title, I had a friend see it in theatres and recommend it to me, but I wasn’t engaged enough to track it down theatrically. A few weeks later, it’s on Peacock. This film is best served cold. I say that knowing that it was slow starting, and I wasn’t fully invested in the film for a while. … Continue reading A Thousand And One

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/03/23

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Sometimes I wonder… will we ever get to see the second season of Chad? I know it was cancelled by TBS, but it completed shooting. It was actually cancelled the day it was supposed to have its second season premiere. Did anyone buy the completed second season? Tubi? Roku? Anyone? 14) Clarissa Explains it All (Paramount Plus) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended Fergus breaks something in the house, and blames it on ghosts, which leads them to doing a seance for some character we’ve never met before with a ridiculous name. It swings for the fences, but strikes out. … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/03/23

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White Men Can’t Jump (2023)

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Where I Watched It: In A Multiverse, Clearly. This Can’t Be Real. But, hulu. English Audio Description Provided By: PixelLogic Narrated By: Laura Post What do we have here? Oh look, the same guy who thought a remake of House Party was what 2023 needed was also hired to remake White men Can’t jump. Perhaps, if we’re really fucking lucky, he’ll put Tyga in a remake of Friday. Street ball rules apply. First to eleven, win by two. Me versus this film. The film checks the ball, and immediately introduces me to people who are not Woody Harrelson and Wesley … Continue reading White Men Can’t Jump (2023)

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Ant Man and the Wasp: QuantumMania

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where I Watched it: Disney Plus English Audio description? Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Jedidiah Barton Marvel has been getting a little raked over the coals ever since we snapped back to reality. if you don’t move too far, you can find someone complaining about the state of Marvel films. is it a fair comparison? Debatable. I think two of my least favorite films have been released in the last few years, with Black Widow and Eternals being very underwhelming. The latter took an interesting villain in Taskmaster and somehow made them boring, but thought gender flipping them would make … Continue reading Ant Man and the Wasp: QuantumMania

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/02/2023

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Well, the word came down the pike that The Winchesters is now officially dead, and no one wanted to save it. Probably a little too soon for a Supernatural reboot. 13) Dinosaurs (Disney Plus) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended This episode was dumb, as Earl focuses a lot on wanting to watch more TV, and win a big TV, and be on TV. The point of this episode was lost. Episode Grade: C- 12) Family Matters (HBo MAX) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Ended Man, urkel sounds really young. But, I finally got to the first episode of the … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/02/2023

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Dungeons And Dragons: honor Among Thieves

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Where I Watched it: Paramount Plus English Audio Description?: Yes I think we should wait for Jonathan. Well, I hope we can all agree this is better than the last big screen attempt at a Dungeons and Dragons movie. I say this with the knowledge that I’m not a D&D fan, so I’m not sure how those dice rollers feel about this comic take on their game. but, it reminds me of the last cinematic attempt at power Rangers. Way better than anyone thought it would be, yet still somehow never got a sequel. The whole cast is entertaining, but … Continue reading Dungeons And Dragons: honor Among Thieves

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/01/23

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I watched something on the same day it got picked up for another season. This proves that shows can still be picked up during the writers strike, so I’d love it if ABC could go ahead and pick up Home Economics (and make Casey Wilson a series regular), and NBC can pick up American Auto. That’s really all I need. 14) Clone High Original (MAX) English Audio Description?: No Status: Revived Still going back through the original episodes, and the second one revives around running for class president, and Abe versus JFK. I get that there’s this Afterschool Special vibe … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/01/23