I got my first screener for a 2026 film yesterday, which is not in consideration for a 2025 release. i actually got it a few days ago, but just watched it. Of course, the screener has no audio description, and the distributor is 50/50 on providing it, so I’m waiting to see the listings before declaring it does not exist. TV Shows Watched: Talamaska: S1E2 (AMC Plus) no audio description, the Bad Guys: Breaking In: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Heated Rivalry: S1E1 (HBO MAX) with audio description, The Morning Show: S4E6 (Apple TV) with audio description, Emily In Paris: … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 12/23/25

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. How are they supposed to learn how to read if they can’t even fit inside the building? Jordan Peele needs to protect his brand better. After successfully entertaining audiences with three features of his own, Get Out, Us, and Nope, he has also lent his Monkey Paw label to some films that aren’t quite his thing, but not dreadful. This qualifies Candyman and Monkey Man. I have no idea what he saw in this film, why he’s producing, and why he didn’t assert some creative control when it was clear this was going to … Continue reading Him

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. I hope I get that Red Ryder BB Gun this Christmas. Amazon has had a bit of a mixed year in terms of their straight to streaming content. I’m not sure they had a singular film that really rallied fans, except perhaps the John Candy documentary. This isn’t doing anything to change that. it will continue to be divisive. However, I’ve sat through the crop of this years streaming Christmas titles, and it seems to be a barren wasteland. Some years, we get an 8-Bit Christmas, or a Spirited. This year, I’m throwing a … Continue reading Oh. What. Fun.

In case you missed it, Paramount cancelled the NCIS spinoff Tony and Ziva. Also recently cancelled was Apple TV’s The Last Frontier, and Netflix’s Boots. I bring this up, because I started a series that Netflix cancelled after they had already finished the second season, so while I jumped back into Tomb Raider, they jumped out of it. Surprisingly, HBO hasn’t picked up Welcome To Dairy, which based on its viewership, it just insane. I’d say criminally insane, but it isn’t. It should be though. Most shows would kill to have those viewership numbers for a linear premiere next day … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 12/22/25

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. Tell me something girl. Bradley Cooper has not made enough noise this year with his newest directorial effort, Is this thing On, which is a deviation of sorts from his previous films. it has nothing to do with music, it is lighter in tone, and he isn’t the star. He is in the supporting cast, but still less screentime than Maestro. Divorce movies hav really tried to sell themselves as either really serious dramas, or funny comedies where the audience laughs at the extremes the couple will go to in order to defeat each … Continue reading Is This Thing On?

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. I don’t get excited to write scathing reviews, but there is an exception to that rule. today, we shall tumble down the broken staircase that is Merry Little Mystery, what Roku has decided to package together for us for the holidays. As Dana Carvey’s Church Lady would say… “Well, isn’t that special.” I actually did select this with full optimism. I’m an American Idol junkie, and by proxy, a Jordon Sparks fan. I still do not know the question of how I am supposed to live with no air. But Jordon, who needs an … Continue reading Merry Little Mystery

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. technically, my second time through this, but my first was without audio description. I figured, if this thing is going to win Best Picture, i should be as fully informed on this as possible.So, I waited, and now I’ve seen the film with audio description. I don’t know what I was expecting from the track, but not necessarily this. the film itself, which is nominated in the Comedy/Musical side at the Golden Globes, is a mixture of genres. I’m not sure Paul Thomas Anderson likes to be easily defined, so when granted a large … Continue reading One Battle After Another

I was thwarted by phone calls yesterday. I didn’t even write a review. I’m aghast. Agog. A gay. I’m up one show from yesterday, but I’m not sure that’s enough to do the list before the thoughts. SNL: Melissa McCarthy (Peacock) with audio description- Keep it together! No, I actually like the fact that the narrrator giggles, since the show is supposed to be funny, and live. Even for a streaming description, it reminds us this once aired live… for real. However, I wonder if in the era of Karens and Snowflakes and the Babadook, if “like a crazy person” … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 12/21/25

I didn’t want to skip a day, because I didn’t want people to think this had gone away or I forgot it, but today was one of those days that made me not do Diaries for a minute.I only saw one show, and it didn’t even have audio description. Celebrity Weakest Link. It was a Holiday episode, featuring a bunch of celebs who had been in a bunch of Christmas movies I’m sure no one remembers. They did dig up Eric lloyd (The Santa Clause), and paired him against Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Clarissa Explains It All, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 12/20/25

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic, and this film has no audio description. Good Night and Good Luck. I’ve been waiting to see this for nearly three years. It first premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, and while it garnered praise for its actors, it didn’t materialize into a release.Finally, hiding in my for your consideration material is this little movie, hoping on a wing and a prayer that someone will love it enough to vote for it. Well, I did like this quite a bit. It’s a complicated film to describe without showing you the full hand. David … Continue reading Going In Blind: A Little Prayer

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose? I just want to start this by saying… from the director of Black Snake Moan. Craig Brewer has certainly evolved, and there must have been something about the true story of Lightning and Thunder that made him want to translate their story to the big screen. For those unaware, this is based on a true story, one which was already featured in a documentary. It follows the unlikely pairing of a recovering alcoholic (Hugh Jackman) and a single mom (Kate Hudson) who meet by chance at an event … Continue reading Song Song Blue

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. tis the reason for the season. The Jonas Brothers have come home to Disney Plus for a streaming exclusive romp, but is it going to bring you the holiday cheer? Will it put the egg in your nog? Or will it make a sucker out of you? This threadbare adventure for Jonas fans sees the brothers trying to get home for the holidays. they play themselves, and Nick is hesitant about extending their current tour. He laments his current predicament to a complete stranger (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), who just simply turns out to be … Continue reading A Very Jonas Christmas Movie

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic, but you can call me by your name. This was the year the band broke up.The Safdi Brothers went and did solo projects, which depending on who you ask, had wildly different results. I don’t know why teams break up. The Coen Brothers are stronger together, as Ethan Coen’s solo output has made that abundantly clear. While Ethan put out Drive Away Dolls and Honey Don’t, Joel fared slightly better with The Tragedy Of Macbeth. But, those three films, would be grouped at or near the bottom of the Coen Bros filmography. Similarly, Peter … Continue reading Marty Supreme

TV Shows Watched: the Beast In Me: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, The Last Frontier: S1E5 (Apple TV) with audio description, South Park: S28E5 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, and Palm Royale: S2E1 (Apple TV) with audio description The Beast In Me- This has been getting some critical acclaim. It got three Golden Globe nominations, for Limited Series, Claire Danes, and Matthew Rhys. While the series certainly is still building, the tension is palpable. This episode had Danes’s author contemplating her next moves with her potentially dangerous next door neighbor, and underestimating still the machinations he’ll use to continue to … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 12/19/25

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic, and this film has audio description. It’s that time of year. time for merriment and spreading joy for all to hear.It also means an onslaught of repetitive winter romances masquerading as Christmas movies. My Secret Santa is probably the best swing, and total miss. This idea actually is great, and I’m sad this is what it became. the plot of the film finds a mother (Alexandra Breckenridge) who is struggling, recently fired, trying to make rent, and her daughter just got accepted to an expensive snowboarding camp. She attempts to get a job at … Continue reading My Secret Santa