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Love and Gelato

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Netflix Audio Description Written and Narrated By Liz Gutman I refuse. I refuse to seriously review this film. Don’t worry, that doesn’t necessarily mean I’m firebombing this down to an F grade, I’m not here to rain on your parade entirely. There’s just o point to reviewing this film. They don’t care. They don’t want reviews. There was no thought put into this film. I’m convinced this film was created by an algorithm. I’ve heard there was a book, but whoever got paid to write this book, got paid too much. Love and Gelato is almost … Continue reading Love and Gelato

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Sing 2

John Stark

Featuring The Voices Of: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Tori Kelly, Taron Edgerton, Nick Kroll, Jennifer Saunders, Bobby Cannavale, Chelsea Peretti, Halsey, Leticia Wright, Nick Offerman, Eric Andre, Pharrell, and bono. Directed By: Garth Jennings Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Provided By: Media Access Group Narrated By: Lailani Jones Wilmore The Plot: After successfully saving his career, Buster Moon is at it again, taking the collectively talented group of singers he discovered in the first film and trying to get a stage show that features all of them in some performing tourist type destination that is … Continue reading Sing 2

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Gasoline Alley

John Stark

Starring: Devon Sawwa, Luke Wilson, and Bruce Willis. Directed By: Edward Drake Where I Watched It: This film is currently available on Hulu. English Audio Description Provided By: International Digital Center Written By: Nick Schrieber Narrated By: Bill Larson The Plot: A tattoo artist (Sawa) was hanging out in a bar, which later turns out to be the final destination for four girls who are murdered inside this bar. And because he left his lighter, which he once left inside a urinal, at the bar, the cops (Wilson/Willis) have pegged this guy as the main suspect. So, he must clear … Continue reading Gasoline Alley

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Trevor: The Musical

John Stark

Starring: Holden Halgerberger as Trevor. Directed By: Robin Abrams Where I Watched It: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: yes Description Provided By: Descriptive Video Works Narrated By: Diane Newman The Plot: A filmed version of a stage musical, Trevor is a young boy who has big dreams and loves Diana Ross. Unfortunately, he’s growing up in the early 80’s and is not understood or appreciated. Things start looking up when he volunteers to help choreograph the football team’s routine for the talent show so they look a little more john Travolta, than silly. But, when Trevor’s secret unfortunately gets … Continue reading Trevor: The Musical

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Downton Abbey: Electric Boogaloo

John Stark

Starring: Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Dominic West, Michelle Dockery, Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Dancy, Penelope Wilton, Alan Leach, Tuppance Middleton, Robert James Collier, and Joanne Frogatte. Directed By: Simon Curtis Where I Watched it: Peacock English Audio Description Available?: Yes Just What Exactly is This Thing About?: The cast of Downton Abbey enters a new era, against all probabilities, because the last film made a ton of money. This sequel jugggles a ton of characters with diverging plots, one revolving around Downton being used as a location for a silent film shoot, and the other with Lady … Continue reading Downton Abbey: Electric Boogaloo

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Rise

John Stark

What You need To know: Disney Plus, English Audio Description, Provided By international Digital Center What Is It About?: Based on the true story of brothers who use their determination to make something of themselves by getting to play professional basketball. But first, they must overcome living with their family in Greece, a country where they live illegally after fleeing their home in Africa looking for a safer and better life. What Works: The second basketball drama I’ve seen this month, Rise has less to do with hustle, and more to do with King Richard, at least structurally. The film … Continue reading Rise

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The Man From Toronto

John Stark

Starring: Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson, Kaley Cuoco, and Ellen Barkin. Directed By: Patrick Hughes Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: International Digital Center Written By: Liz Gutman The Plot: A man (Hart) who is trying to convince his boss that non-contact boxing is the way of the future gets mistaken as a lethal and legendary assassin known only as The Man From Toronto. But when the real man (Harrelson) actually shows up, he realizes that he now must actually use this guy because the people he’s working for now facially recognize, and they … Continue reading The Man From Toronto

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Mother

John Stark

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfieffer, Domnhall Gleeson, and Kristin Wiig. Directed By: Darren Aronofsky Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Jedidiah Barton The Plot: I wish I could explain this in a way that actually reflects the plot of the film. But, a young girl (Lawrence) and her husband (Bardem) live in a house that is unlike any other. She begins to have her life upended when a visitor (Harris) arrives, but he will not be the last visitor. What Does or Does Not Work: This … Continue reading Mother

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Beavis and Butthead Do The Universe

John Stark

Featuring The Voices Of: Mike Judge, Andrea Savage, Nat Faxon, Gary Cole, Jimmy O Yang, Stephen Root, and Chi McBride. Directed By: Mike Judge Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Picking up where we kinda sorta last saw them, Beavis and Butthead are still very much on a mission to score. But also, this time, they are on a mission to space. Because, why not? What Works: I can remember being in high school and trying to find ways to watch Beavis and Butthead. My local cable provider shockingly didn’t carry MTV, so … Continue reading Beavis and Butthead Do The Universe

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Dr Strange and the Multiverse Of madness

John Stark

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Xochil Gomez, Rachel McAdams, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, and a lot of spoilers. Directed By: Sam Raimi Where I Watched It: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Jedidiah Barton The Plot: Serving as both a natural continuation of Dr. Strange’s storyline since we last saw him in No Way Home, and Wanda’s development since we last saw her in WandaVision, this horror film brings together two friends, and unfortunately makes them foes, as a new hero arises with the power to traverse the multiverse… of madness! Don’t worry, … Continue reading Dr Strange and the Multiverse Of madness

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Fire Island

John Stark

Starring: Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, Margaret Cho, James Scully, Conrad Ricamora, Matt Roger’s, Tomas Matos, and Zane Phillips. Directed By: Andrew Ahn Where I Watched It: Hulu English Audio Description Available?: Yes, finally Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Julian Smith The Plot: A very Jane Austen inspired story sends a group of friends to a gay weekend on Fire Island where they look to have fun, dance, and get laid. Noah (Booster) is particularly interested in getting his best friend Howie (Yang) laid, so he commits himself to celibacy until he finds Howie the perfect match. Then their … Continue reading Fire Island

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Four Brothers

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Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre 3000, Garret Hedlund, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sofia Vergara, Terrence Howard, Josh Charles, Taraji P Henson, and Fionula Flanagan. Directed By: John Singleton Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Four brothers (Wahlberg/Gibson/3000/Hedlund) return to their stomping grounds upon news that their mother (Flanagan) responsible for raising them was killed. How could someone shoot a nice old lady like that, and why? These four brothers are going to get some answers, and some revenge. What works: Yes, this is my first time through this. I acknowledge the randomness of me picking … Continue reading Four Brothers

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We Feed People

John Stark

Documentary Ron Howard Where I Watched it: Hulu English Audio Description Available?: No The plot: Basically an overview of Chef Jose Andres and the work he does with his charity to feed people who are displaced and trying to survive after a major disaster. What Works: I wanted to watch this, even though it had no audio description, because it was a topic I was interested in hearing a bit more about. In general, I got a solid documentary about a person trying to get food to people in need. It’s about Chef Andres and his personal life, talking to … Continue reading We Feed People

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Halftime

John Stark

Documentary Directed By: Amanda McKelly Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes I thought about sitting down and writing a serious review of Halftime, but halftime isn’t really deserving of the full service. Who is this movie for? Jennifer Lopez fans. That’s really all this is. It seems to want you to believe it is more than just a cute fan documentary, but it’s not. There are three films thrown in here together, trying to masquerade as one complete film, but they are three ideas that work very differently as different films. There’s the one film that … Continue reading Halftime

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The Godfather part II

John Stark

Starring: Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, John Cazole, Talia Shire, Lee Strasberg, and Bruno Kirby. Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola Where i Watched It: Paramount Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Narrated By: Inger Tudor My great shame is behind me, and now I have to live a new great shame. The fact that I had only ever seen the first film in The Godfather trilogy, despite the acclaim and classic status that Part 2 reached, is probably something I’ve been aware of dodging my whole life. And I don’t really know why. i don’t know why … Continue reading The Godfather part II