GALECA The Society For LGBTQ Entertainment Journalists recently announced their nominees for their Dorian TV Awards, and it should come as no surprise, Heated Rivalry did very well. Of course, so did Hacks, which has been a favorite of GALECA for its entire five seasons. Here’s my thoughts on the best and worst of the Dorian Award nominees.The Worst: Missing Categories I’m going out on a limb to say it’s weird to have a Limited Series category, but the actors are shoved into comedy and drama. For anyone who follows TV at all, this choice disproportionately affects the Drama races. … Continue reading The Best And Worst Nominees At The 2026 Dorian TV Awards

As we get closer to the 100th Oscars in just a few years, there is an already massive list of films. I have not seen every Best Picture winner, so a few simply just aren’t here because I didn’t watch them. others are perfectly fine films, but I would have picked something else. And a few, well, it’s OK to not like everything, even a Best Picture winner. While a list of the most iconic winners might be different, these are the ten films that strike my fancy the most. #10- Kramer Vs Kramer (1979) Director: Robert Benton Cast: Dustin … Continue reading My Top 10 Favorite Best Picture Winners of All Time

A lot of what I do is to try and deepen the accessibility for the blind and visually impaired audiences, who like to enjoy film and television. I review films and discuss how the audio description did or did not work, or for projects without audio description, how easy or hard they were to watch, and what a viewer like me would be missing. I’m fortunate enough to have been accepted into a few critics organizations, and if lucky, I’ll be the first blind film critic on Rotten Tomatoes, bringing representation on the biggest scale there is. Discussing film critically, … Continue reading Introducing The Blind Film Critics Society, And Our Winners From The 2024 Film Season

I see a lot of other critics updating lists of what they are watching all the time. Since I started doing weekly rankings of my TV watchlist, i figured it was only fair to keep tabs on my film viewings as well. I have currently seen 92 films released in the year 2025, and I have not seen Sinners. So the list below may seem shocking if you think Sinners is the answer to every question. So, as of today, with 92 films under my belt, here’s where my rankings stand. Best Picture: The Parenting- I mentioned I loved this … Continue reading Going In Blind: The year So Far (May Edition)

Your time is precious, but you know that you want to catch up on movies. But, you also want to be informed as awards season progresses, and we get Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, and eventually the Oscars, among other awards ceremonies. Taking some of the long-shot contenders out of the race, here are ten films you can watch over Thanksgiving, somewhere, that have audio description, and are all but guaranteed to get a nomination somewhere. #1- Dune Part II Where You Can Stream It: MAX, VOD Services Dune Part II may have opened too early in the year to … Continue reading Want To Catch Up On Oscar Bait Over Thanksgiving? The Most Sure Things Inside

In September, I revealed my current top rankings for Best Picture. Now, it is time to take a hard look at who is in and… well… if I don’t mention them, I guess they are out. At least, they aren’t in my rankings. 2) Angelina Jolie (Maria) I actually think once Jolie gets the nomination, she’ll overtake Madison.While Pablo Lorraine hasn’t gotten his last two ladies Oscars, he has gotten them both to nominations. With Netflix behind this, the only thing hurting Jolie is that she might be this films only nomination, and Netflix has a top priority in Amelia … Continue reading Early Oscar Predictions- October 2024- Best Actress

With most of the relevant festivals behind us, and most of the movies having been seen, it was pretty easy to start figuring out this list. So, here’s my current rankings of what is in play, and why, plus why I have them ranked where they are. 2) Emilia Perez (Netflix) the big Netflix title this year. They don’t really have another winner. Netflix has yet to win a Best Picture trophy, but for a Mexican musical tht is also the International Oscar submission for France, and has a really good shot at getting first time Oscar nominations for Zoe … Continue reading Early Oscar predictions: September 2024- Best Picture Rankings

Last year was a great year for first timers. Cillian Murphy, Coleman Domingo, Jeffrey Wright, Lily Gladstone, Sandra Hueller, Sterling K Brown, Danielle Brooks, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Emily blunt, and America Ferrera all became Oscar nominees. this year, we take a look at the 10 actors most likely to get their first acting nomination this year. 1) Best Actor: Daniel Craig (Queer) Craig, hot off his tenure as James Bond, and following some excellent stage work, has teamed up with Luca Guadanino on his second film of 2024. With a more Oscar friendly release pattern than Challengers, it is likely … Continue reading 10 Actors Most Likely To Get Their First Oscar Nomination This Year

It took me far too long to log this list, but here it is finally in text form. I’m striving to do better in terms of figuring out who did audio description for every film. This year, the information is very spotty, so I’m just mentioning the film, and where I watched it. Sometimes there are multiple tracks. However, often the track from the cinema ends up on streaming as well. or perhaps, we get the UK track. 20) Air (Amazon) This audio description really takes off in the multitude of 80’s references, as well as some really well described … Continue reading The Best Audio Description Tracks of 2023

Belated, I know, but I’ve rolled out many of my top or best of lists of 2023. I’ve seen almost 300 films released in 2023, which is about the same as last year. It includes an array of streaming titles, shorts, and features intended for theatrical release. So, what is below, is actually a Top 50. Since you all waited so nicely, and without complaint, I broadened the list. You get the usual Top 25, but 25 more titles that just missed the cut. Without further ado, here are my Top 50 films of the year. (All titles have audio … Continue reading The Top 25 Films Of 2023

I suppose the fact that it took me time to get to this post means that my thoughts are not just a total knee jerk reaction. I’ve truthfully thought about these nominations, and what these nominations truly mean for the future of film. Is there a silver lining we are missing? Was anyone truly snubbed this year? Let’s talk. BEST PICTURE: While I did miss one in my projections, it was honestly because I didn’t think the PGA would go 10 for 10, for the first time in history. Going into the PGA, this was my list of films I … Continue reading Oscar Nomination Reactions

What a ride this year has been. So many ups and downs. I remember refusing to put Barbie in my Top 10 until it was actually reviewed by someone, and then it became this phenomenon. Late entry festival films didn’t make huge impacts, except perhaps for American Fiction. Oscar hopefuls saw their chances diminish, and early favorites were totally given up on. Who is in? Who is out? BEST PICTURE: One of the rare years I think we would hit 10 even if they hadn’t hit that requirement. Sure, one film feels like it’s in the lead, but if you … Continue reading My Final Oscar Predictions

It’s time for another award! Who ended up with Besst Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for 2023? Below, is a list of names that i whittled down from a much much longer list. Some names will be missing, because I had to draw some kind of arbitrary line, and this is already far more recognitions than you might expect. Previous announced winners in other categories: Favorite Film Critic (who isn’t me): Adam Does Movies (on YouTube) Best Streaming Service of 2023 (for blind and visually impaired users): Apple plus Best Animated Series: Archer (FX/hulu) Best Comedy Ensemble: The marvelous … Continue reading Best Of 2023: Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

It was just a few years ago when the Globes scandal hit that they had no membership of color in their voting body, which at the time was below 100. Since then, they lost a televised year, and were bought out. So now they have owners, nd their membership is above 300. With a tripled membership, it’s becoming harder and harder to predict what the Globes of your would have voted for. This year, they leaned more into international, and maybe that’s the future. If it is, they need to catch up on accessibility for international product. So, join me … Continue reading My Golden Globe Predictions: Film

After three festivals just dropped a ton of titles aside from ones we got from Caanes, SXSW, and Sundance, you might be wondering who I would pick if predictions ended today. It’s tough, because some movies are still unseen, and too many people seem set on frontrunners. BEST PICTURE: 1) Oppenheimer 2) Killers Of The Flower moon 3) Poor Things 4) The Holdovers 5) Past Lives 6) Maestro 7) Anatomy Of A Fall 8) The Color Purple 9) Barbie 10) May/December That 10th spot is a bitch to predict right now. I think whaat the festivals showed is how strong … Continue reading Early Oscar Predictions: If I Had To Do it Today

This is the third in my series of why the hell are we talking about this before we see these movies, after having tackled the current race for Best Picture and Actress, it’s time to tackle Best Actor. As a reminder, these are not ranked to win, but who has the best chance at a nomination right now. 1) Leonardo DiCaprio (Killers Of The Flower Moon) The early reviews for this have said this is one of Leo’s best of all time performances, and the Caanes reception was very strong. Also, with seemingly no end in sight for the strike, … Continue reading It’s Way Too Early For This: The Best Actor power Oscar Power Rankings

As everyone continues to discuss how the strike will effect the Oscar season, we have already gotten some answers. there have been some Oscar contenders that have already opened, and schedules for the Toronto and Venice film festivals have been announced in full, not to mention that Caanes already put some titles on the table, as did South by Southwest and Sundance. but, all is not perfect. Challengers, the newest Luca Guadanino film moved to 2024, and there are rumors that a push for Dune Part 2 is imminent. Already, Sony had to make changes, pushing titles back as a … Continue reading It’s Too Early But We’re Doing This: The Best Actress Oscar Race

This years race is certainly shaping up. We likely have seen at least 1 Best Picture nominee already, probably three or four. if the strike continues, that list will only grow. Already, there is a rumor mill around Dune part 2 shifting to 2024. Not being able to take the stars to Comic Con hurt, as Dune isn’t really a festival film. But even the festival films are struggling, with films possibly lacking their stars to promote their films. Challengers did have the major opening spot at one of the major festivals, but without Zendaya, they decided to not debut … Continue reading It’s Way Too Early: The Best Picture Contenders

Rather than a big rant, which is really what I have on my Youtube, I figured let’s go in true Awards fashion and have our own little awards. So, here are my awards for the Emmy nominations. Biggest Surprises (That Got nominated) And the nominees are… Obi Wan Kenobi for Best Limited Series All The Extra White Lotus Nominees Beyond What Everyone Predicted (Drama Supporting Actor and Actress) jury Duty for Best Comedy Series Sharon Hogan for Best Actress In A Drama Lizzy Caplan for Fleischman Is In Trouble in Best Actresss in a Limited Series Kathryn Hahn for Tiny … Continue reading Emmy Nominations: WTF

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: 10) Sheila McCarthy (Women Talking) 9) Dolly Deleon (Triangle Of Sadness) 8) Gina McKee (My Policeman) 7) Hong Chou (The Whale) 6) Danai Gurira (Black Panther Wakanda Forever) 5) Mia Isaac (Not OK) 4) Margot Robbie (Babylon) 3) Angela Bassett (Black Panther Wakanda Forever) 2) Carrie Condon (The Banshees Of inisherin) 1) Michelle Williams (The Fablemans) I strongly believe Williams is a supporting role, with not much more screentime than her counterpart, Paul Dano. Even though I’ve criticized a lot of what she’s done this awards season, it’s about the performance, and she’s my favorite here of the … Continue reading Best Of 2022: The Final Lists Since the start of 2023, i started posting my Best Of 2022. I tried holding off on these final categories as long as possible, since i don’t get screeners. But at a certain point, I need to move on. So, here are my final top 10 lists for Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor, Actress, Actor, Ensemble, Director, and Picture

The Oscars are behind us, and we are back at square one, or to paraphrase, we are now nothing, nowhere, all at once. A24 proved their Oscar dominance by winning big with their titles Everything Everywhere All At Once, which left them with an almost complete sweep of the above the line categories (minus Sarah Polley’s win for Women Talking). Overall, the studio led the pack with the most wins, followed by Netflix, whose war drama All Quiet On The Western Front turned out to be their strongest contender, winning 4 Oscars. But, which categories did I get correct? Which … Continue reading Oscars: A Bunch Of First Time Winners Make History

It’s that time. We all lock in our predictions, and for better or worse, we become beholden to them. I’m still looking to increase my street credibility, so when I deviate slightly from the presumed front runner, I have to be certain about my deviation, or the payoff has to be worth it. I plan to be 100% honest, so if you don’t want to follow me with my exact predictions, the alternate path should be obvious. BEST PICTURE: Seemingly an easy to pick category, except this is the one category that slaps you in the face if you think … Continue reading My Final Oscar Predictions

These are my top 10 Adapted Screenplays of 2022. All ten of these films I was able to watch with audio description, even if a chunk were rented on demand. 10) Women Talking 9) Top Gun Maverick 8) After Yang 7) She Said 6) Marvel The Shell With Shoes On 5) The Batman 4) The Black Phone 3) Glass Onion 2) Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio 1) All Quiet On The Western Front When I got down to the final two, i kept flipping them back and forth. What Del Toro managed to do with Pinocchio, really making it feel like … Continue reading Best of 2022: Top 10 Adapted Screenplays

it’s about that mid point in the Oscar season, so I figured I’d talk about the race. Who Will Win, Who Could Win or Might Upset, and how close these races are. BEST PICTURE: Who Will Win?: Everything Everywhere All At Once Who Might Win: Top Gun Maverick, All Quiet On The Western Front, The Fablemans, The Banshees of inisherin Who Should Win: I’d be fine with EEAAO, but I’d be happier if All Quiet On The Western Front, top Gun Maverick, or Banshees Of inisherin won. I think the other five nominees just don’t have enough behind them. I … Continue reading Oscars: The Who Will Win?

here it is. The big list. And, yeah, there are some major omissions here. I feel like critically, me snubbing Better Call Saul and The White Lotus would be surprising, but for me personally, it’s harder for me to cut dramas I love like Cobra Kai and new Amsterdam, or even emerging series like Leopard Skin. So, there’s a very long list. I stopped watching Saul’s final season so I could wait for Netflix to release it with audio description. I had watched all the other seasons that way, and while it’s inconvenient for an awards list, a lack of … Continue reading Best Of 2022: Top 10 Drama Series

I definitely left some performances off this list, but that’s happened with every list. I’ve held hard on that 10, and not expanding to some 11 or 12, because I can’t Sophie’s Choice my way to ten. I acknowledge that my 11-20 choices would look great, but these are the top ten. 10 Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton) Netflix 9) Jabari Banks (Bel Air) peacock 8) Alan Ritchson (Reacher) Amazon 7) Joel Kinnamon (For All Mankind) Apple Plus 6) Adam Scott (Severance) Apple plus 5) Jeff Bridges (The Old Man) FX 4) Bob Odenkirk (Better call Saul) AMC 3) Kevin Costner (Yellowstone) … Continue reading Best Of 2022: Top 10 Lead Actor in A Drama Series

We are back in the drama category, which I’ve already spread some love out, with John Lithgow for Supporting Actor in The Old Man, Julia garner for Supporting Actress in Ozark, and the ensemble of For All Mankind. Now, my top 10 actress picks. Some deep cuts as always. 10) Sue Ann Payne (As We See It) Amazon 9) Simone Ashley (Bridgerton) Netflix 8) Carla Gugino (Leopard Skin) Peacock 7) Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Surface) Apple Plus 6) Deborah Ayorinde (Riches) Amazon 5) Britt Lower (Severance) Apple Plus 4) Kris Marshall (For All Mankind) Apple Plus 3) Christine Baranski (The Good Fight) … Continue reading Best Of 2022: Top 10 Lead Actress in A Drama Series

And now the official cutting down of the top 10. If you look through the lists, there were shows that either had acting mentions in my top 10, or ensemble mentions, and didn’t make the cut. i obviously enjoyed more than 10 limited series this year, and I hope that is reflected in this list. 10) Joe Vs Carol (Peacock) 9) Inventing Anna (Netflix) 8) The Patient (Hulu) 7) Five Days At memorial (Apple Plus) 6) The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray (Apple Plus) 5) The Undeclared War (Peacock) 4) From Scratch (Netflix) 3) Gaslit (Starz) 2) Shining Girls (Apple … Continue reading Best If 2022: Top 10 Limited Series

It’s funny how the show representation for women and men looks totally different. A lot of the shows that showed up in lead actress give way to new shows here, with actors giving the killer performances. For at least one, killer is very appropriate. 10) Kumail Nanjiani (Welcome To Chippendales) Hulu 9) Colin Firth (The Staircase) HBo MAX 8) Sebastian Stan (Pam and Tommy) Hulu 7) Jared Leto (We Crashed) Apple Plus 6) John Cameron Mitchell (Joe Vs Carol) Peacock 5) Domnhall Gleeson (The Patient) Hulu 4) Bobby Cannavale (The watcher) Netflix 3) Samuel L Jackson (The Last Days of … Continue reading Best of 2022: Top 10 Lead Actor In A limited Series

I definitely left off names that earlier in the year I didn’t think I’d be leaving off. This was a tough list to make, and i seemed to have that problem a lot more in Actress categories this year than Actor. 10) Emily Blunt (The English) Amazon Mallory Johnson (Kindred) Hulu 8) Jessica Biel (Candy) Hulu 7) Lily James (Pam and Tommy) Hulu 5) Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout) Hulu) 5) Kate McKinnon (Joe Vs Carol) Peacock) 4) Julia Roberts (Gaslit) Starz 3) Zoe Saldana (From Scratch) Netflix 2) Elizabeth Moss (Shining Girls) Apple Plus 1) Michelle Pfeiffer (The First Ladies) … Continue reading Best Of 2022: Top 10 Actress In A limited Series

Here we go. Another Top 10 list. This time, I’m finishing off the Sci-Fi Fantasy category before leaping to Limited Series. So far, Ensemble went to The Walking Dead, Supporting Actress went to Sadie Singh from Stranger Things, and Supporting Actor went to Mark Jackson from The orville. Who tops this list? 10 Erin moriarty (The Boys) Amazon 9) Tatiana Maslany (She Hulk) Disney Plus 8) Madison Taylor Baez (Let The Right one in) Showtime 7) Amelia Jones (Netflix 6) Sissy Spacek (Night Sky) Amazon 5) Emma Darcy (House Of The Dragon) HBo MAX 4) Lauren Cohen (The Walking Dead) … Continue reading Best Of 2022: Top 10 Lead Actress in a Sci-Fi or Fantasy Series

So many shows didn’t make this list, from the terrific Ghosts, to Atlanta which won Supporting Actor. This was a hard list to assemble, and slowly doing so left me with some shows that ended that I can never list again, which saddens me greatly. 10) Trying (Apple Plus) 9) The Marvelous Ms Maisel (Amazon) 8) Girls5Eva (Peacock) 7) Only Murders in The Building (Hulu) 6) Breeders (FX) 5) Abbott Elementary (ABC) 4) Mythic Quest (Apple Plus) 3) What We Do In The Shadows (FX) 2) Reboot (Hulu) 1) Hacks (HBo MAX) I feel like my list has some obvious … Continue reading Best Of 2022: Top 10 Comedy Series

If I was analyzing my own list, I think my mind would immediately gravitate to Bill Hader not making the cut this time around. I just wasn’t a huge fan of the last season. Henry Winkler was still on my Supporting actor list. Maybe next season? 10) Danny McBride (The Righteous Gemstones) HBO MAX 9) Neil Patrick Harris (Uncoupled) Netflix 8) Donald Glover (Atlanta) FX 7) David Hyde Pierce (Julia) HBo MAX 6) Steve Martin (Only Murders In The Building) hulu 5) Martin Short (Only Murders In The Building) Hulu 4) Ed Helms (Rutherford Falls) Peacock 3) Keegan Michael Key … Continue reading Best Of 2022: Top 10 Lead Actor in A Comedy

I definitely had to make some tough choices for this list as well. notably, only one of the Dead To Me leads, no Grace OR Frankie, none of the Girls5Eva, or any of the many potentials that could ahve landed here. But, here are my top 10. 10) Selena Gomez (Only Murders In The Building) Hulu 9) Christina Appelgate (Dead To Me) Netflix 8) Rose Byrne (Physical) Apple Plus 7) Maya Rudolph (Loot) Apple plus) 6) Judy Greer (Reboot) Hulu 5) Quinta Brunson (Abbott elementary) ABC 4) Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous ms Maisel) Amazon 3) Sarah Lancashire (Julia) HBo MAX … Continue reading Best Of 2022: Top 10 Lead Actress in A Comedy Series

So far, The Walking Dead won Ensemble for this category, and Sadie Singh won Supporting Actress for Stranger Things. Will either one of those shows repeat here? Or will a new hero rise? 10) Will Patton (Outer Range) Amazon 9) Josh McDermott (The Walking Dead) AMC 8) Jackson Robert Scott (Locke and Key) Netflix 7) Brett Gilman (Stranger Things) Netflix 6) Jensen Ackles (The Boys) Amazon 5) Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead) AMC 4) Stellan Skarsgard (Andor) Disney Plus 3) Paddy Considine (House Of the dragon) HBO MAX 2) Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things) Netflix 1) Mark Jackson (The Orville) … Continue reading Best Of 2022: Top 10 Supporting Actors In A Science Fiction or Fantasy Series

A bit of a data dump and catch up today. After just making the list that put The Walking Dead as the best ensemble of 2022, because it’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to, who will top this list? Am i going for a Walking Dead sweep? 10) Catherine Zeta Jones (Wednesday) Netflix 9) Imogen poots (Outer Range) Amazon 8) Cynthia Addyia Robinson (The Rings Of Power) amazon 7) Patty Guggenheim (She hulk) Disney Plus 6) Emma Myers (Wednesday) Netflix 5) Ruth Cod (The Midnight Club) Netflix 4) Olivia Cooke (The House Of The Dragon) HBo MAX … Continue reading Best Of 2022: Top 10 Supporting Actress in A Science Fiction or Fantasy Series