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Sly

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Provided By: International Digital Center Written By Valerie Hunter Narrated By: Kimberly Chatterly Already this year, I’ve seen documentaries dedicated to Wynonna Judd, Pamela Anderson, Michael j Fox, Rock Hudson, Albert Brooks, Mary Tyler Moore, Judy Blume, and some guy named Mr. Chow. That’s not to count out docuseries like Beckham or Arnold. So, Sly is for some reason a drop in the bucket this year, and in the same year where Arnold had a three hour limited series. Sly can just be edited into one film? This covers the same distance, … Continue reading Sly

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10 With A Flag

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Screener Link English Audio Description?: Currently, No Beggars cannot be choosers. When I put out into the universe that my life would be easier if I got screener copies from studios, and a guy swings by and gives me the link to the screener for his short film still trying to lock in a distribution deal, I can’t look a gift horse in the mouth. So, congrats 10 With A Flag, you just got a review. I don’t normally review short films, because they are a monster in themselves. Most have the kind of budget you … Continue reading 10 With A Flag

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/09/23

John Stark

It looks like also that the show Good Trouble has come to an end. I saw some cast reactions. And, Golden Globe nominations are announced tomorrow morning I do believe. It should be more interesting now that the awards are owned by a different body, and categories were expanded. 1) Sex Education (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Final Season Maeve’s Mom’s funeral day is punctuated by other events, including her strained relationship with Otis, who is also having a strained relationship with Eric, who may or may not be communicating with God. Also, Ruby has had about enough of … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/09/23

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Golda

John Stark

Where I Watched It: iTunes English Audio Description?: Yes Edited To Add: Written and Narrated By: Veronica Hicks Look, I review movies. Yes, I have opinions on things that are not movies, and i realize at this time simply posting a review of a film released this year could spawn unfortunate backlash. I already had that on my YouTube video, and I’m not trying to generate that here. I don’t proclaim to be an expert on the history of Israel, and this review should not reflect that. However, Golda has fantastic audio description. i got down to the end, and … Continue reading Golda

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AKA Mr Chow

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Max English Audio Description?: Yes I actually really love watching documentaries about people who seemingly have been present at all these important historical events, or worked behind the scenes, and we never knew who they were. Or, they just have an interesting story to tell, like the film adaptation of the novel Full Service. Last year, All The Beauty and the Bloodshed was that, though I did want more about her work against the Sackler family included. this Mr. Chow guy, who is still alive, has one heck of a story to tell. One of being … Continue reading AKA Mr Chow

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The Killer

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Provided By: International Digital Center Written By Liz Gutman Narrated By: Jamie Lemcheck In some regards, streaming deals have been very good to certain filmmakers. Martin Scorsese, for example, has benefitted a lot from having large budgets for his films The Irishman and Killers Of The Flower Moon, two adult dramas that never would have been handed that much money for a film looking to recoup money at the box office. Then we have David Fincher and his Netflix deal, which led to the underrated Mindhunter, but also the overrated Mank. I … Continue reading The Killer

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About My Father

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Starz English Audio Description?: No Studios and streaming services love to turn their backs on the blind community, and here’s another example, as About My Father’s streaming run went to Starz. So, no audio description. I want to be fair to the filmmakers, but I also want them to start realizing that they are actively participating in a system that consistently sends the message to the millions of Americans who are low vision or blind, that we don’t matter. About My Father is a comedy that comes as close as you could come to getting out … Continue reading About My Father

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The Swan, The Ratcatcher, and Poison

John Stark

Where I watched Them: Netflix English Audio Description?: Yes It’s been a while since I talked about the short film Netflix seemed to want everyone to talk about, the Wes Anderson adaptation of The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar. I had no idea he actually had more than one short at Netflix. their marketing was all behind Henry Sugar, even sending that to festivals. Turns out, he directed three others. All of them are shorter than Henry Sugar, but are any of them better? Rather than devote space for each individual short, I decided to break them down as one … Continue reading The Swan, The Ratcatcher, and Poison

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The Insurrectionist Next Door

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Where I Watched It: MAX English Audio Description?: Yes Narrated By Tansy Alexander Immediately, a divisive documentary. The existence, and that title, just caused some to not click on the review, or immediately write me off as a person altogether. But there was something that caught my attention about Alexandra Pelosi being able to confront a bunch of January 6th rioters, who were part of a group of people who wanted to harm her mother, and ask them point blank questions. that intrigued me. It intrigues me in a way any documentarian who is confronting a demon of their past … Continue reading The Insurrectionist Next Door

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A Haunting In Venice

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Where I Watched It: Hulu English Audio Description?: Yes What exactly is your frequency Kenneth? As a director in your Poirot series, you tackled the most well known stories first, before cracking open the Agatha Christie library for a work that might actually surprise your audience. Both previous works, Murder On The Orient Express and Death on The Nile were previously made, but A Haunting In Venice. Is less of a direct adaptation, and more of an inspired story, with a new title and all. This is what you should be doing, showing people why you wanted to bring something … Continue reading A Haunting In Venice

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

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Where I Watched It: Peacock English Audio Description?: Yes Somehow we got here. I blame Tom hanks. It’s hard to blame Tom Hanks for anything, but his Playtone label really helped the first Greek Wedding 20 years ago, and now we are finishing off a trilogy that never needed to be a trilogy. Why is there a Greek Wedding trilogy? The film was about a woman falling in love and getting married, if her Greek family and Windex didn’t get in the way first. The sequel allowed them to show these characters a little older, along with giving our main … Continue reading My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

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Nyad

John Stark

Where I watched it: Netflix English Audio Description?: Yes This has been a year for Diana Nyad. Perhaps not her most special or groundbreaking, as she is a former Olympic swimmer, as well as being the first to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys. The existence of a biopic has caused people to debate whether or not she did technically swim the distance, because we live in this world of alternative facts. So if there’s a fact you don’t like, you can pick another. Don’t like that Diana Nyad is a swimmer? She’s not. She’s actually a 15th century … Continue reading Nyad

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Fingernails

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Apple Plus English Audio Description?: Yes What a talented cast assembled of “next gen” legends in the making. Jessie Buckley already has an Oscar nomination to her name, and came close last year by being in the ensemble of Best Picture nominee Women Talking. Riz Ahmed has been on the rise for years, and secured his Oscar nomination with a powerful performance in Sound Of Metal. Jeremy Allen White is the front runner to win the Emmy this year for his work on The Bear, and is getting Oscar buzz for another film this year, A24’s … Continue reading Fingernails

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Joy Ride

John Stark

Where I Watched It: VOD/iTunes English Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Jennifer Zane, Darren Rivets, and William Michael Redman. A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, I used to work in a movie theatre. Shocking. To this day, i remember the trailer for joy Ride. not the new film I’m about to review, but the thriller starring Paul Walker. We used to have a TV in the lobby that ran a loop of upcoming trailers, and when joy Ride was on there, there was always this moment where Paul Walker super emphatically shouted “He’s watching … Continue reading Joy Ride

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Pain Hustlers

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Provided By: International Digital Center Written By Liz Gutman Emily Blunt has been deep in the conversation this year for an Oscar nomination for her supporting turn in Oppenheimer. It’s a little telling that no one is trying to make a case for a nomination for her here, as this role has a lot more screen time and is also based on a true story. That’s because Pain Hustlers really isn’t that good. Which is surprising considering director David Yates, who spent quite a bit of time propping up the various Wizarding … Continue reading Pain Hustlers