The Small Screen diaries: 10/10/25

TV Shows Watched: Peacemaker: S2E8 (HBo MAX) with audio description, English teacher: S2E3 (Hulu) with audio description, The Sisters Grimm: S1E2 (Apple plus) with audio description, Haunted Hotel: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, the Great North: Series finale (Hulu) no audio description, Name that Tune: S4E44 (Hulu) no audio description, and celebrity Weakest Link: S1E3 (Hulu) no audio description Peacemaker- Full review coming. English Teacher- the core gang are summoned to the principal’s house for some kind of event, but it mostly turns out to be figuring out if this one boyfriend character is gay. A secondary plot involved Markie … Continue reading The Small Screen diaries: 10/10/25

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/10/25

TV Shows Watched: The Girlfriend: S1E6 (Amazon) with audio description, The lowdown: S1E3 (Hulu) with audio description, Shifting Gears: S2E2 (Disney plus) with audio description, Billy the Kid: S1E2 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Wayward: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Tulsa King: S3E3 (Paramount Plus) with audio description The Girlfriend- Definitely doing a full review. I have thoughts. Wait for that.the Lowdown- Hawke’s Lee keeps pulling at a thread, and danger still befalls him. He ends up having to admit to his daughter why he was in jail..kind of. I’m still waiting for that moment to be sucked fully into … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/10/25

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/08/25

TV Shows Watched:Gen V: S2E6 (Amazon) with audio description, House of Guinness: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Platonic: S2E10 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Migrete: S1E1 (PBS) with audio description,Ginny and Georgia: S3E? (Netflix) with audio description, and The Paper: S1E? (Peacock) with audio description Gen V- Murray and the gang still have to fully break out, which they do with the help of Sam who decides to finally join the squad. Then, we get some cameos from The Boys with Emmy Nominee Giancarlo Esposito swinging back in as the head of VOT, and he’s got his “granddaughter” with him. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/08/25

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/07/25

TV Shows Watched: Chad Powers: S1E2 (Hulu) with audio description, High Potential: S2E3 (HulU) with audio description, The Gold: S1E1 (PBS) with audio description, The Runarounds: S1E6 (Amazon) with audio description, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox: S1E8 (Hulu) with audio description, The Daily Show: Monday (Paramount Plus) no audio description, Only Murders In The Building: S5E6 (Hulu) with audio description Chad Powers- OMG. I listen to some shows while I exercise in the morning, and it is not good to do that with Chad Powers. I’m in the middle of trying to get my step in while laughing uncontrollably. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/07/25

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/06/25

TV Shows Watched: Black Mirror: S5E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Black rabbit: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Task: S1E5 (HBo MAX) with audio description, Dr Seuss’s Horton: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, The Wonderfully Weird World Of Gumball: S1E11 (Hulu) with audio description, and last Week Tonight: Most Recent (HBO MAX) no audio description yet. Black Mirror- Striking Vipers offers up an interesting premise, but as with most black Mirror episodes, it scrapes the surface. As a gamer, I immediately had a lot of questions about this game because having been a gamer before losing sight, it is impossible to … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/06/25

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/05/25

TV Shows Watched: Daryl Dixon: S3E5 (AMC Plus) no audio description, The Sisters Grimm: S1E1 (Apple Plus) with audio description, The terminal list: Dark Wolf: S1E7 (Amazon) with audio description, Hotel Cocina: S1E3 (Amazon) with audio description, Rick and Morty: S8E3 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Have I got News for you: S3E? (HBO MAX) no audio description, SNL: S51E1 (Peacock) No Audio description yet, and The Rainmaker: S1E5 (Peacock) with audio description Daryl Dixon- this season is trying my patience, not just from a lack of accessibility, but also a storytelling perspective. I just do not care about this … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/05/25

the Best of 2025 So Far: October Edition

I’m now up to 306 films, which does include streaming exclusives, a few festival titles that haven’t released, and a tiny smidge of documentary and animated shorts. All are 2025 releases for all intents and purposes, though festival releases can get pushed back. the top 25 Films: #1- deaf President now #2- Twinless #3- Tornado #4- the Parenting #5- F1: the movie #6- Lavender Men #7- My dead Friend Zoey #8- Sinners #9- the Assessment #10- she rides Shotgun #11- Sovereign #12- Thunderbolts #13- Superman #14- Materialists #15- Ballerina #16- Elio #17- Magazine Dreams #18- K-Pop Demon Hunters #19- the … Continue reading the Best of 2025 So Far: October Edition

Access Horror 2025

Release Year: 2025 Streaming Service: AMC Plus Audio Description Provided By: the Social Audio Description Collective What Is it?: A short film festival from earlier this year that was disability minded and accessibility forward features a bunch of different shorts all in the horror genre. What Works: This actually has audio description on AMC Plus, one of the very limited options the service has. if you are truly interested in this, you can always run a free trial. if you find other things while you’re there, good for you. The lack of audio description actually on these streaming services by … Continue reading Access Horror 2025

Ordinary People: 45th Anniversary

Cast: Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, M. Emmett Walsh, Elizabeth MCGovern, Dinah Manoff Written By: Alvin Sargeant directed By: Robert Redford release Year: 1980 Runtime:124 minutes Nominated for six Academy Awards, winning 4. *This Film may Have Existing Audio description, however I Watched In response To The Passing Of Robert Redford, And At The time It Was Not Available With Audio Description* What is it?: A family deals with depression and loss. A father (Sutherland) and mother (Moore) fret over what to do about their recently returned teenage son (Hutton), who survived a suicide attempt, following … Continue reading Ordinary People: 45th Anniversary

Ice Road Vengeance

Cast: Liam Neeson, Bing Bing Fan, Marcus Thomas, Grace O’Sullivan Directed By: Jonathan Hensleigh release Year: 2025 Runtime: 112 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Written By: Narrated By: What is it?: Liam Neeson’s brother dies and his dying wish is to have his ashes scattered on Mount Everest. So, 73 year old Neeson flies to Nepal to climb Mount Everest to do just that, but is thwarted on his journey by a local criminal enterprise. Time to unleash some vengeance. What Doesn’t Work: what a baffling sequel. Did we need this? did anyone want this? I know we can say … Continue reading Ice Road Vengeance

The Lost Bus

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera Directed By: Paul Greengrass Studio/Streamer: Apple Films Release Year: 2025 Runtime: 129 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Pixel Logic Written By: Narrated By: Yuki What Is it?: Based on the wildfires that ripped through Paradise, CA, and one bus driver’s attempt to get a bus full of kids out safely. What Doesn’t Work: Paul Greengrass thrives in these ripped from the headlines films, and also has a strong sense of mounting tension and holding it. I wish he had an ability to look at the Final Cut of his film and see what isn’t working, … Continue reading The Lost Bus

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/04/25

TV Shows watched: Monster: The Ed Gein Story: S3E1 (Netflix) with audio description, From: S3E6 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Dexter: S6E6 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, My Life With The Walter Boys: S2E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Next Gen Chef: S1E? (Netflix) with audio description, Pop Culture Jeopardy: First SemiFinal (Amazon) with audio description Monster- This franchise makes me uncomfortable. Season 1 I didn’t watch. cannibalism isn’t my favorite thing to watch, and the victims families were pretty outspoken about not supporting the show, which Ryan Murphy just ignored. Then we moved on to The Menéndez Brothers, which took … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/04/25

Red Fish, Blue Fish: Season 1

Studio/Streamer: Netflix Length: 5 episodes Audio Description Produced By: International Digital Center Written By: (Need Credit) Narrated By: tristan Snyder What is it?: A seemingly implausible adaptation, the show centers around Red Fish and blue Fish from the Dr Seuss classic One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. They get up to animated hijinx, from trying to rake leaves from the lawn to a Christmas episode. What Works:I do like to occasionally check out a show meant for kids, because no one else is really focused on audio description in children’s programming. I’m delighted to report that the audio … Continue reading Red Fish, Blue Fish: Season 1

The man In My Basement

Cast: Corey Hawkins, Willem Dafoe, Anna Diop Written And Directed By: Nadia Latif based on the novel by Walter Mosley Studio/Streamer: 20th Century Fox/ Hulu Release Year: 2025 Audio description Produced By: Pointe 360 Written By: Court Soto Narrated By: Tansy Alexander What is it?: A man (Hawkins) faced with the possibility of losing his ancestral home finds himself entertaining the wild idea of letting a white guy (Dafoe) he doesn’t know rent out his basement. But the reason why is far stranger. What Works: A perfect casting for Willem Dafoe who revels in strange performances. i can see why … Continue reading The man In My Basement

Going In Blind: Killing Faith

Cast: Guy Pearce, DeWanda Wise, Bill Pullman, Raoul Max Trujillo, Josh McDermott, Jamie Newman, Jack Alcott,Joanna Cassidy, Emily Catherine Ford, Charlie Talbert Written and Directed By: Ned Crowley Release Year: 2025 *There Is No Known Audio Description For This Title* What Is It?: In the mid-1800’s, a free former slave seeks assistance in helping her daughter, who she has become convinced is touched by evil. A local doctor believes there must be a non-supernatural reason, but agrees to accompany her on a trip to a faith healer, who might be the last hope. What Works: While the lack of audio … Continue reading Going In Blind: Killing Faith