The End- As part of my package from neon,i got Joshua Oppenheimer’s apocalypse musical without audio description. I was actually looking forward to this film as a 2024 release, and while I’m not sure it will eventually land quite the world ending punch I thought a musical centered around the end times might, I also thought I liked it better than most critics. There were some complaints about the music not being particularly memorable, but I’ve seen Emilia Perez twice, and I couldn’t sing one bar from that. I also wouldn’t be able to give you anything from Moana 2 … Continue reading Going In Blind (Playing Catch Up): The End, Juror No. 2, Million Dollar Baby

TV Shows Watched: Severance: S2E8 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Cobra Kai: S6E14 (Netflix) with audio description, Reacher: S3E3 (Amazon) with audio description, School Spirits: S2E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description, The Eastern Gate: S1E2 (MAX) with audio description, Going Dutch: S1E7 (Hulu) no audio description, Papa’s House: S1E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Running Point: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, and Pop Culture Jeopardy: S1E9 (Amazon) with audio description. Best Episode: Cobra Kai- I don’t care. this episode gave me everything I’ve ever wanted from the eventual series finale, and then promised me a little more in the final … Continue reading the Small Screen Stories: 03/07/25

The Shawshank redemption- movie that cable built. Frank Darabont’s often quoted masterpiece benefitted from a persistent stream of cable channel viewings, and a strong word of mouth campaign, that took the Best Picture nominee right to the top of the iMDB Top 250. For years, this has been the representation of possibly the best film of all time by anyone who creates an iMDB account. For me, it is a film that I’ve lost track how many times I’ve actually seen it. I certainly wouldn’t know how many times from start to finish, as this was often a film that … Continue reading Going In Blind (Playing Catch Up)- The Apprentice, green Border, Separated, The Shawshank Redemption, the Aviator, What remains

TV Shows Watched: Daredevil Born Again: S1E2 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Survivor: S48E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Berlin ER: S1E3 (Apple plus) with audio description, Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue: S1E1 (MGM Plus) no audio description, Black Ops: S1E1 (Hulu) no audio description, The Masked Singer: S13E4 (Hulu) no audio description Good news for fans of Running Point. The show secured a super fast second season pick up from Netflix. Best Episode: Daredevil: Born Again- I didn’t really give it much competition, but the second episode started to push more into the season long arc of having … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/06/25

TV Shows Watched: Daredevil: Born Again: S1E1 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Prime Target: S1E8 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Paradise: S1E8 (Hulu) with audio description, The Great North: S5E3 (Hulu) no audio description, Toxic Town: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, With Love, Megan: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, The Daily Show: Tuesday (Paramount Plus) no audio description, and Suits: LA: S1E2 (Peacock) with audio description. Best Episode: Daredevil: Born Again- While my initial reaction may not be what everyone else’s was, as they did seem to pull back a little from the darkness of the Netflix series, it still … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/05/25

I’m going out on a limb here and guessing that the President didn’t stand up for disability rights last night and demand that 17 states currently suing to declare Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act unconstitutional to drop their suits. Just a guess. TV Shows Watched: Zero Day: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: S1E8 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Mythic Quest: S4E4 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Grosse Pointe Garden Society: S1E2 (Peacock) with audio description, Love You To Death: S1E4 (Apple plus) with audio description, Court of Gold: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Muslim Matchmaker: … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/04/25

TV Shows Watched: The White Lotus: S3E3 (MAX) with audio description, American Idol: S23E1 (Hulu) no audio description, Tracker: S2E11 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, ZO Kitty: S2E8 (Netflix) with audio description, Clean Slate: S1E6 (Amazon) with audio description, Last Week Tonight: Most Recent (MAX) no audio description Best Episode: The White Lotus- It has worked hard to get to the top, but we are finally starting to flesh out the characters a bit more. This has been a bit of a slow burn, and in many ways I still would love to see more character development from the women … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/03/25

The Oscars were last night. I watched most of it. Like 99% of it. I turned it off during Anora’s best Picture speech because that film talked enough. I swear I saw the American Idol thing was programmed at like 10:05, so if that is true, that was a huge over run. John Lithgow is fired. A lot of firsts happening. First black man to win for Costume Design. First time Flow was shown with audio description of any kind. Oh, they didn’t celebrate that? That’s why we need more voices in the room, so a movie like Flow, when … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/02/25

I had the opportunity to vote last year for a few awards. So, between the nominating process, and the voting, you won’t find someone more diligent than me. 457 films last year. I have technically seen everything (albeit some without audio description) nominated in every category but the shorts. So, here’s a look at my ballot, for better or worse. these are not my predictions. This is my vote. Best Picture: Wicked – My #1 film of the year was ghostlight. Wicked was my number two. Actually, I would be happy with The Substance (3rd) or Conclave (4th) as well. … Continue reading If I Was An Oscar Voter (My Ballot)

Here’s a comprehensive list of everything on my watchlist, along with shows that are disappearing. Ranked. Of course. Winner: Severance (Apple Plus) with audio description- Going strong every single week. Severance is not moving from this spot. I think it got better, and it keeps me on the edge of my seat. Plus, it has some really good audio description. The whole cast is terrific. Runner Up: From (MGM Plus as a Prime Channel Add On)- I’m still getting through season 1, but I’m very happy this now has audio description and we can catch up. 3rd- Yellowjackets (Paramount Plus) … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: The Weekly Rankings

I did a quality check post for the first episode of Toxic Town, if you are interested in that full breakdown of thoughts. TV Shows Watched: Yellowjackets: S3E3 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Zero Day: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Berlin ER: S1E2 (Apple Plus) with audio description, The Traitors: S3E11 (Peacock) with audio description, Toxic Town: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Daily Show: Thursday (Paramount Plus) no audio description, Matlock: S1E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description, The Americas: S1E1 (Peacock) with audio description, and I actually rewatched Suits: LA S1E1 (Peacock) with audio description. Best Episode: Yellowjackets- Man, this … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/01/25

This is it. An official record. We shall see after Sunday’s broadcast, which categories I got right. the ceremony, in case you haven’t heard, has live audio description being provided by Descriptive Video Works. Live Action Short: Eileen I literally have seen zero contenders in this category, which is rare for me. this is the only one I’ve heard anything about, so I picked it. Animated Short: Yuck Doesn’t it just feel like “And the Oscar goes to… yuck!” I feel like it has manifested its own destiny. I know very little about this category this year, as well. Documentary … Continue reading My Final Oscar Predictions- Taking Some Risks

Rumors- Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, and Charles Dance star in a film that resembles a G7 summit that goes very weird and horribly awry. It leans horror, somewhat, butt more on the surreal satiric side. I know people were excited for the director, and while I thought the film had some interesting and fun parts, it didn’t quite rise to the level. If you enjoy satirical horror comedies, this should be for you. But, maybe not? I wish I could remember the audio description track, but I’m still catching up and this was not a film that stood out to … Continue reading Going In Blind (Catching Up) September 5, Out Of My Mind, White Bird, Blink, Rumors,The Wizard

From what I can tell, all the new films that dropped except for the anime Lord Of The Rings film this week were films I had already seen. September 5 (Paramount Plus), venom The Last Dance (Netflix), and nickel Boys (MGM Plus). I do not understand how Nickel Boys made it to streaming before The Fire Inside, but whatever. You do you. So, since I haven’t yet done a quality check for a TV series, i figured I’d take a look at whatever the hell Toxic Town is on Netflix. I’m going in super cold on this, knowing only there … Continue reading Quality Check: Toxic Town