Small Things Like These- I mentioned when I talked about White Bird and its poor box office performance, despite being a good film, that Lionsgate likely just ran out of money. I didn’t even get a single screener link from them, and I don’t know anyone who did. So that’s how a movie like this falls through the cracks, because no one is pushing it. It is also a very internal performance, very quiet, from last year’s Oscar winner Cillian Murphy. Small things like Irish dramas based on a true story don’t seem to have the profile to attract attention … Continue reading Going In Blind: Small Things Like these, Seeking Mavis Beacon, The Girl in The Pool

TV News: I decided to check up on some of the fates of shows I have on my watchlist to see if anything had been cancelled, or renewed. Here’s a shortlist of some decisions I hadn’t yet mentioned or reported. Netflix has picked up XO Kitty for a third season, and they also commissioned scripts for a third season of The night Agent, which is generally a good sign. Amazon had renewed Reacher for a fourth season ahead of its premiere. They have yet to pick up Clean Slate, though the showrunner claims there are talks headed in a positive … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/18/25

Wildcat- for my awards consideration, I did manage to squeeze in Ethan Hawke directing his daughter Maya in a loose biopic of Flanders O’Connor. Maya Hawke has really started to bloom as an actress, and it’s interesting to see her take on a historical figure in this really big swing from Hawke. it certainly doesn’t follow traditional biopic tropes, but instead sees O’Connor moving home to live with her southern belle of a mother (Laura Linney), who has very interesting and offensive thoughts about pretty much anyone who isn’t her. oscilloscope didn’t submit a profile for my awards consideration, so … Continue reading Going In blind: Wildcat, Unstoppable, The Black Box Diaries

The First Omen- I finally broke down and had to get this film on my own, despite having Hulu/Disney Plus, the streaming home for this movie, because Disney cannot be bothered to upload the existing theatrical audio description track for their own film. the First Omen was distributed under Disney’s acquired 20th century Fox label, which feels like it is working now as a modern day touchstone for the more adult projects they can’t wholeheartedly slap a Disney logo on. I should not have such a problem with this track. it exists. This is a Disney owned streamer. I did … Continue reading Going In Blind (Playing Catch Up): The First Omen, The Day of The Fight

TV Shows Watched: The White Lotus: S3E5 (MAX) with audio description, American Idol: S23E3 (Disney Plus) no audio description, Tracker: S2E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description, clean Slate: S1E8 (Amazon) with audio description, Krapapolis: S2E12 (Hulu) no audio description, Win Or Lose: S1E5 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Real time With bill Maher: Most Recent (MAX) no audio description, Last Week Tonight: Most recent (MAX) no audio description. Best Episode: The White Lotus- Certainly Rick and frank had a conversation that took a whole new direction, but Tim had a great moment near the end where he was clearly battling … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/17/25

Glitter And Doom- One of the best things about getting the for your consideration requests is being made aware of films that you were totally unaware of, and in turn, get to make others more aware. glitter And Doom is a delightful, upbeat, pop/rock original musical that is about two best friends, who are struggling musicians, and also best friends (or maybe more?) and their journey to potential stardom, or total obscurity. Sadly, obscurity looks more likely since this movie seems to have not really registered with audiences. I thought, even without audio description, the movie was a blast. it … Continue reading Going In Blind (Playing Catch Up)- Glitter And Doom, And So It Begins, Zurawski V Texas

TV Shows Watched: Surface: S1E4 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Zero Day: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Vietnam: The War That Shaped America: S1E6 (Apple Plus) with audio description, School Spirits: S2E7 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Invincible: S3E5 (Amazon) with audio description, The Eastern Gate: S1E4 (MAX) with audio description, Shifting Gears: S1E? (Hulu) with audio description, celebrity Jeopardy: S3E5 (Hulu) with audio description, Have I Got News For you: S2E5 (MAX) no audio description Best Episode: Vietnam- the Apple Plus documentary closed out on the calamity of exiting Vietnam, which looked a lot like what the Taliban did … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/16/25

better man- We failed this movie. this is a great musical. Michael Gracey took the road less traveled in telling the story of Robbie Williams, the British pop icon, who seemingly has no footprint in America. Instead of casting a human like Taron Edgerton to star, he relied on the visual effects team to create a chimpanzee in place of a motion capture actor. It’s a bold move from The Greatest Showman director that I thought paid off. Paramount was one of the few studios to submit screeners with audio description tracks, so I was instantly charmed. i didn’t need … Continue reading Going In Blind (Playing Catch Up)- Better Man, Bird, Elton John: Never Too Late

With some shows exiting since the last rankings, and new entries including the righteous Gemstones, the Wheel Of Time, Adolescence, Dope Theif, Grimmsburg, the Traitors: UK, Denise Richard’s and her Wild Things, 911, and Deli Boys joining, how will the rankings shift? Winner: Cobra Kai (Netflix) with audio description- The final time cobra Kai will be mentioned in a Small Screen Diary. I finally finished the extended final season, and as this is one of my favorite shows on Netflix, I’m opting to let it finish on top. No change from last week. Runner Up: Severance (Apple Plus) with audio … Continue reading the Small Screen Diaries- The Weekly Rankings

The Seed of the Sacred Fig- If you thought this one was going to talk about that fantastic audio description track Neon made that you didn’t realize existed, you are going to be sorely disappointed. Sadly, Neon did not put audio description on this film, and I did sit through it. actually, I was given a physical screener for this, so they could have included alternate tracks, but they didn’t. There’s no known audio description, which sucks for those of us who are interested in International Cinema, or are trying to check Oscar nominees off our bucket list for the … Continue reading going In blind: The Seed Of The Sacred Fig, Mulholland Dr, Sabbath Queen

TV News: CBS has parted ways with FBI International, reducing that franchise to just two entries come next Fall. TV Shows Watched: Dope Thief: S1E1 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Reacher: S3E4 (Amazon) with audio description, Yellowjackets: S3E5 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, The Traitors: UK: S3E1 (Peacock) no audio description, Harley Quinn: S5E9 (MAX) with audio description, Cassandra: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Pop Culture Jeopardy: S1E12 (Amazon) with audio description, Elzabeth: S2E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Matlock: S1E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description, and Abbott Elementary: S4E? (Hulu) with audio description Best Episode: Yellowjackets- I think the … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/15/25

Little Bites- A shudder title. So, if you want the audio description,you will have to find it on a VOD service, or pray it hits Hulu after its run on AMC Plus with the audio description track. I would recommend, with basically every horror movie ever, to choose audio description if this is the accessibility you need. However, I’m not sure if I would recommend Little Bites. the movie features a woman who at the beginning of the film has a monster of sorts living in a room in her house. She has to go feed him, and he bites … Continue reading Going In blind (Playing Catch Up)- Little bites, Skincare, The little Rascals

The Forge- This is why I’m trying to play catch up. I don’t remember this audio description track at all. I know it had one when it dropped on Netflix, but I do not remember it in the slightest. What I remember about the Forge was thinking that the film would be much better off just as a faith based drama, that this really bizarre recruitment tool for fulfillment centers. Sure, the main story is about a young man who is learning to be a better person, and more reliable, and his job happens to be at a warehouse, but … Continue reading Going In Blind (Playing Catch Up): The Forge and both versions of Speak No Evil