Author: John Stark

Blogger. EIC of macthemovieguy.com. Contributor to mjsbigblog.com and houseofgeekery.com. Previously featured on starpulse.com.
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About My Father

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Where I Watched It: Starz English Audio Description?: No Studios and streaming services love to turn their backs on the blind community, and here’s another example, as About My Father’s streaming run went to Starz. So, no audio description. I want to be fair to the filmmakers, but I also want them to start realizing that they are actively participating in a system that consistently sends the message to the millions of Americans who are low vision or blind, that we don’t matter. About My Father is a comedy that comes as close as you could come to getting out … Continue reading About My Father

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/07/23

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It took way too long, but Peacock has finally given Twisted Metal a second season. Based on everything I heard about the ratings, this should have happened a long time ago. Amazon renewed Gen V during the strike. it is possible. 1) Everything Now (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Not Yet Renewed There is a moment in the fourth episode, where everything comes to a head, and one of Mia’s friends has an outburst that is just so barbed at her, but Mia’s reaction is to just make sure her friend is OK, and calm her down in the … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/07/23

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The Swan, The Ratcatcher, and Poison

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Where I watched Them: Netflix English Audio Description?: Yes It’s been a while since I talked about the short film Netflix seemed to want everyone to talk about, the Wes Anderson adaptation of The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar. I had no idea he actually had more than one short at Netflix. their marketing was all behind Henry Sugar, even sending that to festivals. Turns out, he directed three others. All of them are shorter than Henry Sugar, but are any of them better? Rather than devote space for each individual short, I decided to break them down as one … Continue reading The Swan, The Ratcatcher, and Poison

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The Insurrectionist Next Door

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Where I Watched It: MAX English Audio Description?: Yes Narrated By Tansy Alexander Immediately, a divisive documentary. The existence, and that title, just caused some to not click on the review, or immediately write me off as a person altogether. But there was something that caught my attention about Alexandra Pelosi being able to confront a bunch of January 6th rioters, who were part of a group of people who wanted to harm her mother, and ask them point blank questions. that intrigued me. It intrigues me in a way any documentarian who is confronting a demon of their past … Continue reading The Insurrectionist Next Door

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/06/23

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Not a ton of new TV news, but I did see that MAX is slating Season 3 of And Just Like That for 2025. So, all you SATC fanatics have to find something else to do in 2024. 1) Bodies (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Limited Still a very complex series. I realized one of the timelines is in the future, and that wasn’t even the weirdest part. They think they might know whose body it is, so one of the detectives in one of the timelines drops a cool end to the episode. Honestly, it’s just a ton … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/06/23

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A Haunting In Venice

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Where I Watched It: Hulu English Audio Description?: Yes What exactly is your frequency Kenneth? As a director in your Poirot series, you tackled the most well known stories first, before cracking open the Agatha Christie library for a work that might actually surprise your audience. Both previous works, Murder On The Orient Express and Death on The Nile were previously made, but A Haunting In Venice. Is less of a direct adaptation, and more of an inspired story, with a new title and all. This is what you should be doing, showing people why you wanted to bring something … Continue reading A Haunting In Venice

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/05/23

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Well, in TV news, John Oliver inked a 3 year renewal for Last Week Tonight with HBO. The Traitors: UK is nearing a premiere date. Someone marvelous won Dancing With The Stars. The Critics Choice nominations were so interesting for the TV nominees this year. Ramon Rodriguez slid in for Will Trent over more obvious performers like Brian Cox for Succession. The actresses nominated for Fall Of the House Of usher would not have been my go to nominees. It’s very sad that Mark Hamill was snubbed for that series. Anyway, without further delay, the roundup! 1) The Witcher (Netflix) … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/05/23

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

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Where I Watched It: Peacock English Audio Description?: Yes Somehow we got here. I blame Tom hanks. It’s hard to blame Tom Hanks for anything, but his Playtone label really helped the first Greek Wedding 20 years ago, and now we are finishing off a trilogy that never needed to be a trilogy. Why is there a Greek Wedding trilogy? The film was about a woman falling in love and getting married, if her Greek family and Windex didn’t get in the way first. The sequel allowed them to show these characters a little older, along with giving our main … Continue reading My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/04/23

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You know, if Apple hadn’t just bothered to raise their rates, this wouldn’t bother me so much, but I fully expected Killers Of The Flower moon to move from theatres to Apple Plus like all prior Apple releases. This time, it is taking a pit stop where I can rent it for 20 bucks or buy it for 25. No. Go fuck yourself. I should *at least* have a discounted rate on this nonsense. Apple, unlike the other streamers, does not have licensed content. So, unlike when Disney, Warner, Universal, etc., release a film to theatres, their streaming service not … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/04/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/03/23

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Apple Plus has pulled the plug on Central Park after three seasons. I stopped watching after the first, so this is not something I’m deeply invested in. Are you? 1) Bodies (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Limited This should be a fun plane to land. A high concept British drama about the same dead body inexplicably appearing in many different time periods. I can’t imagine the production value for this, showing all these various time periods in Britain, while also having cast members who are needed to flesh out each period in what seems like a monstrous undertaking. The … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/03/23

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Nyad

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Where I watched it: Netflix English Audio Description?: Yes This has been a year for Diana Nyad. Perhaps not her most special or groundbreaking, as she is a former Olympic swimmer, as well as being the first to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys. The existence of a biopic has caused people to debate whether or not she did technically swim the distance, because we live in this world of alternative facts. So if there’s a fact you don’t like, you can pick another. Don’t like that Diana Nyad is a swimmer? She’s not. She’s actually a 15th century … Continue reading Nyad

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Fingernails

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Where I Watched It: Apple Plus English Audio Description?: Yes What a talented cast assembled of “next gen” legends in the making. Jessie Buckley already has an Oscar nomination to her name, and came close last year by being in the ensemble of Best Picture nominee Women Talking. Riz Ahmed has been on the rise for years, and secured his Oscar nomination with a powerful performance in Sound Of Metal. Jeremy Allen White is the front runner to win the Emmy this year for his work on The Bear, and is getting Oscar buzz for another film this year, A24’s … Continue reading Fingernails

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/02/23

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After waiting a year to unceremoniously cancel the fantastic Riches, Amazon tries to make up for it by giving Reacher an early season 3 renewal. Yeah, not the same type of show, unless Jack Reacher is now played by a black actress, and the show is now about a heritage beauty brand for black people around the world and the family that helped push it to prominence that is now stuck in a Succession-esque fight for control over their dad’s company. I’m pretty sure that’s not the plot of Reacher. I could be wrong though. Who knows where Season 2 … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/02/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/01/23

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Amazon officially cancelled Riches a year after it debuted on the service. This just pisses me off. That was such a great show. I wish more people had seen it, and I wish Amazon has positioned it with any kind of serious marketing that would have given it a chance. If you want a great 1 season wonder, the cast of Riches does not disappoint, especially if you like your prime time soaps. 1) Sex Education (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Final Season I kind of really need O to be called on her bullshit this season. I don’t … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/01/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/30/23

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I saw a mention of a virgin River Season 6, so I’m guessing it’s happening. And, Michelle Williams found an DX series worth her talent. Other than that, I think two Governors made out on live TV or something last night. Not really sure. 1) Neon (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Unknown The gang look for someone to finance them. They meet a strong female boss lady and it seems like everything is going their way, until they realize she’s also a drug dealer. Oops. Episode Grade: A- 2) Found (Peacock) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Renewed I know … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/30/23