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

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. This film, like with most screeners, was made available to me without audio description. I do not know if a track exists, as the movie does not open wide until January. It is also from a relatively new distributor, so i don’t know their pattern for choosing audio description. That being said, if I don’t talk about this film, it will just continue to be ignored. Some of our smaller films this year are actually among the best, but their studios don’t have the money to convince everyone they are as life affirming as … Continue reading Going In Blind: Dead Man’s Wire

TV Shows Watched: Hal and Harper: S1E1 (Mubi) no audio description,All Her Fault: S1E2 (Peacock) with audio description, Has been Hotel: S2E2 (Amazon) with audio description, Boston Blue: S1E6 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, and Breaking Bad: ??? (Netflix) with audio description Hal and Harper- If you don’t have Mubi, that’s fine. they don’t have AD. they do make a few films with AD, and could start to make their service accessible, but they run a lot of really indie movies. I wanted to give them a try, as if you’ve kept up with these Diaries/Roundups, you’d know I’ve dabbled … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 12/18/25

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. I’m also living in a material world, and I am a Material Girl. i guess I didn’t quite get around to reviewing this the first time around, but as the season for considering continues, I wanted to revisit Selene Song’s sophomore effort, which delighted me back in June. it does have audio description, so if you are weighing the material value of the film based on accessibility, you won’t be disappointed. There aren’t that many standout moments, but a certain visual cue that we notice about Pedro Pascal’s character in the third act certainly … Continue reading Materialists

TV Shows Watched: Fallout: S2E1 (Amazon) with audio description, Mr Scorsese: S1E4 (Apple TV) with audio description, Murdoch: Death In The Family: S1E5 (Hulu) with audio description, Name that Tune: S5E10 (Disney Plus) no audio description, and Death By Lightning: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description Fallout- Of course I had to jump right in on this. Love the show, and I’m glad it’s back. The audio description had to describe a lot of gory things, including a few exploding heads, but by far I was most grossed out by the presentation of flea soup. Ugh. If it has been a … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 12/17/25

TV Shows Watched: The American revolution: S1E3 (PBS) with audio description, Percy Jackson: S2E1 (Disney Plus) with audio description, and Landman: S2E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description The American Revolution- If you’ve never done Ken Burns before, my God. I feel like I’m getting my learning done. The weird thing is, for a really educational experience, it is somehow entertaining? Even if every episode is really long. The cool kids put this on the PBS app on their phone, and bump up the speed modification. Yeah, I didn’t spend two hours on this, but it was still over an hour. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 12/16/25

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. In the morning, I’m making waffles. How many McDonald’s do you need to rob in order for Channing Tatum to play you in a film? the answer is, don’t do that. He’s done it once, there’s no reason to believe he’d do it again. Although, this is exactly the kind of role Tatum needs in his life. As he moves more toward being a respected actor, films of note, like Roofman, help give him the kind of status he wants. This is also interestingly a Christmas movie, as it takes place mostly around the … Continue reading Roofman

TV Shows Watched: It: Welcome To Dairy: S1E8 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Tulsa King: S3E10 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Nobody Wants this: S2E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Loot: S3E7 (Apple TV) with audio description Welcome To Dairy- This show has been obsessively and graphically violent, very gory, and brilliantly described.My review of it might contain a bit more than this, but the scene with the Principal, for example, had to walk a fine line. It couldn’t reveal the whole thing up front, but it was pretty obvious what it was. They announced the series is getting a physical … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 12/15/25

I’m shocked and horrified this morning at the senseless murder of Rob and Michelle Reiner. An unbelievable tragedy. TV Shows: The Chair Company: S1E5 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Devil In Disguise: S1E3 (Peacock) with audio description, and Starting Five: S2E? (Netflix) with audio description The Chair Company- I still don’t love the show, but it has some darkly comedic beats that work for it. They did bring up ADA requirements this episode, though I think the best gag was the joke where the character talked about arriving for a job, and … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 12/14/25