The Small Screen Diaries: 10/21/25

TV Shows Watched: High potential: S2E4 (Disney plus) with audio description, Chad Powers: S1E4 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Mr Scorsese: S1E1 (Apple TV) with audio description, House Of Guinness: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball: S1E12 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Only Murders In The Building: S5E8 (Hulu) with audio description High Potential- I don’t live in an influencer home so I can’t relate to this episode. We are still slowly unpacking where the missing ex-husband is, and also our new captain, who has some weird interviews with people. I do like the show, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/21/25

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/20/25

TV Shows Watched- Splinter Celll: Death Watch- S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Black Rabbit: S1E8 (Netflix) with audio description, Task: S1E8 (HBO MAX) with audio description, The Chair Company: S1E2 (HBO MAX) with audio description, The Sisters Grimm: S1E3 (Apple TV) with audio description, Loot: S3E1 (Apple TV) with audio description Splinter Cell: Deathwatch- It is solid enough of a series, made straight for adults, that at times I forget this is technically just animation. Netflix has played around with this a few times before with Tomb Raider, Terminator, and resident Evil, but this might be the most successful at … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/20/25

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/19/25

TV Shows Watched: Daryl Dixon: S3E7 (AMC Plus) no audio description, Ghosts: S5E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, The Chosen Adventures: S1E1 (Amazon) with audio description, Dexter: S6E9 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Have I Got News for you: S3E6 (HBO MAX) no audio description, The Morning Show: S4E5 (Apple TV) with audio description, the Paper: S1E? (Peacock) with audio description Daryl Dixon- Season Finale, so look for a full review soon. Ghosts- What had happened was… last season Jay accidentally sold his soul, and rather than let that play out all season, they wrap that up pretty quickly, and … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/19/25

How To Train Your Dragon (2025)

Cast: Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, Gabriel Howell, Julian Dennison, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Written and Directed ByL Dean Deblois Original Score By: John Powell Release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Universal Audio Description Produced by: media Access Group Written By: Narrated By: Leilani Jones Wilmore What is it?: A live-action remake of the Dreamworks Animation film of the same name, which itself was an adaptation of the book series of the same name. It’s Adaptception. An Adaption of an adaption of an adaption. Hiccup (Thames) is different than the rest of the Vikings, and after a chance encounter … Continue reading How To Train Your Dragon (2025)

Ruth And Boaz

Cast: Serayah, Tyler Lepley, Phylicia Rashad, Babyface, Gregory Alan Williams, Jermaine Dupri, Directed By: Alanna Brown Produced By: Tyler Perry release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Netflix Audio Description Produced By: Written By: Narrated By: What is it?: A loose adaptation and modernization of the biblical story. A young singer, Ruth, breaks away from her controlling and emotionally abusive partner and finds herself rehabilitating her soul at a vineyard run by Boaz. Will tragedy continue to follow Ruth and Boaz? What Works: this was nearly a toss up for me. it isn’t the most remarkable film, but Alanna Brown is a far … Continue reading Ruth And Boaz

Play Dirty

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Lakeith Stanfield, Rosa Salazar, Keegan Michael key, Nat Wolfe, Gretchen Mol, Thomas Jane, Tony Shaloub Directed By: Shane Black Release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Amazon Runtime: 125 minutes Audio Description Provided By: Written By: Narrated By: What Is It?: While not directly based on one of the Parker books, it is adapted from the character last seen on screen played by Jason Statham. Here, Parker (Wahlberg) finds himself betrayed, and later having to trust a former associate (Salazar), who has a lead on a major score. But he has to steal the treasure before an old foe (Shaloub) … Continue reading Play Dirty

The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox: Series review

Cast: Grace Van Patten, Sharon Horgan, Francesco Acquaroli, Giuseppe De Domenico, John Hoogenkker, Anna Van patten, Length: 8 episodes Studio/streamer: Hulu Release Year: 2025 Audio description produced by: Written by: Narrated by: What is it?: Actually done with the participation of Amanda Knox, this limited series dives into her false conviction after being accused of murdering her roommate in Italy, and being railroaded by the detectives and a complicated legal system. What Works: I can’t say I’m a huge true crime buff. Amanda Knox had enough fire on her story at the time I became aware of it, as a … Continue reading The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox: Series review

The Perfect Neighbor

Documentary Directed By: Geta Gandbhir Release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Netflix Runtime: 97 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Descriptive Video Works Written By: No Writer Credited Narrated By: None Credited, But I’d Guess Julian Smith What Is it?: using primarily body cam footage, along with other applicable cameras including doorbell cameras, interrogation room videos, and courtroom footage, The perfect Neighbor reconstructs how one nightmare individual can destroy the lives of those around her. This is the true story of how one woman killed her neighbor because her kids played outside. A case that caught national attention, and a documentary you won’t … Continue reading The Perfect Neighbor

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/18/25

TV Shows Watched: From: S3E7 (MGM Plus) with audio description, sheriff Country: S1E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, 911: S9E2 (Hulu) with audio description, King Of The Hill: S2E20 (Hulu) no audio description, Futurama: S6E7 (Hulu) no audio description, Pop Culture jeopardy: Final Semi-Final (Amazon) with audio description, South Park: S28E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Tulsa King: S3E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Boston Blue: S1E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Abbott Elementary: S5E4 (Hulu) with audio description From- Love this show. One of my favorites. It certainly is getting weird, and one character does a bad bad thing … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/18/25

Something’s Gotta Give

Cast: Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Keanu reeves, Amanda Peet, Frances McDormand, Jon Faverau Written And directed By: Nancy Meyers Release year: 2003 128 minutes *Audio Description note: I watched in direct response to the passing of Diane Keaton. The Audio description project did not list this as having audio description on a streaming service at the time, and I already own the film on DVD( What Is it?” Hoping to get away for the weekend, a perpetual bachelor (Nicholson) and his much younger girlfriend (Peet) head to a beach home believing it is not in use. But, when her mom … Continue reading Something’s Gotta Give

Vicious

Cast: Dakota Fanning, Katherine Hunter, Mary McCormack, Rachel Blanchard, Written and Directed By: Bryan Bertino Release year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Paramount Plus 98 minutes Audio Description provided By: Written By: Narrated By: What Is it?: A young woman (Fanning) has a visit from a mysterious stranger, who has a gift that is far less of a reward, and much more of a curse. Told that she will die tonight, unless able to complete specific tasks, the woman must find a way to break the curse while following its rules. What Works: Two streaming services released films for Halloween featuring people basically … Continue reading Vicious

House On Eden

Cast: Kris Collins, Celina Myers, Jason-Christopher May Written and Directed By: Kris Collins release Date: 2025 Studio/Streamer: RELJ Runtime: 95 minutes Audio Description produced By: Written By: Narrated By: What is It?: A found footage horror film where three individuals head out to make a YouTube style documentary about a large house in the middle of nowhere, where a girl may have gone missing years prior, and the truth may lie within. What Works: It takes a lot to be one of the few on the other end of a maligned film. This has a 3.3 on IMDb which is … Continue reading House On Eden

Going In Blind: urchin

Cast: Frank Dillane, Harris Dickinson Written And Directed By: Harris Dickinson Release Year: 2025 Runtime: 99 minutes *There Is No Known Audio Description For This title* What is it? Mike (Dillane) is an addict, completely down and out, who makes a snap bad decision that changes the trajectory of his life. After spending some time in jail, he reintegrates into a society he’s never really been a part of, seeking to hold down a job, and maybe finally a place to live. but perhaps Mike isn’t quite ready to get out of his own way, or perhaps society isn’t ready … Continue reading Going In Blind: urchin

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/17/25

TV Shows Watched: 911 Nashville: S1E2 (Disney plus) with audio description, The Last Frontier: S1E2 (Apple Plus) with audio description, My Life With The Walter Boys: S2E? (Netflix) with audio description, Long Story Short: S1E9 (Netflix) with audio description, Celebrity Weakest link: S1E4 (Hulu) no audio description, Matlock: S2E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description 911 Nashville- I’m so happy ABC is venturing into using better AD providers than the one that they had been using and still use on programs like High Potential and Abbott Elementary. This has some solid audio description in the accident sequences, where a man is … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/17/25

I Know What you Did Last Summer (2025)

Cast: Madeline Klein, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hower King, Tariq Withers,Sarah Pidgeon, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr, and Billy Campbell Directed By: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson Release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Sony 111 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Written By: Narrated By: What is it? A sequel to the first two films, but with a new gang of kids accidentally being responsible for someone’s death. They make a pact to never tell anyone, but a year later, they are haunted by messages and a killer with a hook. Perhaps the survivors of the previous films can help? What Doesn’t Work: It … Continue reading I Know What you Did Last Summer (2025)