Author: John Stark

Blogger. EIC of macthemovieguy.com. Contributor to mjsbigblog.com and houseofgeekery.com. Previously featured on starpulse.com.
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Going In Blind: the Shrouds

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Cast: Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, Elizabeth Saunders Written By: David Cronenberg Directed By David Cronenberg Original Score By: Howard Shore Release Year: 2025 Rated R Runtime: 120 minutes There is no known audio description for this title. What Is It? Several years ago, David Cronenberg lost his wife and started writing a story that reflected his state of mind. originally developed at Netflix for series consideration, it ended up as a film. A grieving husband (Cassel) invents new technology that allows the living to keep constant tabs on their deceased loved ones with high tech graves … Continue reading Going In Blind: the Shrouds

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Untamed: Season 1

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Cast: Eric Bana, Sam Neill, Rosemarie Dewitt,Lily Santiago, Wilson Bethel, William Smillie, JD Pardo Streaming Service: Netflix Length: 6 episodes Release Year: 2025 Audio Description Produced By: Descriptive Video Works Written By:Ruth Barrett Narrated By:Saffron Henderson What Is It? A dead body in a National Park triggers an investigation that dredges up the past for an experienced park ranger and his rookie. What is the identity of this body, and how did it get there? What does it all mean? What Works: Six episodes. You only have to sit through six episodes. And, while this is no ones best performance, … Continue reading Untamed: Season 1

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/02/25

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TV Shows Watched: Eyes of Wakanda: S1E2 (Disney plus) with audio description, chief Of War: S1E1 (Apple plus) with audio description, Untamed: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Dexter: S5E9 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, And Just Like That: S3E10 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Leanne: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, The Summer I Turned Pretty: S3E1 (Amazon) with audio description Eyes Of Wakanda- Solid audio description, hated the episode. most of what we know about Troy is from The Aenead, and while most if not all is myth, it felt so weird for them to take this part of history … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/02/25

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Stick: Season 1

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Cast: Owen Wilson as Price “Stick” Cahill, Peter Dager as Santi, Mariana Trevino as Elena, Lilli Kay as Zero, Marc Maron as Mitz, Timothy Olyphant as Clark, Judy Greer as Amber Lynn Streaming Service: Apple TV + Length: 10 episodes Audio Description Created By: Pixel Logic Media Written by: Narrated By: What Is It? A washed up former professional golf player finds an undiscovered young golfer and goes all in on mentoring him, and getting him to the big show. Only if the kid was interested in even having a mentor. As they hit the road, they are joined by … Continue reading Stick: Season 1

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2025: The Best Of The Year So far: August Edition

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I haven’t seen everything, but as of my last count, I’m at 217 films. It’s slowing a bit as I try to back catalog my reviews onto Rotten Tomatoes, but here’s how I see the year so far. Top 25 Films So Far: #1- deaf President Now #2- Tornado #3- The Parenting #4- Lavender Men #5- My Dead Friend Zoey #6- Sinners #7- The Assessment #8- She Rides Shotgun #9- The Amateur #10- the Ruse #11- Thunderbolts #12- Ballerina #13- Materialists #14- Magazine dreams #15- K-Pop Demon Hunters #16- Bonus Track #17- The Luckiest Man In America #18- Bridget Jones … Continue reading 2025: The Best Of The Year So far: August Edition

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The Small Screen Diaries- 08/01/25

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TV Shows Cancelled: And Just Like that (HBO MAX) and FUBAR (Netflix). TV Shows Watched: Eyes of Wakanda: S1E1 (Disney plus) with audio description, Leanne: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Stick: S1E10 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Countdown: S1E6 (Amazon) with audio description, Washington Black: S1E3 (Hulu) with audio description, Match Game: S?E2 (Hulu) with audio description, and Breaking Bad: S2E5 (Netflix) with audio description. eyes Of Wakanda- first episode was done well enough. I remember when a Wakanda series was in the works with Danai Gurira attached, and I’m guessing that died, and became this? This is… fine. the … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 08/01/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 07/31/25

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TV Shows Watched: Building The Band: S1E10 (Netflix) with audio description, The buccaneers: S2E2 (Apple Plus) with audio description, The Wonderfully Weird World Of Gumball: S1E1 (Hulu) with audio description, FUBAR: S2E8 (Netflix) with audio description,and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: S4E2 (Hulu) with audio description Building The Band- I’m not doing a full review, because reviewing reality television seems like the equivalent of reviewing fast food. It’s easily accessible and not actually good for you. The audio description continued to be excellent, highlighting the final performances, and the last little touching moment with Liam Payne. As a series, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 07/31/25

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Final Destination: Bloodlines

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Cast:Kaitlyn Santa Juana as Stephanie, Teo Briones as charlie, Rya Kihlstedt as Darlene, Richard Harmon as Eric, Owen Patrick Joyner as Bobby, Anna Lore as julia, Alex Zahara as Howard, Tony Todd as William John Bloodworth, Brec Bassinger as Young Iris, Gabrielle Rose as iris Written By:Guy Busick (Ready Or not), Lori Evan’s Taylor (Cellar Door), Jon Watts (Spider-Man: homecoming) Directed By:Zach Liprovsky and Adam Stein Notable producers: Toby Emmerich, Jon Watts Original Score By: Tim Wynn Studio: Warner Bros/new Line Cinema Release Year: 2025 Runtime:110 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Written By: Narrated By: What Is It?: The sixth … Continue reading Final Destination: Bloodlines

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Too Much: season 1

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Cast: Megan Stalter as Jessica, Will Sharpe as felix, Michael Zegen as Seb, Prasanna Puwanarajah as Auggie, Rita Wilson as Lois, Daisy Bevan as Josie, Dean Charles Chapman as Bryce, Richard E Grant as john, Rhea Perlman as Dottie, Emily Ratajkowski as Wendy, Janicza Bravo as Kim, Lena Dunham as Nora, Andrew Rannells as james, Naomi Watts as Ann, Kit Harrington as Jessica’s father, Stephen Fry as Simon, Rita Ora as herself, Andrew Scott as Jim, Jessica Alba as herself, Sophia DiMartino as Sylvia, Jennifer Saunders as Fiona Created By: Lena Dunham Studio/Streamer: Netflix Length: 10 episodes Audio description created … Continue reading Too Much: season 1

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The Small Screen diaries: 07/30/25

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TV Shows Watched: The Hunting Wives: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, The Sandman: S2E7 (Netflix) with audio description, Tires: S2E9 (Netflix) with audio description, The Pitt: S1E14 (HBO MAX) with audio description,Destination X (Peacock) with audio description, All Of us Are Dead: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, The Gilded Age: S2E6 (HBo MAX) with audio description the Hunting Wives- So far, excellent audio description. this is a spicy series from what I’ve heard, and even the little bit you get in the first episode as you’re eased into it does a nice job of tracking this show like it’s an … Continue reading The Small Screen diaries: 07/30/25

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nonas

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Cast: Vince Vaughn as joe, Lorraine Vracco as Roberta, Talia Shire as Teresa, Brenda Vaccaro as Antonella, Tammy Pescatelli as Cousin Tammy, Joe Manganiello as Bruno, Drea de Mateo as Stella, Susan Sarandon as Shia, Linda Cardellini as Olivia, Campbell Scott as Edward, Written By: Liz Maccie Directed By: Stephen Chboski (The perks Of Being A wallflower) Original Score By:Marcelo Zarvos Wonder) Studio: Netflix Release Year: 2025 Rated PG Runtime: 98 minutes Audio Description produced By: International Digital Center Written By: Liz Gutman Narrated By: What is it?: Nominated for an Emmy for Best TV Movie, Nonas is based on … Continue reading nonas

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Fant4stic (2015)

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Cast: Miles Teller as Reed Richard’s, Michael B Jordan as Johnny Storm, Kate Mara as Sue Storm, Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm, Toby kebbell as Victor Von Doom, Reg E Cathey as Franklin Storm, Tim Blake Nelson as Dr Allen, Tim Heidegger as Mr Richard’s, Written By: Jeremy Slater, Simon Kinberg, Josh Trank, based on characters created by Stan Lee and jack Kirby Directed By: josh Trank (Chronicle) Notable producers: Simon Kinberg, Stan lee Original Score by: Marco Beltrani and Philip Glass Studio: 20th Century Fox Release Year: 2015 Rated PG-13 Audio Description By: Deluxe Written By: Narrated By: Jedidiah … Continue reading Fant4stic (2015)

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She Rides Shotgun

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Cast: Ana Sophia Heger as Polly, Taron Egerton as Nathan, Rob Yang as park, Odessa A’zion as Charlotte, John Carroll Lynch as Houser Written By: Ben Collin’s (The Night House), Jordan Harper (The Mentalist), Luke Piotrowski (The night House), Nick Roland, based on the book by Jordan Harper Directed By: Nick Roland Original Score By: Blank Mass Studio: Lionsgate Release year: 2025 Rated R Runtime: 122 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Alan Smithee, or through divine intervention. There were no credits at the end. What is it?: Polly (Heger) is a 9 year old girl who finds herself thrust into … Continue reading She Rides Shotgun

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The Small Screen Diaries: 07/29/25

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TV Shows Watched: Too Much: S1E10 (Netflix) with audio description, Smoke: S1E6 (Apple Plus) with audio description, The institute: S1E2 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Euphoria: S2E1 (HBo MAX) with audio description, Adaptive: S1E3 (Peacock) no audio description, Silicon Valley: S3E2 (HBO MAX) with audio description, The Daily Show: Monday (Paramount Plus) no audio description, and Ballard: S1E3 (Amazon) with audio description Too Much- full review coming shortly… Smoke- Now that the series has pulled at a thread, the show is unraveling a little bit before the finale. It might have been a little too early to push at Taron … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 07/29/25

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Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer

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Cast: Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richard’s, Jessica Alba as Sue Storm, Chris Evans as Johnny Storm, Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm,Laurence Fishburne as Silver Surfer, Julian McMahon as Victor Von Doom, Kerry Washington as Alicia, Andre Braugher as General Hager, Doug Jones as Silver Surfer, featuring a guest appearance from Stan lee, and a random appearance by Lauren Sanchez. Yes, that Lauren Sanchez. Written By: Don Payne (My Super Ex Girlfriend), Mark Frost (Fantastic Four), John Turman (Fantastic Four), based on characters created by Stan Lee directed By: Tim Story (Ride Along) Notable Producers: Avi Arad, Chris Columbus, Stan lee, … Continue reading Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer