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Dumb Money

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Apple VOD (iTunes) English Audio Description Provided By The Media Access Group Narrated By: Ingir Tudor Cast: Paul Dañó, Seth Rogen, America Ferrera, Shailene Woodley, Anthony Ramos, Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Sebastian Stan, Dane DeHaan, and Olivia Thirlby. Written By: Lauren Shukart-Blum Directed By: Craig Gillespie The immediate and obvious comparison that I’m sure comes to everyone’s mind is The Big Short. Take the housing collapse of 2008, expose it, and explain it so anyone in the audience can understand the ins and outs. It’s one of the reasons The big Short did so well with … Continue reading Dumb Money

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Dashing Through The Snow

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Disney Plus English Audio Description?: Yes Cast: Ludacris, Lil Rel Howery, Madison Skye Vadium, Tiana Paris, and Oscar Nunez. Written By: Scott Rosenberg Directed By: Tim Story I love a good streaming surprise that feels like it had a real budget. The feeling that Disney could have sent this to theatres is what sets this apart from a lot of other cheaper Christmas fare. They did go out and get Tim Story to direct, who earlier this year did get his film The blackening into theatres. I’m also a big fan of representation, and I’ll be … Continue reading Dashing Through The Snow

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Quiz Lady

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Hulu English Audio Description?: Yes Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell, Holland Taylor, Jason Schwartzman, and Paul Reubens. Written By: Jen D’Angelo Directed By: Jessica Yu There’s something about Awkwafina that still makes it hard for me to not see her as comic relief. One of those obvious reasons is that I haven’t found The farewell with audio description. So color me shocked to see that she’s playing it straight here, while Sandra Oh gets to play the aloof one. I did not see that coming. The movie centers around two sisters. One is obsessed with … Continue reading Quiz Lady

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Barbie

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Where I Watched It: MAX English Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Laura Post Cast: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Hari Nef, Duo Lippa, Emerald Fennell, Simu Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Mcuti Gatwa, John cena, Michael Cera, Ariana Greenblatt, Rhea Perlman, and Helen Mirren. Written By: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach Directed By: Greta Gerwig The wait is over. You can now enjoy Barbie in the comfort of your living room just with a simple MAX subscription. They went a little overboard, as it dominated all your life choices … Continue reading Barbie

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Best. Christmas. Ever.

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description?: Yes Cast: Heather Graham, Brandy, Jason Biggs, Directed By: Mary Lambert They got me. The good people at Netflix threw some shit into an algorithm and it worked. I clicked on this, and the more this movie lasted, the more I regretted my life choice. I feel like it has been forever since I’ve seen Heather Graham Supposedly she was in Extrapolations, and I might have seen something called love Guaranteed, but the last time I coherently remember Graham in something was The Hangover part 3. And I’m pretty sure Brandy hasn’t … Continue reading Best. Christmas. Ever.

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Good Burger 2

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus English Audio Description?: Yes Written By Betty Capone Narrated By: Sri Gordon Cast: Kel Mitchell, Kenan Thompson, Sofia Black D’Elia, Emily Hinckler, Jillian Bell, Lil Rel Howery, Elizabeth Hinkler, Kamaia Farbrun, Wisdom Mitchell, Lori Beth Denberg, Carmen Electra, Mark Cuban, Pete Davidson, Igo Nwodom, Josh Server, Marsai Martin, Nicole Byer, and Danny Tamberelli. Kevin Kopolo Directed By: Phil Traill If you are reading a review from any critic on Good Burger 2, it has to be for your own personal enjoyment. This is not a film for critics. The first one is Rotten on … Continue reading Good Burger 2

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Leo

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description?: Yes Written By: Liz Gutman Narrated By: Jamie Lemcheck Cast: Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong, Jason Alexander, Rob Schneider, Allison Strong, Jo Koy, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Ethan Smigel, Roey Smigel, Jackie Sandler, Heidi Gardner, Robert Smigel, Nick Swardson, Stephanie Szu, and Chris Kattan. Written By: Robert Smigel, Adam Sandler, and Paul Sado. Directed By: Robert Marinetti, David Wachtenhem, and Robert Smigel Tread lightly when expecting something from a Happy Madison production. Admittedly, the reason I still watch Adam sandler’s output is that I hope that every once in a while … Continue reading Leo

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Albert Brooks: Defending Your Life

John Stark

Where I Watched It: MAX English Audio Description?: Yes I can’t quite remember my first film of Albert Brooks. It wasn’t Finding Nemo, so don’t worry. I have enjoyed his work for years, and until this documentary, I never really knew about the Albert Brooks that came before his notable film career. That might sound strange. But, while I always knew Brooks could handle comedy, I always just assumed he was a regular actor who was good at being funny. After all, have you seen Broadcast News? It doesn’t scream “stand up”, as there’s this connection he has with Holly … Continue reading Albert Brooks: Defending Your Life

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Genie

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Peacock English Audio Description?: Yes Alas, we have missed out on Melissa McCarthy dancing and singing to Genie In A bottle. That time has passed. She has now already played a genie, and Richard Curtis, in his infinite wisdom, left that out. If you think that joke is bad, you haven’t seen Genie yet. I would love to go to bat for McCarthy. I actually enjoyed Superintelligence. True story. I think she was good as Úrsula in The Little Mermaid (and I was surprised by that notion). Has she chosen some dismal projects recently? yes. And … Continue reading Genie

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No Hard Feelings

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description?: Yes Comedy is in such a weird place. We have made a lot of social changes, and it’s like no one knows how to be funny, or what to laugh at anymore. Even a lot of your comedy classics have at LEAST one joke that really didn’t age well. On top of that, most of them aren’t even going to theatres. When a comedy does go, it almost feels like an event. So naturally, Jennifer Lawrence, who I swear was a child just a few moments ago… and I feel so old … Continue reading No Hard Feelings

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Kandahar

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Hulu English Audio Description?: No Earlier today I watched the 7th episode of the final season of sex Education, and it featured the wheelchair bound Issac not being able to use the “lift” because it was broken again. They’ve tackled this before, and this time, he just got tired of it, and called out his school for lack of accessibility. He was joined by two other disabled students voicing their solidarity, with the hearing impaired girl giving a testimony of what it’s like for people to expect her to read lips all the time and how … Continue reading Kandahar

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Blue Beetle

John Stark

Where I Watched It: MAX English Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By Darrin Revitz It is really hard to know what to do with blue beetle. He’s the end of the old regime, and now James Gunn gets to do whatever he wants with all your favorite DC characters until that eventually loses steam and they give the thing to…. Greta Gerwig. That’s my current running guess. But for now, Miguel from Cobra Kai demands a review. It’s kinda funny to think that this actor doing all these fight scenes probably learned a lot of his combat skills from … Continue reading Blue Beetle

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Rustin

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Provided By: International Digital Center Written By Dakota Green Narrated By Sri Gordon This time last year I was still eternally optimistic about Danielle Detweiler getting an Oscar nomination for her terrific work in Till. It seemed like the support for Till had been stripped down to just her commanding lead performance, but no matter, she delivered a powerhouse performance voters couldn’t turn away from. I forget that just because a black actor or actress delivers a terrific performance doesn’t necessarily mean they will end up on the final list. Flash forward … Continue reading Rustin

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Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus English Audio Description?: Yes I’m 40, and have no kids. Some might describe me as a giant man child, but I still am not a kid. However, I don’t believe in reviewing things in this ultra film snob way like Paw Patrol is offensively beneath me. It’s not made for me, which is something i think most adult critics need to be OK with, and that is fine. the Paw Patrol franchise is considered a Nick Jr series, not even a full Nickelodeon one that could arguably appeal to everyone. It is programming specifically … Continue reading Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie

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Insidious: The Red Door

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description?: Yes The Insidious franchise is something I’m not really familiar with. i did actually try to get caught up, but at the time, insidious was on MAX, and did not have audio description. Even with that, I did try to watch the first film so I could at least have some context. Obviously, a film full of nightmares and jump scares just doesn’t play well without audio description. Back when i could see, I do remember seeing stills of that Darth Maul looking creature, so I assume everything is just that. But, … Continue reading Insidious: The Red Door