Author: John Stark

Blogger. EIC of macthemovieguy.com. Contributor to mjsbigblog.com and houseofgeekery.com. Previously featured on starpulse.com.
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The Too Much TV Roundup- June 5th

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Always keeping it interesting by throwing a different mixture of shows against each other. Who is on top? 1) Girls5Eva (Peacock) English Audio Description Available?: Probably. look, I tried to activate the audio description, but the app was buggy as hell. This show has AD, but because I didn’t personally listen to it, i can’t outright say Yes. But, every time I watch this show, I become more and more convinced that based on laughs per episode, this is the funniest show on television. Any platform. You have to like the nonsensical humor, but if this show is your thing, … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- June 5th

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Star girl

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Starring: Grace Vander Waal, Graham Vercher, Giancarlo Esposito, and Darby Stanchfield. Directed By: Julia HArt Where I Watched it: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Description Narrated By: Laura Post The Plot: A boy (Vercher) narrates a story about this one time he had a free spirit named Stargirl (Vander Waal) that briefly attended his school. Love happens. What Works: It’s not terrible, but it feels like one of those teen movies we’re now getting because they are based on YA novels. So after you’ve stopped off at the kissing booth to tell all the … Continue reading Star girl

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Interceptor

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Starring: Elsa Pataky and Luke bracey. Directed By: Matthew Riley Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: International Digital Center Narration Written By: Dakota Green Narrated By: Bill Larsen The Plot: As the film will explain to you immediately, Russia has nukes. So does America. We have a defense system in place in case Russia ever launches nukes that would intercept these rockets. This film features a terrorist (Bracey) who manages to assemble a ragtag group of Expendables who infiltrate the interceptor facility so they can keep America from launching their interceptors, and allow … Continue reading Interceptor

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The Too Much TV Roundup- June 4th

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I still feel like I’m trying to play catch up with all these damn TV shows. Today was a cluster of awesomeness though. I’m very happy with the majority of what I watched yesterday.Picking #1 was a challenge. 1) Stranger Things (Netflix) English Audio Description Available?: Yes Choosing the 4th episode of the season to top my random assortment of shows watched yesterday was no small feat. There was a lot to love in several shows, but after leaving us in the lurch at the end of episode 3 with the fate of max, we got an episode that seemed … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- June 4th

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Ben Is Back

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Starring: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B Vance, and Katherine Newton. Directed By: Peter Hedges Where i Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Zoo Digital Description Written By: Ed Robinson Description Narrated By: Jared Bloom The Plot: It’s sad that a sub-genre of films have developed around the idea of families dealing with the fallout of a family member becoming addicted to painkillers. In this entry, Ben (Hedges) has that struggle, a returns home after his mother (Roberts) answers his question of “What do you want for Christmas?” With “You.” So he leaves rehab, and, … Continue reading Ben Is Back

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The Godfather Remastered

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Starring: Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, james Caan, Diane Keaton, and Robert Duvall. Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola Where I watched it: Paramount Plus English Audio description Available?: Yes Look, this is The Godfather. i don’t think anyone was on the fence about watching The Godfather, and was sitting at home and said “Let’s see what John Stark had to say about this over on his site. Maybe then I’ll watch this film that’s been around for 50 years.” That’s the whole thing, it’s been fifty years. The Godfather is having a mid life crisis, and is now a member of … Continue reading The Godfather Remastered

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The Too Much TV Roundup- June 4th

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An interesting day, because The Boys are back in town! 1) The Boys (Amazon) English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Boys have returned, and boy does this show up the ante almost right away on “you can’t do that on television, oh I guess you can.” I can honestly say I’ve never experienced a scene where a tiny superhero shrinks himself so he can climb into the urethra of a penis and try to bring a man pleasure from inside the partner’s body. That was a new one. Big reveals. Surprises. And as always, The Boys is aiming to be … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- June 4th

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Moonfall

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Starring: Patrick Wilson, Halle Berry, John Bradley, Charlie Plummer, Michael Peña, and Donald Sutherland. Directed By: Roland Emmerich Where I Watched It: VOD. English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: William Michael Redman I’ve already attempted to discuss this film in my YouTube review (now up on my channel), and I tried to do that without spoiling anything. The fact is, if you’ve come here to know about the audio description for the film, I’ll fill you in up front. Because, when i talk about the movie, there will be spoilers. So, changing it up a … Continue reading Moonfall

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The Too Much TV Roundup- January 2nd

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A day where I watched a lot of TV, but surprisingly none of it reached the top grade level. And at least one show has totally lost my interest. 1) Stranger Things (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes I don’t know what it says that the 3rd episode of the season, the slowest so far, and my least favorite, still managed to rank at the top of all the episodes. I watched a very odd batch of TV, most of it let me down in some way. That ending though. All I can say is, don’t you fucking dare. Don’t you … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- January 2nd

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Cyrano

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Starring: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr, and Ben Mendelssohn. Directed By: Joe Wright Where I Watched it: VOD English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Laura Post The Plot: A cinematic adaptation of the stage musical adaptation of the classic Cyrano de Bergerac story. So, it’s adaptception. An adaptation within an adaptation. In this version, Cyrano (Dinklage) is brilliant, but born considerably shorter than those around him, who make a mockery of him, despite how eloquent he is, and how terrific he is with a sword in combat. He also pines for his childhood … Continue reading Cyrano

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The Too Much TV Roundup- June 1st

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After having a day where I watched so many amazing shows, I followed it up with a day with so many really close to amazing shows. Not quite the same thing, but not every episode is created equal. 1) Woke (Hulu) English Audio Description: Yes Yeah, I didn’t expect Woke would ever be topping my daily watchlist either. But, after watching an episode where Keef, still reeling from being attacked for his lineage, hires a new publicist who has big dreams, including having Keef use his own organization to give himself an award for black excellence. So, Keef is giving … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- June 1st

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The Too Much TV Roundup- May 31st

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Sometimes, you just pick a really good block of shows, and then your day of watching feels very well spent. Here’s a rundown of everything I watched yesterday. (Yes, everything. I didn’t watch a film yesterday). 1) Reacher (Amazon) English Audio Description Available?: Yes Last week, I acknowledged I was one episode away from finishing this season, and I had to rank it in second then because it was up against a season finale. I said then that Reacher would be on top when I finished, and I kept my promise, despite putting it on the same day as the … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- May 31st

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore

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Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Dan Fogler, Mads mikkelsen, Ezra miller, Alison Sudol, Katherine Waterston, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, and Richard Coyle. Directed By: David Yates Where I Watched it: HBO MAX English Audio Description?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Jedidiah Barton The Plot: The wizard in world becomes even more enamored with an unhinged tyrant that looks to destroy those who would dare to oppose him, and eliminate the human race. Meanwhile, Dumbledore is prevented from directly attacking, so it’s up to Newt and Jacob to stop this madness… and possibly this franchise. What Works: I enjoyed … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore

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The Too Much TV Roundup- May 30th

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Lots of random TV shows were consumed on Memorial Day. Let’s see where they finally stacked up. 1) Bridgerton (Netflix) English Audio Description: Yes In the 7th episode, shit starts getting real. The fallout from the lack of the wedding starts to plague the families involved, meanwhile the Queen has set her sights on her target, which prompts a response from Lady Whistledown. But that final moment, where Anthony sees Kate in what could be a deadly accident (let’s face it, medical science in this time period is not on her side), put me on a cliffhanger for what I … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- May 30th

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Emergency

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Starring: RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sebastian Ciccone, Maddie Nichols, Sabrina Carpenter, Madison Thompson, and Diego Abraham. Directed By: Carey Williams Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Media Access Group Narrated By: Inger Tudor The Plot: Three college guys must deal with coming home to find their house has been broken into, and an unconscious white girl is on their floor. Due to their own fears of dealing with the police, the struggle with how to handle the situation, in a film that defies genre, by blending comedy and suspense, and offering an … Continue reading Emergency