Author: John Stark

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

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where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided by: SkyNet Yes, this film has audio description narrated by Terminators, and it’s not a bad film. ultimately, I’m going to recommend a film to you that has robodescription. I’m sorry about that. The truth is, Vivarium is a dish best served with as little knowledge as humanly possible. I chose this film due to the fact that the many film message board/groups I’m in, this title comes up as being “one of the scariest… EVER.” Ever is a bit of a stretch, but it’s creative and inventive … Continue reading Vivarium

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The Too Much TV Roundup- July 19th

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Yesterday was very weird. None of my punctuation marks were where they were supposed to be, and it was driving me insane. Today, everything is normal. I don’t know, nor do I claim to understand when the Matrix falls apart like that. Back in my seeing days, I had a bit more patience for random bullshit, but now, my tolerance for such nonsense is low. Here’s the rankings for today. 1) Breeders (FX/Hulu) English Audio Description Available?: No In Episode 6, I got the distinct feeling that we are not headed for a good place in the season finale. The … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- July 19th

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The Too Much TV Roundup July 19th

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Without further adieu. 1) Outer Range (Amazon) English Audio Description Available Yes This show continues on its streak of being unpredictable, and challenging, with amazing performances, and its just so weird. I look forward to each entry. This week, we found out the big secret about who Autumn is, and that was a doozy. honestly, when Royal mentioned that he had a family before falling in the hole, I assumed Autumn was his sister grown up. But, I didńt see that twist coming. Episode Grade A 2) Barry (HBO-HBO MAX) English Audio Description Available- Yes I haven’t really been too … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup July 19th

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Julia

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Where i Watched It: HBO MAX English Audio Description Available?: Yes So, in case you are confused, because HBO MAX is currently running two different Julia things, both named Julia, this is the feature length documentary. Not the show that Sarah Lancashire missed out on an Emmy nomination for. Admittedly, sometimes i watch too much shit, and then older titles don’t get reviewed as quickly, and some of my thoughts fade. I watched this two weeks ago, and I had to rewatch my video review to get an understanding of what the hell I was going to talk about here. … Continue reading Julia

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Don’t Make Me Go

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Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Media Access Group Narrated By: Shannon Stokey You may not like the ending, but I hope you like the journey. When I heard that statement at the beginning of the film, I was like, Ok. I hope I do like the ending, that’s kind of the point. But, I understand now what they meant. When the main character offers that to you before you find out that you’re watching a quasi-coming of age story about a teenage girl being raised by her single dad, and trying to … Continue reading Don’t Make Me Go

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The Too Much TV Roundup- July 17th

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It seems like a lot of TV until you realize how many of these are actually half hour shows. 1) Girls5Eva (Peacock) English Audio Description Available?: Yes It takes a lot to dethrone my pick for Best Comedy, something that manages to elude Emmy voters (probably because it’s on Peacock). In the 7th episode, Wiki fell for a Lunch lord who she thought would be her basic whisperer and teach her the ways common folk think. Add to that an always a welcome appearance by Andrew Rannells, and a song that was basically just the girls asking each other if … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- July 17th

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Persuasion

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Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Narration Written By: Carrie Kennedy (?) Narrated By: Marsha Bartenelli (?) Things I know to be true. Typically, British romantic period pieces are not my jam. They fall into the section of films that walking in the door I’m not seemingly inclined to enjoy. If it’s great, then i will. I’m not saying I’ve never enjoyed a single damn thing in this arena. I watch Bridgerton just fine. But most of the stuff that ends up on Masterpiece bores the shit out of me. So, that’s one perspective coming from … Continue reading Persuasion

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The Too Much TV Roundup- July 16th

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I love how I throw a different random assortment of shows at each other every day, hoping to elicit a different rankings, with different shows at the top. Changing it up seems to make these lists far more interesting. 1) Undone (Amazon) English Audio Description Available?: Yes Sort of by a razors edge, Undone managed the top spot. Not necessarily because the episode itself was extraordinary, but rather that Undone continues to lay out a complex story over the course of a season that doesn’t feature many rises and falls between episodes. Everything gives you exactly enough to stay interested … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- July 16th

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Love Accidentally

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Where i Watched It: Free Vee English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Blind Perspective: Say what? He never starts with the Blind Perspective. Well, I need you to know something. 1) This is on Free Vee and has audio description. I’m not even sure The Audio Description project tracks that service, so prepare to have your mind blown. 2) If you have an Alexa device in your room… unplug it before watching this (if you do). For those who can see, it’s not a problem as much a they don’t call her by her first name all the time, and … Continue reading Love Accidentally

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The Bob’s Burgers Movie

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Where I Watched It: HBo MAX English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe i should probably start off by admitting my near lack of knowledge of the Bob’s Burgers universe. It’s not that I’ve never sent the show before. A ballpark guess on exactly how many episodes I’ve seen would be 4. I think, by looking at my list of animated titles i do enjoy a bit more, I like them either highly nostalgic or crude and rude. Bob’s Burgers floats in this weird territory where it seems odd that it gets paired with Family Guy. Then again, … Continue reading The Bob’s Burgers Movie

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The Too much TV Roundup- July 15th

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I prioritized some film watching today over cramming TV shows, so this list is shorter than usual. 1) Shining Girls (Apple Plus) English Audio Description: Yes Every once in a while, a show comes along that isn’t just good in that way that qualifies it for a top spot, or makes me feel good because it’s a returning favorite. No, it comes out of nowhere, from a title I had zero expectations for, and that is what Shining Girls gives me every week. Astounding. Beautiful. Scary. Weird. Provocative. It’s everything every week. This has to be one of the oddest … Continue reading The Too much TV Roundup- July 15th

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The Too Much TV Roundup- July 14th Well, for those who follow my roundups (which I know, is everybody, including Obama), you might notice that I rarely score shows as low as I do movies. That’s because, I don’t watch shows I don’t like. That’s dumb. But every once in a while, either a show gets worse and then it’s the last episode before I quit, or the pilot is terrible. This was one of those days. 1) Breeders (FX) English Audio Description Available?: No Breaking a personal rule of mine, i am putting a show without audio description on … Continue reading

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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

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Where I Watched It: Netflix (but it left on June 30th) English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: IFTSC I’ve had a brush with Dragon Tattoo before. I own this damn thing on DVD, somewhere in my collection. It was a blind purchase at the time, something that was on sale during Black Friday that I thought was up my alley. I do remember attempting to watch this at night one time, and falling asleep. Many moons later, I tackled this again, in broad daylight, and finally stayed awake. It’s not a good sign of where this review is … Continue reading The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

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The Too Much TV Roundup- July 13th

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What random assortment of nonsense did i string together today? Which shows totally unrelated are against each other in rankings? Well, we do have a show I have never put in the top spot before, so that’s new. 1) Pachenko (Apple Plus) English Audio Description?: Yes This Japanese/Korean drama proved that you don’t need to watch Asian people risking their lives for cash in order for the story to translate and be compelling on its own. Pachenko is it’s own thing, a drama constructed around a point in history that is not uniquely American, challenging our audiences to watch something … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- July 13th

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The Too Much TV Roundup- July 12th

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There was this thing again in the middle of the day that won’t appear in my rankings of shows. That would be a weird thing to rank. And obviously, I’m talking about the Emmy nominations, which I definitely watched live. JB Smoove was not the right person for that announcement. 1) Ozark (Netflix) English Audio Description Available?: Yes For those wondering why I’m still watching Ozark into July, even at one episode per week, it’s because binge watching critics ruined the back half of the season by revealing the biggest character death. And this was that episode. i was dreading … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- July 12th