Author: John Stark

Blogger. EIC of macthemovieguy.com. Contributor to mjsbigblog.com and houseofgeekery.com. Previously featured on starpulse.com.
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Rescued By Ruby

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Starring: Grant Gustin and Scott Wolf Directed By: Katt Shea Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided by: Descriptive Video Works The Plot: An eager young cop with something to prove (Gustin) wants to join the K-9 force up in Rhode Island, so he adopts a shelter dog, and works at the pairing becoming an elite unit. Though, he has a lot of growth needed, and luckily this dog is here to learn him real good. It’s also based on a true story, which makes sense, because I don’t know why anyone would write this. … Continue reading Rescued By Ruby

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Halo (Pilot)

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Starring: Pablo Schrieber, Yarin Ha, Natasha McEllhonne, Bokeem Woodbine, and Ryan McPartlin. Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Descriptive Video Works The Plot: It’s Halo. I know that doesn’t mean much for people unfamiliar with the franchise, but for those who are, it’s Halo. For those who aren’t, this takes place way in the future, and we are introduced to a group of colonists who start dropping some exposition about Marines, Spartans, and some more Halo mythology before an alien race drops in and starts massacring people. Then, we finally get to … Continue reading Halo (Pilot)

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Jackass Forever

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Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Wee Man, and the rest of the Jackass family, featuring several cameos from non-Jackass alumni ranging from Eric Andre to Machine Gun Kelly. Directed By: Jeff Tremaine Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Unfortunately, Paramount Plus decided I did not need to even finish the outtakes for this film, let alone view any of the credits, and made the choice to rip me out of Jackass Forever during the end outtakes, so i do not know which company provided the audio description or the narrator. I also didn’t finish the outtakes. … Continue reading Jackass Forever

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The Best Of 2021

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With the Oscar’s swiftly approaching, and my Oscar final predictions released yesterday, it’s finally time to discuss who i think actually should have been nominated in the major categories, and who I would vote to win. This list will be completely different than the Oscar list, because I am just myself, I have no guild or board of people to mess up my nomination process, and my awards mean nothing. No actor is sitting out there waiting with bated breath to see if they will be included on Mac The Movieguy’s Best of 2021. Which is great for me, because … Continue reading The Best Of 2021

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My Very Final Official Oscar Predictions

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So for those of you movie loving folk out there doing Oscar pools, let me be your guide. or not. Do your thing. Maybe your shaman already told you who will win. But these are my predictions for the Oscars that are being presented on Sunday. Yes, this Sunday. BEST PICTURE: The Power Of The Dog Despite the internet Oscar experts shitting bricks after Coda won the PGA award in this category, I know it is used as a barometer for predicting the winner in this category, and to be fair, i think Coda is in the #2 spot. It’s … Continue reading My Very Final Official Oscar Predictions

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The Too Much TV Roundup

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It’s time once again for the ten shows I watched last week that made me think one way or the other. As a reminder, I don’t binge watch, so I may be a bit behind on some streaming shows. Not all shows will have audio description either, but I will be denoting what does. Secondary note: The Peacock app is crap and I can barely get it to work, let alone activate audio description, so everything I watch on there is without audio description. Maybe someday… Without further adieu… 1) Murderville (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Yes, it took me … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup

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Windfall

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Starring: Jason Segal, Jesse Plemons, and Lily Collins. Directed By: Charlie Macdowell Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Provided By: Descriptive The Plot: A stranger (Segal) is in the middle of burglarizing a vacation home for a billionaire (Plemons), when he randomly shows up with his wife (Collins), and the situation gets sticky. Now the stranger must find a way out of this house with his freedom intact, but will everyone leave alive? What Works: I really loved the score for this film. It’s very reminiscent of films like North By northwest, which is why I … Continue reading Windfall

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The Weekend Away

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Starring: leighton Meester Directed By: Kim Farrant Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Audio Description Provided By: International Digital Works Narration Written By Liz Gutman The Plot: When two friends head to Croatia for a weekend away, what starts out as a fun time, quickly turns into a nightmare when one goes missing, and the other must prove she has nothing to do with her friends disappearance. Sounds like it was ripped from the headlines, no? What Works: This film is better than it has any right to be. I assumed I was walking into another … Continue reading The Weekend Away

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Master

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Starring: Regina Hall, Zoe Renee, and Amber Gray. Directed By: Mariama Diallo Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available: Yes Provided By: The Media Access Group Narrated By: Michael Bove The Plot: The story centers around two black women at a predominantly white New England college. Jasmine (Renee) is a student just starting out, and Gale (Hall) is a tenured professor. But as the movie unfolds, unsettling things happen to and around them, and while the school claims to want to increase diversity, there seems to be a supernatural presence that would suggest otherwise. What Works: in what … Continue reading Master

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Spider-Man: No Way home

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Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalan, Benedict Cumberbatch, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Jon Faverau, Thomas Haden Church, Jamie Fox, Rhys Ifans, Andrew Garfield, Tobey Maguire, JK Simmons, Benedict Wong, Tony Revelori, and Charlie Cox. Directed By Jon Watts Where I Watched It: Apple VOD (Purchase!) English audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Picking up after the events of Far From home, the world knows Peter Parker (Holland) is Spider-Man, which complicates his life, as well as those of his friends and family. in an effort to restore some balance, Peter turns to Dr Strange (Cumberbatch) to cast a … Continue reading Spider-Man: No Way home

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Licorice Pizza

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Starring: Alana Hain, Cooper Hoffman, Bradley Cooper, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Maya Rudolph, Christine Ebersole, and John Michael Higgins. Directed By: Paul Thomas Anderson Where I Watched It: Apple VOD English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Deeply entrenched in early 70’s culture, featuring everything from waterbeds, corded phones, gas shortages, and commentary on Vietnam, this story follows the unlikely pairing of Alana (Hain), a 25 year old Jewish girl struggling to find her place in Southern California, and Gary (Hoffman) a 15 year old aspiring actor following in his fathers footsteps. This unlikely coupling is the core of the … Continue reading Licorice Pizza

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Deep Water

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Starring: Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Tracy Letts, Kristen Connelly, Lil Rel Howrey, Dash Mihok, Finn Wittrock, and Rachel Blanchard. Directed By: Adrian Lyne Where I Watched It: Hulu English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Vic (Affleck) is a wealthy man, who retired early after inventing a chip that made him a ton of money, and married a real firecracker (de Armas), with whom he also produced a daughter. But of course, this is an Adrian Lyne film, so the sexy angle here is that he lets his wife sleep around with other guys… or does he? What Works: … Continue reading Deep Water

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Against The Ice

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Starring: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, and Charles Dance. Directed By: Peter Flint Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Based on the true story of men who traversed Greenland in the early 1900’s trying to map out the territory, we follow an ill fated group that must fight together if they want to survive the ice. What Works: I do like Coster-Waldau as an actor, and I do wish him a good film career. I applaud him for adapting a book, as he’s a credited screenwriter here, as this story must be dear to his … Continue reading Against The Ice

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The Too Much TV Roundup

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Once again, I’m running down the list of the 10 shows I most want to talk about from the past week. Not all may have audio description available, but it will be noted. Not all of these are recommendations, and i don’t binge watch, so I might be in a different place than you in a streaming series. 1) The Shining Veil (STARZ) English Audio Description?: No Definitely a show I would love to have audio description for, because I thought the pilot was clever as hell. It’s obviously not made to be taken too seriously, but there’s a hint … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup

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The Adam Project

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Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell, Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, and Catherine Keener. Directed By: Shawn Levy Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Adam (Reynolds) is from the year 2050, in a world where time travel is possible. But, in order to solve a tragic mystery, Adam must travel back and team up with his younger self (Scoville), who is still dealing with the rather recent death of their father, in order to prevent the villain (Keener) from achieving her endgame. What Works: Having recently seen Free Guy, another collaboration between Levy and … Continue reading The Adam Project