Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. to my knowledge, there is no audio description for this title, though I’d be happy to hear one. As a member of Film Independent, I get emails about various projects all the time, especially during awards season. I must have gotten at least four Sheepdog emails, and it was an effective marketing tool, because they made it seem like this little indie that could was the undiscovered gem of the year. As with most indies, I’ve come to expect that no audio description exists, although I’ve recently had two different titles where someone involved … Continue reading Going In Blind: Sheepdog

I hope you enjoyed the replacement for the diary yesterday, as I just couldn’t find the time to watch anything on TV. If you ignored it, it is stealthily my best of 2025 in film lists, with only audio described titles listed. I did squeeze in some TV on Tuesday. TV Shows Watched: Ripple: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Down Cemetary Road: S1E3 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Robin Hood: S1E2 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Best Medicine: S1E1 (Disney plus) no audio description, and The Daily Show: Monday (Paramount Plus) no audio description Ripple- I’m trying to circulate shows … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 01/13/26

Welcome. I didn’t want to drop off the face of the planet yesterday, but I straight up did not have time. I also work at a school, and yesterday was the first day, and my God. plus, we have a musical that auditioned, which consumed my time. Even my free time was spent absorbing that show to be better prepared for the audition. Now, those of you who read me or these things regularly likely know I also have a YouTube (YouTube.com/macthemovieguy), and not everything that I post there makes it here, and vice versa. Quite frankly, I just do … Continue reading The Small Screen Diary substitute: 01/12/26

For those of you eagerly anticipating the 2nd Annual Blind Film Critics Society nominations, we did meet and vote yesterday. An announcement at a later date. I’m proud of our nominations, and our growing membership. TV Shows Watched: Mr Scorsese: S1E5 (Apple) with audio description, High Potential: S2E8 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Simon Cowell: The Next Act: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Murdoch: Death In The Family (Disney Plus) with audio description, Has Been Hotel: S2E3 (Amazon) with audio description Mr Scorsese- finishing out the last 25 years of his career, from Gangs Of New York to Killers Of … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 01/11/26

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. This film does have audio description, despite not being in the English language. *checks notes* Let’s revisit this. This French language film has audio description, despite not being selected by the country of origin as its official Oscar selection. Game, Set, Match. Yeah, they don’t know it, but this has gotten a lot of International Feature votes from me along the way. I might be alone, but I’m trying to spread the good word. In a sea of world cinema that is gate kept on an extreme level, Sony Pictures Classics provided audio description … Continue reading A Private Life

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic, and I’m unaware of this film having an audio description track. It has been screening way ahead of its release, and my screener was not accessible. There’s a story in here. Granted, it is cloaked deep within the confines of a science fiction creature feature, but the story within is what I latched on to. World Breaker is set in a dystopian future where monsters crawl out of the ground and attack the human population. Of course, we fight back, but it seems to be a losing battle. And to make matters worse, it … Continue reading Going In Blind: World Breaker

Looking at the week ahead, notably Twinless hits Hulu on friday, the same day Black Phone 2 hits Peacock. This week marks the return of the probably unnecessary second season of Hijack, and the premiere of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. Tonight, venerable PBS dramas miss Scarlett and All creatures Great and Small return, as does HBO’s Industry. Netflix closes The upshaws on Thursday. What are you excited for? TV Shows Watched: The Traitors: S4E2 and S4E3 (Peacock) with audio description, Runaway: S1E1 (Netflix), Squid game: The Challenge: S2E4 (Netflix) with audio description, and loot: S3E9 (Apple) with audio description The … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 01/10/26

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. I normally watch films with audio description. Neon chose to not produce an English Audio Description track for this film. This one is tough. i sit in the comfort of a living room,writing a review of a film. I don’t know what it is like to be put in an extreme circumstance where simply making art brands me a criminal, but director Jafar Panahi does. he’s already facing a year in prison in Iran should he return to the country. His film started its journey at Cannes, where it won the Palme d’or prize, … Continue reading Going In Blind: It Was just An Accident

People We Meet On Vacation Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic, and I typically watch films that also have an audio description track. This film has audio description by International Digital Center, written by Steven Christopher, and narrated by Kimberly Chattergy. It is tough to be first out of the gate at Netflix. There’s already the Netflix stigma some unfairly put on Netflix films, but January is not the peak time for great movies. It has become a month with 1-3 surprises, and a few hits have truly been born as a result. People We Meet On Vacation is a … Continue reading People we meet on vacation 

I lost a friend yesterday. Janeen was someone I knew before my vision loss through our work at our local fringe Festival. She was a lot of fun to work with. Sometimes frustrating, but she had this child-like voice that I think disarmed people. But, it amplified her kindness and humor, and made it a lot funnierr when she had a biting commentary. We both went through our vision loss journeys at nearly exactly the same time, though hers had a much more serious medical condition attached. While I took baby steps, and often still feel like I’m trying to … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 01/109/26

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. Typically I watch films with audio description, though this film has no known audio description. I barely move when I sleep. I’m not in danger of becoming a sleepwalker. After this film, I’m glad of that, and sympathetic to anyone who is. I’ve heard of sleep paralysis too, and that sounds crazy. For me, my dreams are mostly fun, and I can see in them. The problem with that is, it keeps bringing in people it remembers from way back when, so someone I haven’t seen in 30 years since we were kids pops … Continue reading Going In Blind: Sleepwalker

TV Shows Watched: His and Hers: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Horton hears A Who: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Crutch: S1E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Emily In Paris: S5E4 (Netflix) with audio description, and The Daily Show: Wednesday (Paramount Plus) no audio description. However, below, since I only included one show in yesterday’s diary, I’ll add the only other thing I saw on Wednesday, and skip Daily Show. So, look for Fallout: S2E4 (Amazon) with audio description at the bottom. His And hers- All I needed to know was Tessa Thompson was doing a show on Netflix. Done. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 01/08/26

Justice For Renee Nicole Good. An unmistakable tragedy immediately twisted around and reframed to blame the victim, a young mother of three children. This is not what peace looks like. She was not running over anyone. She was driving away, and a stormtrooper chased after her, and when unable to stop the car with, I don’t know, the force? He instead opened fire on her. This is not the first time someone has been shot and killed while running from law enforcement, except Renee wasn’t fleeing. She hadn’t been accused of anything. If this doesn’t change our world, we don’t … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 01/07/26

TV Shows Watched: The Abandons: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Shiftig Gears: S2E5 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Bat Fam: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, The Daily Show: Monday (Paramount Plus) no audio description, and Breaking Bad: S3E6 (Netflix) with audio description The Abandons- Other than manifest destiny, I have no idea what the show is about. It doesn’t even feel like a Kurt Sutter show, so I wonder how much of him is left in here. Is he to blame, or should someone have let him do what he wanted instead of leave? The audio description seems to be … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 01/06/26

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic, and to my knowledge, there’s no audio description. It wouldn’t surprise me if an audio description track for this would cost more than the film itself. Remember a few years ago we got the pandemic horror surprise with Skinamarink, a film that at the very least is experimental, and at the most, challenging. Well, this one has a bit more of a narrative structure, but this is basically like if Skinamarink and I saw the TV Glow had a baby, and that baby was in black and white. Obex will be one of the … Continue reading Going In Blind: Obex