Author: John Stark

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

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Where I Watched It: MGM Plus English Audio Description?: No There’s something unintentionally ironic about not being able to see a movie called Unseen. I mean, technically, it is telling me right there in the title that it will not be seen. And it wasn’t. Though, I have a feeling this wasn’t an auditory experience for the theatre, but rather a film that thinks it’s clever. it’s not. In this film we are shown our two protagonists. There’s quite literally no backstory. Unseen can’t be bothered. one of its strengths is the short runtime, but it almost challenges that criticism … Continue reading Unseen

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At Eternity’s Gate

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Where I Watched It: Tubi English Audio Description Provided By: Zoo Digital Written By TJ Riordan Narrated By: Tanzi Alexander I’m still trying to work Tubi in occasionally as they have started to offer audio description, and I really want to encourage that. I also want to encourage them to acquire audio description, because I’m deeply not interested in most of their originals. They sound terrible. But, Willem Dafoe in this got a ton of great reviews, and I didn’t watch it initially, and I’m super glad this is accessible. Dafoe plays Vincent Van Gogh in a very indie/artsy film. … Continue reading At Eternity’s Gate

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/01/23

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Not a huge list of titles, but I did spend a bulk of the day at a theatre watching Oppenheimer (review coming soon). It has only fueled me even more to talk about audio description, so lets go! 9) Desperate Housewives (Hulu) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended I feel like this is probably a much better show, but it is quite tough to navigate without audio description. Making an investment in a series with over 100 episodes would be nice for Hulu, and would make what is somewhat a classic TV show available to all. It’s hard for me … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/01/23

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Stephen Curry: Underrated

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Where I Watched It: Apple Plus English Audio Description?: Yes They say if you want to master something, you have to spend 10,000 hours doing it. That’s a lot of hours, and I never doubted that Steph Curry put in that time. Though, someone made a documentary about his hard work anyway. We have so many docs coming out on an almost constant basis that Curry’s isn’t even the first athlete doc of the year, nor is it even the first basketball icon. he got beat to that punch back at the beginning of the year by bill Russell. I … Continue reading Stephen Curry: Underrated

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 07/31/23

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RIP Paul Reubens. Such an unexpected blow. For a lot of people my age, he really helped to shape our childhoods. His Playhouse was a magnificent ball of fun, and his movies certainly were head scratchers for critics, but not kids. Thanks for the laughs, pee Wee. you certainly had an awfully big adventure. 13) FUBAR (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Renewed I’m not sure all the ideas are still working. Between a breakup, and then also being spurned by Alden, things aren’t looking up for one member who also ends the episode in a precarious position. Meanwhile, Arnie … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 07/31/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 07/31/23

John Stark

RIP Paul Reubens. Such an unexpected blow. For a lot of people my age, he really helped to shape our childhoods. His Playhouse was a magnificent ball of fun, and his movies certainly were head scratchers for critics, but not kids. Thanks for the laughs, pee Wee. you certainly had an awfully big adventure. 13) FUBAR (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Renewed I’m not sure all the ideas are still working. Between a breakup, and then also being spurned by Alden, things aren’t looking up for one member who also ends the episode in a precarious position. Meanwhile, Arnie … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 07/31/23

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It’s Too Early But We’re Doing This: The Best Actress Oscar Race

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As everyone continues to discuss how the strike will effect the Oscar season, we have already gotten some answers. there have been some Oscar contenders that have already opened, and schedules for the Toronto and Venice film festivals have been announced in full, not to mention that Caanes already put some titles on the table, as did South by Southwest and Sundance. but, all is not perfect. Challengers, the newest Luca Guadanino film moved to 2024, and there are rumors that a push for Dune Part 2 is imminent. Already, Sony had to make changes, pushing titles back as a … Continue reading It’s Too Early But We’re Doing This: The Best Actress Oscar Race

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She Loves Me

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Where I Watched it: Broadway HD English Audio Description?: No My second Broadway HD review. I suppose I should point out that the service is capable of audio description. I’ve found out that supposedly the production on Phantom Of The Opera and Romeo and Juliet have audio description. I’ll tackle that another day. but, one musical and one straight play does not inclusivity make. It’s tokenism, and somewhat offensively so if that’s their whole strategy. Two shows? If I only watched titles with audio description, I could knock those out in one day in like a free trial period. no … Continue reading She Loves Me

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 07/30/23

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It’s a slow news day, but you know how all the streaming services have these random films that didn’t do well at the box office, or were even theatrically released, and were made years ago? I wonder why we can’t have a streamer that does that just for TV shows? Think of how many shows you’ve seen over the years that had short runs, or perhaps aired years ago, and currently don’t appear on a streaming service, but it would be fun to revisit those shows. if I can revisit a crappy 90’s flop, I should be able to revisit … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 07/30/23

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They Cloned Tyrone

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Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description provided By: International Digital Center Written by: Liz gutman Narrated By Sri Gordon Every once in a while, netflix has an exclusive title worth watching. I know this had the unfortunate timing of dropping the same weekend of Barbenheimer but this is one of those rare Netflix films that makes your subscription worth it. If your monthly rate is that of a ticket price, Netflix just validated July. I will not say it is perfect, but for people who claim Hollywood isn’t making anything original anymore, They Cloned Tyrone feels like it … Continue reading They Cloned Tyrone

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 07/29/23

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I gotta be honest and say, that while i realize this strike is keeping people from working, I 100% support it until at least the studios give up on abusing the use of AI. honestly, I’m loving catching up on shows, and rewatching them. Even though Sony recently had to make a slew of changes to their release schedule, pushing back several films, there’s never been a better time to catch up on that one show (or multiple) that you just never watched but always meant to. 14) 8 Simple Rules (Disney Plus) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended Bridget … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 07/29/23

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John Wick Chapter 4

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Where I Watched it: ITunes/VOD English Audio Description Provided By Deluxe Narrated By Jedidiah Barton this might be the most audio description for a film ever. Granted, there are other movies where the audio description is non-stop, but this is also a long movie, tipping the scales at 2 hrs 45 minutes. And, they make sure to pack this film with action set piece after action set piece. After all, this is very likely the conclusion to this particular series, as they seem far more interested in spinoffs, like Peacock’s upcoming The Continental, or next summer’s ballerina. So, how does … Continue reading John Wick Chapter 4

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 07/28/23

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After a day of some interesting news, the best thing I’ve got for you this morning is that hulu has cancelled Up Here after 1 season. I didn’t even finish that show, so no love lost here. 12) Mulligan (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Not yet Renewed When trying to figure out who lands on the bottom, every once in a while I run into the problem of watching too much TV, and not really remembering something. All i remember was Tina Fey’s character yelling at someone to be a dumbass, and the Senator character joking about how Spanish … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 07/28/23

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Influencer

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Where I Watched it: AMC Plus (Shudder) English Audio Description?: No There’s likely a good concept in this film somewhere, but it’s hard to be able to determine that since Shudder and AMC Plus don’t feel that accessibility is a priority. What a shame. Influencer introduces us to a young girl in a foreign country, who meets and interesting new friend, and really anything beyond that is a spoiler. It’s a small cast film. The performances are Ok, given that the film is low budget with actors I’ve never heard of, though there was a guy who had a British … Continue reading Influencer

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The Toxic Avenger: The Musical

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Where I Watched It: Broadway HD English Audio Description?: No Continuing to discuss the other streamers has led me to the legend…. The legend of the Toxic Avenger! In my free time, when I’m not reviewing films and yelling at the wind about audio description and accessibility, I work in live theatre. So, I’m a fan of shows like this. It’s not a big Broadway smash, but it has its fans along the lines of Evil Dead: The Musical. It also has a female lead character that is blind! So if there was ever a musical to take that plunge … Continue reading The Toxic Avenger: The Musical