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John Wick

John Stark

Where I Watched it: peacock English Audio Description?: No hah. Hosting this film without audio description is just so pointless. I mean, the entire franchise is centered around these action sequences, and not dialogue. in fact, much has been made about just how few words Keanu Reeves actually says in the 4th installment. Look, I had the opportunity to watch this when i could see. i loved it. it’s a great revenge thriller, especially when you don’t know that it’s launching a franchise. But there just is so much action featured in this film, in this franchise, that I’m tired … Continue reading John Wick

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Where I Watched it: Disney plus English Audio Description provided By: Deluxe I decided to take a second trip to Pandora since I’m convinced that The Way Of Water must be coming to Disney plus at some point. it’s already been on VOD and available for home rental and purchase for a while now. Unless they are planning a rerelease this summer (which is totally possible, since Avatar had one), I don’t see why not. I’ve always kinda of made fun of this film for drawing so many comparisons to other films, like Ferngully and Pocahontas, both that used a … Continue reading Avatar

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Cocaine Bear

John Stark

Where I Watched it: peacock English Audio Description?: Yes I’m a fan of Elizabeth Banks as an actress, but as a director, she’s a bit more hit or miss. I’m not sure Cocaine Bear is going to put her on the map, but it could be a big bright new lane for her. Apparently there’s a thread of truth in this movie, just enough to make it “based on a true story”. It feels like the closest thing I’ve had to the self-awareness of Snakes On A Plane probably since The Happytime Murders. Something that knows exactly how absurd it … Continue reading Cocaine Bear

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Scream 3

John Stark

Where i Watched it: Paramount Plus english Audio Description?: No Yes, I am continuing to push forward through the Scream franchise on paramount Plus just in case at some point they decided to add audio description. Sadly, they did not. Scream 3 features our Core 3 Sidney (Neve Campbell), Gale (Courtney Cox), and Dewey (david Arquette) pulled back in when another survivor is killed, and the cast of the current Stab films start becoming the new victims. The script seems to outline who will die next, but it’s been rewritten so many times, what version does the killer have? it’s … Continue reading Scream 3

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Creed 2

John Stark

Where I Watched it: HBo MAX English Audio description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Ron Snow not my first time on this film. But, with Creed 3, I wanted to go back around to the other Creed films and take a good hard look at them. I actually think I saw this without audio description the first time around, and now I’m getting the wonderful narration from Ron Snow that really is important to a boxing drama. This is definitely a genre that needs audio description, because even with the best sound design, and the most obvious dialogue, the fight … Continue reading Creed 2

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Chupa

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Netflix Audio Description Provided By: International Digital Center Written By: Tevin Christopher Narrated By Frankie Corroso This follows the “boy and his dog” formula for the most part, except this isn’t a dog. It’s a Chupacabra! I actually clicked on this on Netflix thinking it would be animated. It’s not. It features Academy Award Nominee Demian Bichir as well as Christian Slater. It’s very much along the lines of things that came before it, like ET, or The Last Mimzy, or hell, Free Willy. Any film where a boy’s life was changed by the improbable creature … Continue reading Chupa

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80 For Brady

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Paramount Plus English Audio Description?: Yes It’s pretty hard to assemble a cast like this and have a bad movie. Although, I do now look at Sally Field, knowing she’s a method actress, and wonder… did she go all in on this role? Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sally field, and Rita Moreno team up as the Toon Squad to Tom Brady’s Space jam. The plot is simple. Tomlin had cancer a while back, and she and her friends watched Brady and the patriots because they couldn’t change the channel, and became fans. When her cancer resurfaces, … Continue reading 80 For Brady

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Praise This!

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Where I Watched it?: Peacock English Audio Description?: Yes One of my nostalgia comfort films is Sister Act 2, where lauryn Hill learns important life lessons about coulda, woulda, shoulda’s. It still has the best version of his eye is On The Sparrow in cinema, in my opinion, and that Joyful joyful finale is iconic. Trust me, it is. Especially if you did choir in your school in the 90’s. You probably sang that same arrangement. If not, your life was incomplete and I’m sorry for that. Praise This is like a consolation prize for everyone who has seen something … Continue reading Praise This!

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Unforgiven (1992)

John Stark

Where I Watched it: HBo MAX English Audio Description?: no Again, just attempting to fill in some gaps i recognize of movies I should have seen already. unfortunately, despite Clint Eastwood’s masterpiece being an Oscar favorite, it lacks audio description. So my journey was pretty much all for naught. Unlike my last two entries, which while they should have audio description to fill in the many gaps I ran into, were dialogue heavy, Eastwood’s revenge pic is decidedly atmospheric in nature and not known for a saturation of dialogue. There was enough that I could stumble through it, much like … Continue reading Unforgiven (1992)

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Malcolm X (1992)

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Where I Watched it: HBo MAX English Audio Description?: no Just like I did with White Men Can’t Jump, I watched Malcolm X with the intention of filling in a gap in the 1992 titles I’d seen, and hopefully knock out some that were aimed at a different target demo in 1992. In 1992, i still woke up on Saturday mornings and watched my cartoons. So a three hour Malcolm X biopic would have likely put me to sleep. And not only do I want to discuss that runtime, but the fact that this 1992 film still has a historical … Continue reading Malcolm X (1992)

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White Men Can’t jump (1992)

John Stark

Where i Watched it: Hulu English Audio Description Available?: No In case you are wondering why the hell I reviewed a 30 year old movie, it has to do with some Rewriting The Oscar’s videos I was doing for my YouTube. i noticed a bit of a deficiency in R rated fare from a year when i was still in elementary school. So, I picked a few films that seem to have stood the test of time, and watched them on whatever service was hosting them. this was on hulu. And while this may shock you, hulu does not provide … Continue reading White Men Can’t jump (1992)

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Scream 2

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Paramount Plus English Audio Description?: no This is far from my second time watching Scream 2. I have highly regarded this sequel since I grew up with the Scream franchise in my teen years. I can’t imagine how many times I’ve seen Scream 2, but it’s a lot. And, in preparation for Scream 6 dropping on Paramount Plus, i figured I’d run back through the old films again. Sadly, now I can’t see, and now these films lack audio description. I’m not really sure what the business model for Paramount Plus is, as I’ve tried to … Continue reading Scream 2

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Rye Lane

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Hulu English Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Christian Simpson There’s something to be said about how the cinematic release of a film helps to create an aura of importance that pushes a film further into the watercooler conversation. in a world where it’s harder and harder to have those watercooler moments as streaming shapes the game, it’s sad to see a movie like Rye lane relegated to hulu. It almost certainly lost any steam it had coming out of the Sundance Film Festival, and has become a film that few will actually see. Every … Continue reading Rye Lane

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Murder Mystery 2

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description?: Yes For some reason, Adam Sandler feels like that one actor whose entire filmography I’ve consumed. From the lowest of lows, like Hewbie Halloween and Little Nicky to underrated gems like Reign Over me and The Meyerowitz Stories, to my favorites like Big Daddy and happy Gilmore, I reliably show up. Whether it’s a Netflix original, a Grown ups sequel, or an attempt at more dramatic fare, I’ve seen this guys entire filmography. The first Murder Mystery was fine. This one is a little less so. Now that doesn’t mean that it’s … Continue reading Murder Mystery 2

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All The Beauty and the Bloodshed

John Stark

Where I Watched It: HBO mAX English Audio Description?: yes I was quite excited for this Oscar nominated documentary. Yes, i saw it after it lost the Oscar, and i agree with it losing. Navolni was just a better documentary. This is something I will concede will be received differently depending on what you are expecting from it, and what you’ve heard it was about. I was expecting more of a focus on the epic takedown of the Sackler family. instead, I got frank interviews with an artist. Th As the subject of the film, Nan, an artist who has … Continue reading All The Beauty and the Bloodshed