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Salt burn

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Written By Edwin Wells Directed By: Matthew Vickers Cast: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi,Rosamund Pike, Richard E Grant, Archie Madekwe, Alison Oliver, and Carey Mulligan Written and Directed By: Emerald Fennell It’s the salacious film of the year. Scandalous. Divisive. Is it a pretentious work, or has writer/director Emerald Fennell once again struck gold after her debut with Promising Young Woman? In what can only be an homage to the aspirations of youth in the novels like Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Fennell has chosen her whip smart protagonist to … Continue reading Salt burn

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Stamped From The Beginning

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Provided By International Digital Center There are two very powerful documentaries that both succinctly and pointedly deliver a rich perspective on a history you may not be familiar with. One of them sadly did not make the Oscar Documentary shortlist this year, and that is Lacota Nation vs United States (which a review is coming soon), and this one actually did make the shortlist, and might go on to be rightfully recognized with a nomination. Sometimes, in my YouTube reviews, I often joke that I’m probably not the target demographic for a … Continue reading Stamped From The Beginning

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/29/23

John Stark

Not really sure if there’s anything truly exciting happening out there in the world of entertainment. These Holidays are often the doldrums of information. So as a reminder, as of yesterday, all five seasons of Las Vegas are now on Peacock, though I don’t know if they have audio description. 1) For All Mankind (Apple Plus) English Audio Description Provided By: pixel logic Narrated By: Darren Polish Status: Hopefully Renewed Getting close to the end of the season. Ed and Dev work on their plan to secure the asteroid in Mars’s orbit, while on earth Elita receives an unexpected visit … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/29/23

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Maestro

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description provided By: international Digital Center Written By: Liz Gutman Narrated By: Jamie Lemcheck Cast: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer, Sarah Silverman, and Maya hawk. Written By: Written By: Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer Directed By: Bradley Cooper The nose. Everyone had an opinion on the nose. Well, good news Mr. Cooper, you’ve landed yourself a blind film critic, and I’m not judging your makeup team here. This is about whether or not Bradley Cooper has anything to say as a filmmaker, and I think he does. Usually, because I don’t get … Continue reading Maestro

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Bottoms

John Stark

Where I watched It: Digital Copy English Audio Description?: Yes Cast: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaya Gerber, and Marshawn Lynch Written By: Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott Directed By: Emma Seligman Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott both landed on my “ones to watch” list (that exists in my head) after Shiva baby. I love being pleasantly surprised by new talent, and fresh voices, and Shiva baby gave me everything I needed in 2001. So, I was excited for bottoms, but perhaps my bar was too high. What I will say is that this film can … Continue reading Bottoms

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Rebel Moon: Part 1: A Child Of Fire

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description provided By International Digital center Written By Dakota Green Directed By Frankie Corrió Cast: Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ray Fisher, Corey Stoll, Charlie hunnam, Cary Elwes, Ed Skrein, Derek Mears, Jena Malone, and Anthony Hopkins Written and Directed By: Zack Snyder Zack Snyder became a director I immediately started to pay attention to when he debuted with his remake of Dawn Of The Dead. Then, he brought 300 to life, and men can’t stop reminding people that this is Sparta! After that, all the feedback he got about using slow motion, color … Continue reading Rebel Moon: Part 1: A Child Of Fire

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Shortcomings

John Stark

Where I Watched It: VOD Apple Store English Audio Description Provided By: The Media Access Group narrated By: Emily Hooks Cast: Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debbie Ryan, Timothy Simons, Jacob Batalan, and Stephanie Szu. Written By: Adrian Tomine Directed By: Randall Park It feels like one of those get your feet wet experiences that actors generally make when they want to direct, and also star on a TV show. Granted, I don’t know what it feels like to be a West Coast Asian millennial but a lot of these themes are generic themes on love and friendship. … Continue reading Shortcomings

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Bo Is Afraid

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus (with Showtime) English Audio Description?: Yes Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Parker Posey, Kylie Roger’s, Denis Menochet, Zoe Lister Jones, Richard Kind, and bill Hader. Written And Directed By: Ari Aster Boy, am i glad this had audio description. Someone deserves overtime pay, because Aster certainly made them earn their money. Bo Is Afraid is one of those divisive films some will love and some will hate. Even among Ari Aster fans who look forward to his particular brand of oddity, this may not be what they expected from the … Continue reading Bo Is Afraid

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Finestkind

John Stark

Where I Watched It: paramount Plus English Audio Description?: Yes Cast: Toby Wallace, Ben Foster, Tommy Lee Jones, Jenna Ortega, Aaron Stanford, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Lolita Davidovich, Tim Daly, and Clane Crawford. Written and Directed By Brian Helgeland From the Oscar nominated writer of LA Confidential, who later went on to direct movies like A Knights Tale, comes a fishing story that got buried on Paramount Plus. I think Helgeland would have been an interesting choice that cinephiles might want to watch, if people knew this film existed. However, while it does boast a strong cast, it is very average. … Continue reading Finestkind

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The Miracle Club

John Stark

Where I watched It: Apple VOD English Audio Description?: No Cast: Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, and Maggie Smith Written By: Jimmy Smallhorne Directed By: Thaddeus O’Sullivan Sometimes we blind folk watch things that are chosen by our friends or family. That’s why it’s important for us to have audio description on everything, because when the sighted people we are around choose a title that doesn’t have audio description, then they feel bad, and end up feeling like they have to fill in the gaps. So, the decision to not provide accessibility effects more than just the blind people I think … Continue reading The Miracle Club

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Priscilla

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Digital Copy English Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Laura Post Cast: Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi Written and Directed By: Sofia Coppola There’s somewhat of a theme that runs in Sofia Coppola’s films often about young women, isolation, and hotels. Her latest entry, Priscilla is being hailed by some as her best work since lost In Translation, but she hasn’t really gone anywhere. She’s been making movies, and some of them have been quite good. Priscilla is just another reminder that Coppola is an underrated filmmaker who is still at the top of her … Continue reading Priscilla

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Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Digital Copy I Own English Audio Description Provided By Darren Polish Narrated By: Darren Polish Cast: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Hayley Atwell, Esai Morales, Henry Czerny, Cary Elwes, Vanessa Kirby, and Pom Klementieff Written By: Erik Jendresen and Christopher McQuarrie Directed By: Christopher McQuarrie The Entity. I wish they had a better name for that. For it to be as freakishly powerful as it supposedly is, it should pack a scarier punch. Not everyone has loved this entry, and for various reasons. I think we’ve come to expect a lot from these … Continue reading Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1

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Mission: Impossible 1-6

John Stark

Where I Watched Them: Paramount Plus English Audio Description?: Yes Series Primary Cast: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan, Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin, Henry Czerny With Appearances From: Jon Voight, Thandiwe Newton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paula Patton, Henry Cavill, Emilio Estévez, Keri Russell, Angela Bassett, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Lea Seydoux. Directors: Brian DePalma, John Woo, JJ Abrams, Brad Bird, and Christopher McQuarrie. On my way to watching Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning part 1, I wanted to get a review for every film on my YouTube channel, figuring now was as good of a time as … Continue reading Mission: Impossible 1-6

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The Family Plan

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Apple Plus English Audio Description?: Yes Narrated By: Jedidiah Barton Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, Maggie Q, and Ciaran Hines. Written By: David Coggeshall Directed By: Simon Cellan Jones This is not about a family plan. The title is so generic it could have been named by AI, and the script is bad enough it might as well have been. The plot revolves around Wahlberg playing a father, who seems to be a rather run of the mill car salesman, who has a wife, and some kids. He also apparently used to be in some organized … Continue reading The Family Plan

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Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description?: Yes Cast: Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Imelda Staunton, David Bradley, Jane Horracks, Nick Mohammed, and Miranda Richardson. Written By: Carey Kirkpatrick, John O’Farrell, Rachel Tunnard, Mark Burton, Holly Walsh, Lynn Ferguson, Ben Willbend, Laurence Rickard Director: Sam Fell Let’s just talk about this right away. I did not like the first Chicken Run. I saw it once when it first came out, and I did not feel compelled to revisit it. 23 years later, Netflix feels compelled to do a sequel, with basically an entirely new voice cast, and some … Continue reading Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget