Author: John Stark

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

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Cast: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldana, Remy Edgerly, Brandon Moon, Brad Garrett, Jamila Jamil, Written By: (too many people, three credited with screenplay, three credited with story by, and two who made additional contributions to the screenplay) Directed By: Adriane Molina, Madeline Scharafain, Domee Shi Original Score By: Rob Simonson Release Year: 2025 Studio: Disney/Pixar Audio Description Produced By: No credits Were Listed Written By: Need Credit Narrated By: Need Credit What Is It?: In the latest Pixar offering, Elio is a young boy recently orphaned through the loss of his parents, who is now being raised by his aunt. Elio … Continue reading Elio

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/13/25

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TV Shows Watched: outlander: Blood of My Blood: S1E7 (Starz) no audio description, My Life With The Walter Boys: S2E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Dexter: S6E3 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Upload: S4E4 (AmazoN) with audio description, All of Us Are Dead: S1E12 (Netflix) with audio description, Pop culture Jeopardy: OMG (Amazon) with audio description, Only Murders In the Building: S5E2 (Hulu) with audio description Outlander: Blood of My Blood- All four parents are featured, with a special appearance by rob Roy! And Ellen’s virginity gets called into question. Uh oh. I’d have a better idea of who these people … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/13/25

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Lilo And Stitch (2025)

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Cast: Maia Kealoha (Lilo), Chris Sanders (Stitch), Sydney Agudong (Noni), Zach Galafanakis (Jumbo), Billy Magnussen (Bleakly), Courtney B Vance (Bubbles), Amy hill (Tutu), Tia Carrere, Kaipo Dudoit, Hannah Waddingham, Jason Scott Lee Written By: Chris Kekaniokalani and Mike Van Was, based on the film Lilo and Stitch Directed By: dean Fleischer Camp release Year: 2025 Studio: Disney Runtime: 108 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Deluxe Written by: (Need Credit) Narrated By: Amy Davis What is it?: A remake of the 2002 animated Disney hit, bringing as many elements live action as possible. Lilo and Noni are still recovering from the … Continue reading Lilo And Stitch (2025)

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Lilo and Stitch (2002)

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Cast: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stires, Kevin Macdonald, Ving Rhames, Jason Scott lee, Kevin Michael Richardson, Amy Hill Written By: Chris sanders directed By: Dean DeBois and Chris sanders release Year: 2002 Studio: Disney Audio description Produced By: Deluxe Written By: Narrated By: Laura Post What is it?: After the death of their parents, Noni and lilo are trying to make it together, with the big sister looking after her little sister. But, life is challenging, and Noni has to grow up fast, get a job, and still somehow be there for her younger sister. Lilo … Continue reading Lilo and Stitch (2002)

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The Wrong Paris

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Cast: Miranda Cosgrove, Pierson Fode, Madison Pettis, Yvonne Orji, Christin Park, Frances Fisher, Madeline Arthur Written By: Nicole Henrich Directed By: Janeen Damian Release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Netflix Runtime: 105 minutes Audio description produced By: (Need Credit) Written By: (Need Credit) Directed By: (Need credit) What is It?: Dawn (Cosgrove) finds out she’s been accepted to a prestigious art school in Paris, but her financial aid package was underwhelming. While she ha some money due to her parents dying before the movie even begins, she’ll need more help if she plans to stay. So, her friend gets her to audition … Continue reading The Wrong Paris

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/12/25

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TV Shows Watched: Peacemaker: S2E4 (HBo MAX) with audio description, The Hunting Wives: S1E8 (Netflix) with audio description, The Summer I Turned Pretty: S1E7 (Amazon) with audio description, NCIS: Tony and Ziva: S1E3 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Hitmakers: S1E7 (Netflix) with audio description, Match Game: S1E8 (Hulu) with audio description, The Rainmaker: s1E3 (Peacock) with audio description Peacemaker- A bit slower episode in comparison to other episodes, as this was basically just Peacemaker trying to stop Argus from finding the portal. So, he has to move it before they are able to unlock the closet. There was a piece … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/12/25

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The Buccaneers: season 2

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Cast: KristineFroseth as Nan, Alisha Boe as Conchita, Matthew Broome as guy, Guy Remmers as Theo, Josie Tota as Mabel, Imogen Waterhouse as Ginny, Josh Dylan as Richard, Aubri Ibrag as Lizzie, Mia Threapleton as Honoria, Barney Fishwick as james, Amelia Bullmore as the Dowager, Jacob Ifen as Hector, Grace Ambrose as paloma, Christina Hendricks as Patricia, Adam James as the Colonel, Leighton Meester as Nelle Length: 8 episodes Streaming Service: Apple TV + Audio Description Created By: pixel Logic Written By: Narrated By: Roy Samuelson What is It?: In the continuation of the first season, the American girls and … Continue reading The Buccaneers: season 2

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Hostage: season 1

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Cast: Suranne Jones, Ashley Thomas, Martin McCann, Isobel Kuwudike, Pip Carter, Corey Mylchreest, Julie Delpy, Vincent Perez, Length: 5 episodes Studio/Streamer: Netflix Audio Description Produced By: Adrenaline Studios Written By: Narrated By: What is it?: The husband of the British Prime Minister is kidnapped, and held hostage until she meets the demands of the terrorists holding him hostage. meanwhile, the President of France is also being blackmailed, and those truths might come to surface. Can these two world leaders trust anyone, even each other? What Works: On the heels of the ridiculous Heads Of State, this is at least a … Continue reading Hostage: season 1

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Aka Charlie Sheen

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Directed By: Andrew Ramsey Release Year: 2025 Runtime: 2 parts, approx. 88 minutes each Studio/Streamer: Netflix Audio Description Produced By: VSI Written By: (Need Credit) Narrated By: Roy Samuelson What Is it?: ready to talk candidly about all the trials and tribulations, the ups and downs, and face the truth, Charlie Sheen sits down for a fairly comprehensive walk through his life, from growing up the son of a famous actor, and eventually pursuing his own acting career, before gaining a reputation as a bad boy, and having run ins with the law, alcohol, and substance abuse. Now, he’s here … Continue reading Aka Charlie Sheen

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/11/25

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TV Shows Watched: Daryl Dixon: S3E1 (AMC Plus) no audio description, The Buccaneers: S2E8 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Sausage Party: Foodtopia: S2E5 (Amazon) with audio description, Ginny and Georgia: S3E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Task: S1E1 (HBO MAX) with audio description, and Hostage: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description Daryl Dixon- I went through literal unnecessary skullduggery to watch this. I should have had access to this on Sunday, as part of my AMC Plus subscription through my Prime channel add on, like every other Walking Dead spinoff. Instead, it wasn’t there. Going back and forth with AMC and Amazon, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/11/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/10/25

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TV Shows Watched: Alien Earth: S1E6 (Hulu) with audio description, The Girlfriend: S1E1 (Amazon) with audio description, Dexter: resurrection: S1E9 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Red Fish Blue Fish: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball: S1E9 (Hulu) with audio description, Irish Blood: Season Final (Acorn) with audio description, and The paper: S1E2 (Peacock) with audio description Alien Earth- No spoilers. I’d say, all things considered, a well described episode. The little bit of description I liked the most was just the inclusion of the soldier that Joe/Kermit is with, and her braided hair. She felt … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/10/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/09/25

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TV Shows Watched: Twisted Metal: S2E7 (Peacock) with audio description, butterfly: S1E6 (Amazon) with audio description, Long Story Short: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox: S1E3 (Hulu) with audio description, Mindhunter: S2E1 (Netflix) with audio description, and only murders In the building: S5E1 (Hulu) with audio description Twisted Metal- The first challenge happens, reducing the amount of racers from 12 to 8, and basically everyone I expected to make it to the next round did. There are only a handful of characters likely to make it to the end. If we’re doing a third season, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/09/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/08/25

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TV Shows Watched: Black Mirror: S4E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Platonic: S2E6 (Apple plus) with audio description, The Runarounds: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, The Terminal list: Dark Wolf- S1E3 (Amazon) with audio description, My Life With The Walter Boys: S2E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Red Fish Blue fish: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Rick And Morty: S8E1 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Last Week Tonight: Most Recent (HBo MAX) no audio description Black Mirror- Metalhead is a disappointment. Basically Black mirror made The Terminator, but didn’t flesh out a world interesting enough for it to be in. we don’t … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/08/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/07/25

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TV Shows Watched: Wednesday: S2E8 (Netflix) with audio description, The Hunting Wives: S1E8 (Netflix) with audio description, NCIS: Tony and Ziva: S1E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Have I Got News For you: S3E1 (HBO MAX) no audio description, the Paper: S1E1 (Peacock) with audio description, and Breaking Bad: S2E13 (Netflix) with audio description Wednesday- I’m going to do a full review soon for RT, but I loved the track for this. Lots of fun fighting going on. Loved the nice touch about the color of Enid’s eyes. If I had one specific question, it would be related to Agnes. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/07/25

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Fight Or Flight

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Cast: Josh Hartnett, Charithra Chandran, Katee Sackhoff Written By: Brooks McLaren Directed By: James Madigan Release Year: 2025 Audio Description Produced By: Fourth Rock Written By: Narrated By: Jeffrey Hillard What Is it?: A little like the plot simplicity of Speed. Josh Hartnett is a disavowed agent who becomes the only option to catch a spy that no agency has been able to catch. He reluctantly takes the gig, only to find himself not the only one who got the message. suddenly, he’s on a plane full of contract killers, and one of them is his target. What Works: the … Continue reading Fight Or Flight