Author: John Stark

Blogger. EIC of macthemovieguy.com. Contributor to mjsbigblog.com and houseofgeekery.com. Previously featured on starpulse.com.
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Eleanor The Great

John Stark

Cast: June Squibb, Erin Kellyman, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jessica Hecht, Rita Zohar, Will Price Written By:Tory Kamen Directed By: Scarlett Johansson Release Year: 2025 Studio: Sony Pictures Classics *Audio Description Exists, But Was Not Provided* What Is it?: Eleanor (Squibb) has been through a lot in her 90+ years on this earth, but one thing she can’t claim is to have been in certain places where she never was. After her best friend and roommate passes, Eleanor moves in with her daughter and grandson, and ends up striking up a friendship with a journalism student who finds Eleanor’s story of surviving … Continue reading Eleanor The Great

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The Small Screen Diaries- 09/20/25

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TV Shows Watched: Outlander: Blood of My Blood- S1E8 (Starz) no audio description, Black Rabbit: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Dexter: S6E3 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, next Gen chef: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, and Pop Culture Jeopardy: The Neverending Story (Amazon) with audio description Outlander: blood Of My Blood- I think I’ve finally settled on Rotten. As we near the finale, I’m missing too much. I can follow the cliff notes version of the cliff notes for the show, but most of the time there are characters I don’t remember, have no idea what their name is, where … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/20/25

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Going In Blind: Bob Trevino Likes it

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Cast: Barbie Ferrera, John Leguizamo, French Stewart, Rachel Bay Jones Written and Directed By: Tracie Laymon Release Year: Studio: roadside Attractions *there Is No Known Audio description For This Title* What Is it?: Lily (Ferrera) has a dad (Stewart) that no one could possibly want. Still, she tries. But he has other plans, and emotionally cuts himself off from her. While on social media, she notices a man with the same name as her father, and strikes up a friendship with him (Leguizamo), as he actually is a really nice guy and decent human being, allowing her possibly the chance … Continue reading Going In Blind: Bob Trevino Likes it

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Butterfly: Season 1

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Cast: Daniel Dae-Kim, Reina Hardesty, Piper Perabo, Louis Landau, Kim Tae-Hee Length: 6 episodes Streaming Service: Amazon Prime video Audio Description Provided By: Written By: Narrated By: What is it?: A former spy (DAE-Kim) has spent his life on the run, but must come out of hiding to protect and reclaim his now adult daughter, who is working for the very same person who tried to have him killed in the first place. What Works: A fairly decent spy thriller with a nice lead performance from Daniel Dae-Kim, who has really managed to stay the course in his career rather … Continue reading Butterfly: Season 1

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Superman

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Cast: David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luther, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Wendell Pierce as Perry White, Maria Gabriela De Faria as The Engineer, Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern, Isabella Merced as Hawkgril, Edi Gathegi as Mr Terrific, Alan Tudyk as Gary, Bradley Cooper as Jor-El, Pruitt Taylor Vince as pa Kent, Neva Howell as Ma Kent, Mikaela Hoover as Kat, Christopher McDonald as Ron Troupe, Frank Grillo as Rick Flagg Sr, Beck Bennett as Steve, with Michael Ian Black, Anthony Carrigan, Michael Rooker, Pom Klementieff, Trevor Newlin Written and Directed … Continue reading Superman

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/19/25

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TV Shows Watched: the Peacemaker: S2E5 (HBO MAX) with audio description, My Life With the Walter boys: S2E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Haunted Hotel: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, The Summer I turned Pretty: S3E9 (Amazon) with audio description, The Daily Show: Thursday (Paramount Plus) no audio description, Breaking Bad: S3E1 (Netflix) with audio description Peacemaker- Instead of spoiling through recap, let me say how nice it was to wake up to Alex reminding me that it was a great day to be a nerd, since I could see Superman and peacemaker on the same day. And, yes, I am … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/19/25

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The Hunting Wives: Season 1

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Brittany Snow as Sophie, Malin Ackerman as Margo, Jaime Ray Newman as Callie, George Ferrier as Brad, Katie Lowes as Jill, Evan Jonigkeit as Brian, Chrissy Metz as Star, Dermot Mulroney as Jed Banks, Alexandria Debarre as Taylor, Joyce Glenn as Monet, Maddison Wolfe as Abby, Chosen Jacob’s as Jamie, Branton Box as Sheriff Johnny, Karen Rodriguez as Salazar Length: 8 Episodes Streaming Service: Netflix Audio description produced By: International Digital Center Written By: Emily Grove Narrated By Amanda Bhutan What Is it?: Seemingly created for those in the red States, the show takes place in Texas, where woke is … Continue reading The Hunting Wives: Season 1

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Smurfs

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Featuring The Voices Of: Rihanna, John Goodman, James Corden, Nick Offerman, Natasha Lyonne, Dan Levy, Hannah Waddingham, JP Karlilk, Amy Sedaris, Sandra oh, Jimmy Kimmel, Octavia Spencer, Nick Kroll, Alex Winter, Maya Erskin, Billie Lourd, Kurt Russell, Marshmallow Written By:Pam Brady, based on characters created in The Smurfs Directed By: Chris Miller Studio: Paramount Release Year: 2025 Runtime: 89 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Written By: Narrated By: what Is it?: An abomination. Oh, sorry, I mean… a very creative reinvention of conceptually what the Smurfs are. in this world, there are four evil sorcerers, and four books of spells, … Continue reading Smurfs

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Going In blind: The Last Rodeo

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Cast: Neal McDonough, Mykelti Williamson, Christopher McDonald, Sarah Jones, Graham Harvey, Irene Bedard, Written And Directed By:Jon Avent Release Year: 2025 )No Audio Description Provided With Film* What is it?: An aging cowboy McDonaugh) has to rally so he can compete in a rodeo to win a cash prize and save his ailing grandson’s life. What Works: Not my first rodeo of the year, after trying to sit through Wyatt Russell’s Broke without audio description, so I did appreciate that The Last Rodeo had fundamentally way more dialogue. McDonough does a lot more talking about his feelings, which makes it … Continue reading Going In blind: The Last Rodeo

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/18/2025

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TV Shows Watched: gen V: S2E2 (Amazon) with audio description, Black Rabbit: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Next Gen Chef: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, The girlfriend: S1E3 (Amazon) with audio description, red Fish Blue Fish: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, The paper: S1E4 (Peacock) with audio description, and The morning Show: S4E1 (Apple Plus) with audio description Gen V- The very special guest this episode is Deep, who makes a brief appearance at a frat hazing ceremony. Otherwise, our trio of heroes decide after all that school is the safest place, so they return to take classes on anti-woke … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/18/2025

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Going In Blind: The Summer Book

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Cast: Glenn Close, Emily Matthew’s, Anders Danielsen Lei Written By:Robert Jones, based on the book. Directed By: Charlie McDowell Studio: Music Box Release Year: 2025 *There Is No Known Audio Description For This Title* What Is It?: A young girl spends time with her father and grandmother at their summer house on a small island off the coast of Finland. While she uses this opportunity to assemble a summer book of memories and experiences, the season is colored by the absence of her mother. A meditation on time, memory, and what we leave behind. What Works: I’m an open book, … Continue reading Going In Blind: The Summer Book

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The Small Screen diaries: 09/18/25

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TV Shows Watched: Gen V: S2E1 (Amazon) with audio description, Mindhunter: S2E2 (Netflix) with audio description, and Sausage Party: S1E7 (Amazon) with audio description. I actually did watch other shows. I watched Alien Earth in the morning. I also watched The Great North on Hulu. I always watch jeopardy at night, I just don’t put it in the diary, kind of not like putting the News here either. I did not watch jeopardy last night either, as it airs on an ABC affiliate. Yesterday, Disney made the decision to “indefinitely” pull jimmy Kimmel from their lineup, and I have “indefinitely” … Continue reading The Small Screen diaries: 09/18/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/16/25

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TV Shows Watched: Dexter Resurrection: S1E10 (Paramount plus) with audio description, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox: S1E4 (Hulu) with audio description, The Terminal List: dark Wolf: S1E5 (Amazon) with audio description, Long Story Short: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Rick and Morty: S8E2 (HBo MAX) with audio description, Name that Tune: S5E1 (Hulu) no audio description, and Only Murders in The Building: S5E3 (Hulu) with audio description Dexter Resurrection- I will be doing a full review, but for now, I’m just really surprised how much I loved this by the end, considering how underwhelmed I was by New Blood … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/16/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/15/25

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TV Shows Watched: Task: S1E2 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Platonic: S2E7 (Apple Plus) with audio description, The Runarounds: S1E3 (Amazon) with audio description, Twisted Metal: S2E8 (Peacock) with audio description, and Ginny and Georgia: S3E3 (Netflix) with audio description Task- What to do with Sam? That’s the big question driving the second episode of Task. This remains an ensemble piece, despite the presence of Mark Ruffalo in the lead role, and is slowly building out this crime drama. we learn more about the thieves from the last episode, as well as the “community” they stole from. Solid audio description … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/15/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/14/25

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TV Shows Watched: Daryl Dixon: S3E2 (AMC Plus) no audio description, From: S3E4 (MGM Plus) with audio description, The Girlfriend: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, Red Fish Blue fish: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Have I Got News For You: S3E2 (HBO MAX) no audio description, The Paper: S1E4? (Peacock) with audio description. Daryl Dixon- Of course the show doesn’t have audio description, but what a weird show this has become. originally, there was a Daryl and Carol spinoff, then Melissa McBride backed out, leaving them to cobble together some weird Daryl in France series. So they spend an entire … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/14/25