TV Shows Watched: The Traitors: S4E6 (Peacock) with audio description, Sheriff Country: S1E6 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, I Love LA: S1E5 (HBo MAX) with audio description, The Masked Singer: S14E3 (Disney Plus) no audio description, and A Man On The Inside: S2E6 (Netflix) with audio description Special Shout Out to Disney, for hiring someone to be in charge of accessibility for Disney Plus, who found it too difficult to make sure Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere could launch with audio description. Stay classy, Disney. Drawing creativity from diversity? Sure. Performative. Actually making it important enough to make sure your … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 01/23/26

Disclaimer: No Audio description was provided to me for this film. I’m a blind film critic. If you would like a different outcome, send an accessible screener. I first saw H is for Hawk back in November, when it was trying to break into the Oscar race. A lot of those films that are just now sliding into theaters totally missed out on awards. H Is For hawk is just one of them, but Dead Man’s Wire, Pillion, Rosemead, and some others just didn’t hitt a chord. This one comes from Roadside Attractions, in partnership with Lionsgate. the funny thing … Continue reading Going In Blind: H is For Hawk

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. This movie had audio description from the Icon group. We had a few Stephen King adaptations this year, didn’t we? Well, one more can’t hurt, right? I mean, is The running Man really such a teflon product it can’t be remade by Edgar Wright with Glen Powell taking over for Arnold Schwarzenegger? Actually, yeah, we didn’t need this,. Despite the 110 million price tag, this listless remake (or adaptation depending on how you view it), is disappointing. It also isn’t one of the worst things I’ve ever seen. it strives to be so incredibly … Continue reading The Running Man (2025)

Oscar Nominations yesterday. 16 for Sinners, none for Wicked For Good. But here in the blind community, we’re gonna pitchfork until Neon adds audio description to their two Best Picture nominees. For the past couple of years, we have had audio description for every title. The last time we did not was also Neon, with Parasite. Stop fucking the Oscars for us, Neon. Sentimental Value has nine nominations. That means only 8 Picture, 4 director, 4 Actor, 4 Actress, 4 Supporting Actor, and 3 Supporting Actress nominees have audio description. One company fucked the Oscars. Casting is 4/5, Original Screenplay … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 01/22/26

TV Shows Watched: Fallout: S2E6 (Amazon) with audio description, Star Search: S1E1 (Netflix) no audio description, and Runaway: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description Fallout- In my opinion, I think we maybe could have done more with the mutant. I don’t know. I feel like there’s some decent description there, but I can’t shake the feeling of being met halfway. It’s the same feeling I’ve had with the first interaction we had with that DeathClaw. I think the AD team leans on hopeful progressive description, meaning that they give us enough for now, but intend on continuing to explore how the … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 01/21/26

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic, and while Tubi liked it enough to put Original on it, they didn’t love it enough to put audio description on it. Tubi, the boyfriend who asks you to move in, assuming it absolves him from never having to propose. They don’t make them like they used to. That is a bit of a misnomer, because they do, but time forces evolution. As we continue to invent things, reshape the worlds we live in, and push mankind further down the road of evolution, the art of film changes shape. Sometimes slowly, sometimes abruptly. For … Continue reading Going In Blind: How To Lose A Popularity Contest

TV Shows Watched:The Abandons- S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Will Trent: S4E2 (Disney plus) with audio description, Stumble: S1E3 (Peacock) with audio description, Ponies: S1E1 (Peacock) with audio description, The Sisters Grimm: S1E6 (Apple) with audio description The Abandons- I really want to know what Kurt Sutter has to say on this. He left three weeks before filming ended, so I wonder if the reason this show feels incoherent at times was that he wasn’t involved in post, or if those three weeks with someone else at the helm killed the show, or whether or not he was the problem. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 01/20/26

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. This series has audio description on HBO MAX, narrated by Dave Wallace. I don’t even really know what to say. if I had reviewed this based on the pilot, it certainly doesn’t reflect the series as a whole. Tim Robinson is an acquired taste, but he can be very rewarding. I was critical of Friendship, because I wanted to see his character flip more of a switch when Paul Rudd’s character entered, and he’s basically already obnoxious, a victim of Billy Madison syndrome. It’s that belief that you came here for a very specific … Continue reading The Chair Company: Season 1

TV Shows Watched: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: S1E1 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Squid Game: The Challenge: S2E? (Netflix) with audio description, The Chair Company: S1E8 (HBO MAX) with audio description, The Chosen Adventures: S1E? (Amazon) with audio description, The Rookie: S8E1 (Disney plus) with audio description A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms- I wonder how many people started this and turned it off in the first minute. The thing about starting off a series with your lead shitting his brains out against a tree, is that we will never forget that moment. its why you don’t know … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 01/19/26

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. I was able to watch this with audio description from International Digital Center. it is possible to get excited about the reteaming of certain actors, for example, the good old Walter Matthau and jack Lemmon duo. Grumpy Old Men absolutely worked for them, and I loved the sequel as well.They tried extending the magic of their reunion with an ill advised The Odd Couple 2 and also out To Sea. Both are for die hard Matthau and Lemmon fans. It took us a while to even get a true pairing of Al Pacino and … Continue reading The Rip

Happy MLK Day. Celebrate it because it still matters. TV Shows Watched: Starfleet Academy: S1E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Star Wars Visions: S2E3 (Disney Plus) with audio description, The Lowdown: S1E8 (Disney Plus) with audio description, SNL: Ariana grande (Peacock) with audio description, and Breaking Bad: S3E7 (Netflix) with audio description Starfleet Academy- Paul Giamatti clearly read the scripts, because his hammy over the top performance matches what the show is, while others try and make the show something it isn’t We see a young boy, Caleb, have his mother ripped away from him, he grows up to be … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 01/18/26

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. I’m unaware if the film has audio description or not. Faith based cinema has come a long way. I distinctly remember back when I was in high school, and the Omega Code was this sensation. We were told just how amazing it was, and it even spawned a sequel, Meggido. I’ve seen both. Casper Van Dien could only act for people who didn’t know any better. Now, actors sign up for faith based films on a regular basis. Michael Chiklis just did The Senior for Angel studios, Zachary Levi headlined The Unbreakable Boy, and … Continue reading Going In Blind: Hazel’s Heart

TV Shows Watched: the Traitors: S4E5 (Peacock) with audio description, the Pitt: S2E2 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Tracker: S3E5? (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Landman: S2E3 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, The morning Show: S4E9 (Apple) with audio description, Matlock: S2E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description The Traitors- Again, thanks for the great audio description. I’m in therapy now as the two most interesting characters left. One of whom I would have enjoyed seeing in the final four, and the other is that wildcard you have to keep around as long as possible. Is five episodes enough? Without spoiling … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 01/17/26

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. Neon chose to not create an audio description track for this film. Winner of two Golden Globes, Secret Agent is another tour de force from Brazil, as it enters this years Oscar race as the official selection from their country. Last year, Brazil’s I’m Still Here managed to get a Best picture nomination, as well as win the International Feature category. Can they repeat? i say, I think it is a tour de force, because while I’m Still Here was distributed by Sony Pictures classics, Neon snapped up Secret Agent after it won two … Continue reading Going In Blind: Secret Agent

TV Shows Watched: the Traitors: S4E4 (Peacock) with audio description, All’s Fair: S1E3 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Heated rivalry: S1E3 (HBO MAX) with audio description, The Night Manager: S1E1 (Amazon) no audio description, The Masked Singer: S14E2 (Disney Plus) no audio description, Loot: S3E10 (Apple Plus) with audio description, and A Man on The Inside: S2E5 (Netflix) with audio description The Traitors- I’m shocked they couldn’t focus their attention on the banishment they’ve been trying to do. I’m a little surprised at who the Traitors chose to murder, and I’m keeping this all light and spoiler free. though the … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 01/16/26