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Persuasion

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Narration Written By: Carrie Kennedy (?) Narrated By: Marsha Bartenelli (?) Things I know to be true. Typically, British romantic period pieces are not my jam. They fall into the section of films that walking in the door I’m not seemingly inclined to enjoy. If it’s great, then i will. I’m not saying I’ve never enjoyed a single damn thing in this arena. I watch Bridgerton just fine. But most of the stuff that ends up on Masterpiece bores the shit out of me. So, that’s one perspective coming from … Continue reading Persuasion

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Love Accidentally

John Stark

Where i Watched It: Free Vee English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Blind Perspective: Say what? He never starts with the Blind Perspective. Well, I need you to know something. 1) This is on Free Vee and has audio description. I’m not even sure The Audio Description project tracks that service, so prepare to have your mind blown. 2) If you have an Alexa device in your room… unplug it before watching this (if you do). For those who can see, it’s not a problem as much a they don’t call her by her first name all the time, and … Continue reading Love Accidentally

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The Bob’s Burgers Movie

John Stark

Where I Watched It: HBo MAX English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe i should probably start off by admitting my near lack of knowledge of the Bob’s Burgers universe. It’s not that I’ve never sent the show before. A ballpark guess on exactly how many episodes I’ve seen would be 4. I think, by looking at my list of animated titles i do enjoy a bit more, I like them either highly nostalgic or crude and rude. Bob’s Burgers floats in this weird territory where it seems odd that it gets paired with Family Guy. Then again, … Continue reading The Bob’s Burgers Movie

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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix (but it left on June 30th) English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: IFTSC I’ve had a brush with Dragon Tattoo before. I own this damn thing on DVD, somewhere in my collection. It was a blind purchase at the time, something that was on sale during Black Friday that I thought was up my alley. I do remember attempting to watch this at night one time, and falling asleep. Many moons later, I tackled this again, in broad daylight, and finally stayed awake. It’s not a good sign of where this review is … Continue reading The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

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Jerry and Marge Go Large

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus English Audio Description Provided By: international Digital Center Written By: Liz Gutman Narrated By: Sri Gordon Yes, this is a Paramount Players title, suggesting it was never intended for a theatrical run, which I think was the wrong call. With the theatres starved for product, and the older crowd looking for pictures to go to (like the hit film Elvis), I think that this based on a true story comedy would have done nicely with that crowd. Not huge amounts of money, but probably 30-40M, increasing it’s visibility and profile when it then went … Continue reading Jerry and Marge Go Large

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The Sea Beast

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English audio Description provided By: International Digital Center Written By: Liz Gutman Narrated By: Jamie Lemcheck Ahoy! Netflix be lookin’ for all ye land lubbers, to take up arms against a dangerous new threat. no, it’s not a Sea Beast. It’s looking at a popular film, and figuring out how to make a new one that is close enough to the original formula that it works, but different enough that it is its own thing. Thus, Netflix has created How To Train your Sea Beast. inspired by How To Train your Dragon would be an … Continue reading The Sea Beast

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The Martha Mitchell effect

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes When I saw this released onto Netflix, around the same time as the Watergate anniversary and the Starz series Gaslit, I knew this was clickbait. i was prepared to sit and review an entire documentary, assuming this was that. It’s not. It’s about 40 minutes, and I checked out initially, deciding I wouldn’t review a non-feature length film. Then, after the fact, I remembered that Netflix had several Best Documentary Short Subject contenders last year, and i wondered if this might be one, so here is my two cents. It’s … Continue reading The Martha Mitchell effect

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Girl In The picture

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes You get nothing from me. You came here expecting some deep critical treatise on this work, and you’re not going to get it. I’m not Gene Siskel, Rotten Tomatoes refuses to acknowledge my existence, so the rules don’t apply to me. I can review films however I want, something you should have picked up on by now. truth is, the less you know about Girl in The Picture, the better. So, watch it before someone spoils it for you. It will enrage you. It will dumbfound and astonish you. You … Continue reading Girl In The picture

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Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In between

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix Description Provided By: International Digital Center Narrated By: Judy lemcheck in a race to make a feature length film for a generation who no longer has an attention span, Netflix has released a film that is the rare exception to the “this film could have been shorter” complaint that most critics make. The official runtime is 84 minutes, but that includes credits, so you know you’re getting out under that 1:20 mark. Basically, this actual full length feature is a full hour shorter than the 9th episode of Stranger Things most recent season. That’s where … Continue reading Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In between

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Road Runner

John Stark

Where I Watched It: HBo MAX English Audio Description Available?: Yes Honestly, while my knowledge of celebrity chefs and the food world is limited, I never really found myself drawn too much to Anthony Bourdain. I’m sure he guest judged on Top Chef at some point, and I was one of the five people who watched Bradley Cooper’s short lived FOX sitcom, Kitchen Confidential, based on Bourdain’s best selling novel. Since that point, I’ve always been aware of who he is, and seeing him on his numerous television programs, but my deep knowledge or respect for his life and legacy … Continue reading Road Runner

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The Godfather part III

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Once again, I find myself sitting here in 2022 catching up on a classic film, and searching for something substantial to offer that hasn’t already been offered by thousands who have come before me. Movie critics used to have to have a newspaper or magazine, but with the advent of the internet, we are everywhere. Full on critical pandemic. it would perhaps be something new if I felt that the third installment of this Godfather franchise was the best, since most believe it’s the worst. It is. But worst … Continue reading The Godfather part III

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The Bad Guys

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Peacock English Audio description Available?: Yes Provided By: Media Access Group Narrated By: Ms. Page Dreamworks Animation has been around for quite a while since entering the market as a legitimate competitor to Disney back in the 90’s. Since that time, they’ve been responsible for launching several major franchises that have delighted fans, and have sold a ton of merchandise. But the studio that Shrek built is no longer operating under Dreamworks as a distributor, but under the larger banner of the Comcast/NBC/Universal brand, where they share the same breath and airspace as illumination. Why am … Continue reading The Bad Guys

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Beauty

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix Audio Description Provided By: Post haste Written By: William McDonaugh Narrated By: Laura Post We’ve seen so many stories about aspiring singers over the years, it’s become kind of impossible to do anything different. Yet, Lena Waithe tried to inject something different into this exhausting formula, but she just misses the mark. Really, everyone does. The film centers around a young girl who lives at home with her parents, learning how to sing from her mom (a pretty solid Niecy Nash), and elevating her career much to the delight of her typically evil, overbearing, and … Continue reading Beauty

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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