Author: John Stark

Blogger. EIC of macthemovieguy.com. Contributor to mjsbigblog.com and houseofgeekery.com. Previously featured on starpulse.com.
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Mafia Mamma

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Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus English Audio Description?: No Toni Collette, who is an amazing actress with shockingly only one nomination, said yes to this mafia comedy. From the perspective of those in the film, thank God she did, but from the perspective of someone who loves Collette, can we please get this lady the Awards worthy performances she is capable of? Collette plays an American housewife, who has a cheating husband, and could use a fresh start. thank God her grandfather just died, and bequeathed her his Italian mob. So, Collette flies to Italy, not knowing the full … Continue reading Mafia Mamma

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Gerald’s Game

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Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio description Provided By Descriptive Video Works Narrated by Diane Newman After watching Mike Flanagan’s multiple series for Netflix, I have come to appreciate his brand of horror. he always manages to include gore, but he really is interested in character development. That’s why it is so weird that Gerald’s game is directed by him. The movie starts rather quickly and doesn’t waste time. A couple (Carla Gugino, Bruce greenwood) are on an excursion to a cabin in the middle of nowhere for some romantic sexy time. While this may seem like a spoiler, … Continue reading Gerald’s Game

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Old Dads

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Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Provided By: Descriptive Video Works Written By Sara Meadow Narrated By: Arran Henn For Bill Burr to finally be getting his time in the sun at Netflix, it feels overdue. Burr has been around as a comic forever, and Netflix has this deal with Adam Sandler which has been cranking out some truly terrible content. burr, who could be offering a lot of comedic content on the cheap for the service, is trying to strike with old Dads. And, it kinda works. Bill Burr, Bokeem Woodbine, and Bobby Cannavale play a trio … Continue reading Old Dads

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/16/23

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I’m not feeling the Pedro Pascal casting as Reed Richards, only because I was really hoping for John Krasinski.I know Pascal is hot right now, with The Last Of Us and The Mandalorian, so it makes sense. but Emily Blunt could have played Invisible Girl, and we know Krasinski can write/direct. Just saying. 1) Shelter (Amazon) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Not Yet Renewed Well, that was a doozie of a finale. I think this show was always all over the place, until it actually started trying to tie everything together. I’ve yet to see a Harlan show make a … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/16/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/15/23

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Yesterday, I did a Speed Round, and I chose to list the shows in order I watched them, instead of ranking them. I actually kind of like that format better, so I’m sticking with it. Unless you guys riot, in which case, I’ll still probably keep doing it. We will not negotiate with terrorists! Or Netflix, apparently, which cancelled five shows yesterday. II was personally most upset that Glamorous wouldn’t be getting a second season, as I thought the ensemble had strong chemistry, and Agent Elvis was fun, but I know fans of Shadow and Bone worked really hard to … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/15/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/14/23

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My weird personal life, the one that actually pays, shifted time for me. I was incredibly active yesterday, eating into the time I spend on this post the following day. So, this is a SPEED ROUND version. But I can’t do the Roundup without acknowledging that the rumor is true, and fans of Young Sheldon who noticed where the story was in the timeline have pointed out, it’s time for the show to end after this upcoming Season 7. It’s easier to admit the order in which I watched these programs, instead of trying to figure out the 1-10 for … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/14/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/13/23

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While TV season production starts are lining up, it’s important to still note when a network has abandoned ship. So, RIP to Praise Petey on Freeform. We hardly knew ye. Also, all the drama around the bizarre death of Coyote Vs Acme has led to Warner Bros supposedly screening the movie for other distributors. Who do I think should pick it up? Aside from the humorous potential of having a Looney Tunes movie released by Disney, I’m gonna have to say Tubi. It’s a free streaming service, and a lot of their originals are lower budgeted indies. Should they be … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/13/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/12/23

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The final season of The Crown starts this week, so get your spot of tea ready. But for now, here are the shows I crammed into my Sunday. 12) Clarissa Explains it All (Paramount Plus) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended As I was trying to decide which show was going to be last, i figured I’d pick the one that had a line that made me think way too hard. I have a few shows with essentially the same grade, but this episode of Clarissa, where Ferguson’s wealthy friend is only using him to try and get Clarissa, at … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/12/23

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Ruby Gilman: Teenage kraken

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English Audio Description?: yes Where I Watched It?: Peacock Size. Relativity. I know that people who work in audio description read these fancy schmanzy reviews of mine, and my official review is “size relativity”. On the poster for this film, beneath someone giving this four stars or two thumbs up is just a quote that says “Size relativity!”- john Stark, MacTheMovieguy.com. What do I mean by this, in case you haven’t tuned in before? Why haven’t I mentioned a single thing about this Dreamworks film yet? Well, when we listen to audio description, often we are watching films with people, … Continue reading Ruby Gilman: Teenage kraken

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Us

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Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description?: Yes During Spooky Season, I wanted to revisit Us. I’ve actually seen Get Out a couple of times, but its is the only Jordan peele movie I’ve repeated. It’s also my favorite, even just comparing the first watches only. I wondered, once you know the twist of us, what is the movie like? Honestly, us wasn’t one of those films where I found myself enraptured by all the details peele put into hiding the twist. While it isn’t where your mind would immediately go, it isn’t impossible either. I also find it … Continue reading Us

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/11/23

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Did you watch any programming themed for Veteran’s Day yesterday? Or, were you like me, just catching up? 11) Hey Dude (Paramount Plus) English Audio Description?: no Status: Ended A cringeworthy episode where Ted is tasked with monitoring water usage, and asks his Native American friend Danny if he can do a rain dance. When Danny says he doesn’t know how, Ted says it’s easy and just does one. Later, this 80’s kids comedy does make a point of mentioning that this is offensive, but it also spends more time invested on Danny trying to figure out how to do … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/11/23

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Past Lives

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Where I Watched It: iTunes English Audio Description By Deluxe Primary Narration By Jedidiah Barton Do you ever think “Oh, that seems interesting.”, and then everyone on the internet responds to it with the level of dedicated Ferber that suggests the movie is now a religion. Do you worship at the church of Past Lives? Perhaps you saw the A24 logo, and just stared at that for two hours, and let A24 be your new God. in short, cal the hell down. I went into Past Lives really trying to keep my expectations measured and fair, allowing a film to … Continue reading Past Lives

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Killer Klowns From outer Space

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Where I Watched it: AMC Plus/Shudder English Audio Description?: No It felt weird leaving October without a Shudder entry, even if not original. I realized that i had never seen this camp classic, and I wondered if the comedy would make up for the lack of audio description. I guess that’s dependent upon what you want from the film. Being blind and listening to the film without audio description, I miss the character designs, as well as the over the top violence. I read a breakdown that listed the gore in the film, and while everything is presented in that … Continue reading Killer Klowns From outer Space

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Killer Book Club

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Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Provided By Diffuse One of the first questions I intend to ever ask a Netflix executive is why they think its OK to not provide English audio description for Best picture nominee Roma, which Alfonso Cuaron made for Netflix, and damn near got them their Best Picture Oscar. Yet, this random slasher trash has audio description? Please. There’s not much i can offer to Killer Book Club right now, as it’s November, and I did see this film back in August. However, I did find the movie confusing at times even with … Continue reading Killer Book Club

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/10/23

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The Marvels box office is not just reflective of Marvel fatigue, but also the impact of the strike. Two of the films lead characters are being played by rising stars from Disney plus shows, and were unable to promote the film. Disney should have pushed this back, and now they have their lowest opening ever. 9) Name That Tune (Hulu) English Audio Description?: No Status: Unknown honestly, just the most underwhelming episode. Jeff Ross knew all the songs until he got to the final, and then Tig knew all the songs, yet somehow Nicole ended up in the finale. Baffling. … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/10/23