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Interceptor

John Stark

Starring: Elsa Pataky and Luke bracey. Directed By: Matthew Riley Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: International Digital Center Narration Written By: Dakota Green Narrated By: Bill Larsen The Plot: As the film will explain to you immediately, Russia has nukes. So does America. We have a defense system in place in case Russia ever launches nukes that would intercept these rockets. This film features a terrorist (Bracey) who manages to assemble a ragtag group of Expendables who infiltrate the interceptor facility so they can keep America from launching their interceptors, and allow … Continue reading Interceptor

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Ben Is Back

John Stark

Starring: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B Vance, and Katherine Newton. Directed By: Peter Hedges Where i Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Zoo Digital Description Written By: Ed Robinson Description Narrated By: Jared Bloom The Plot: It’s sad that a sub-genre of films have developed around the idea of families dealing with the fallout of a family member becoming addicted to painkillers. In this entry, Ben (Hedges) has that struggle, a returns home after his mother (Roberts) answers his question of “What do you want for Christmas?” With “You.” So he leaves rehab, and, … Continue reading Ben Is Back

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The Godfather Remastered

John Stark

Starring: Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, james Caan, Diane Keaton, and Robert Duvall. Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola Where I watched it: Paramount Plus English Audio description Available?: Yes Look, this is The Godfather. i don’t think anyone was on the fence about watching The Godfather, and was sitting at home and said “Let’s see what John Stark had to say about this over on his site. Maybe then I’ll watch this film that’s been around for 50 years.” That’s the whole thing, it’s been fifty years. The Godfather is having a mid life crisis, and is now a member of … Continue reading The Godfather Remastered

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Moonfall

John Stark

Starring: Patrick Wilson, Halle Berry, John Bradley, Charlie Plummer, Michael Peña, and Donald Sutherland. Directed By: Roland Emmerich Where I Watched It: VOD. English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: William Michael Redman I’ve already attempted to discuss this film in my YouTube review (now up on my channel), and I tried to do that without spoiling anything. The fact is, if you’ve come here to know about the audio description for the film, I’ll fill you in up front. Because, when i talk about the movie, there will be spoilers. So, changing it up a … Continue reading Moonfall

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Cyrano

John Stark

Starring: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr, and Ben Mendelssohn. Directed By: Joe Wright Where I Watched it: VOD English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Laura Post The Plot: A cinematic adaptation of the stage musical adaptation of the classic Cyrano de Bergerac story. So, it’s adaptception. An adaptation within an adaptation. In this version, Cyrano (Dinklage) is brilliant, but born considerably shorter than those around him, who make a mockery of him, despite how eloquent he is, and how terrific he is with a sword in combat. He also pines for his childhood … Continue reading Cyrano

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore

John Stark

Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Dan Fogler, Mads mikkelsen, Ezra miller, Alison Sudol, Katherine Waterston, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, and Richard Coyle. Directed By: David Yates Where I Watched it: HBO MAX English Audio Description?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Jedidiah Barton The Plot: The wizard in world becomes even more enamored with an unhinged tyrant that looks to destroy those who would dare to oppose him, and eliminate the human race. Meanwhile, Dumbledore is prevented from directly attacking, so it’s up to Newt and Jacob to stop this madness… and possibly this franchise. What Works: I enjoyed … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore

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Emergency

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Starring: RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sebastian Ciccone, Maddie Nichols, Sabrina Carpenter, Madison Thompson, and Diego Abraham. Directed By: Carey Williams Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Media Access Group Narrated By: Inger Tudor The Plot: Three college guys must deal with coming home to find their house has been broken into, and an unconscious white girl is on their floor. Due to their own fears of dealing with the police, the struggle with how to handle the situation, in a film that defies genre, by blending comedy and suspense, and offering an … Continue reading Emergency

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Jackass 4.5

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Starring: Jackasses. Directed By: Jeff Tremaine Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Deleted stunts from Jackass Forever are mixed with interviews with the cast. What Works: So, like i said with Jackass Forever,n this is either your thing or it isn’t. Critics should not matter. I’m just giving my opinion, but really, this is not something that warrants critical praise. What’s the point? What do I Analyze? how good each stunt is? The originality/ The shock factor? How goofy the cast is? What are the metrics? There aren’t any. And that’s the point. This … Continue reading Jackass 4.5

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindlewold

John Stark

Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, Dan Fogler, Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller, Zoey Kravitz, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Turner, Jude Law, Alison Sudol, and Claudia Kim. Directed By: David Yates Where I Watched It: HBO MAX English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Apparently no longer looking for beasts or worried about his book, Newt (Redmayne) gets caught up in a battle between wizards and… more wizards…over the future of the wizard in world, and the human one as well. Meanwhile, the character we all care about, Jacob (Fogler) is back. And after unknowingly enjoying a life with Queenie Sudol), he spends … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindlewold

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Sonic The hedgehog 2

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Starring: Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Taika Sumpter, Adam Pally, Natasha Rothwell, and Shemar Moore. Featuring the voices of Ben Schwartz, Idris Elba, and Colleen O’Shaughnessey. Directed By: Jeff Fowler Where i Watched It: Paramount Plus English Audio Description: Yes The Plot: Picking up almost right where the last film left off, we see Dr Robotnik (Carrey) is lost still in Mushroom hell, until a random encounter with a space creature named Knuckles (Elba) gives him the chance to return to earth to seek revenge on Sonic (Schwartz). What Works: It’s a dumb film, but an enjoyable one. Basically, if you … Continue reading Sonic The hedgehog 2

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Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them

John Stark

Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Carmen Ejogo, Dan Hedaya, Jon Voight, Ron Perlman, Zoey Kravitz, and Johnny depp. Directed By: David Yates Where I Watched it: HBo MAX English Audio Description Available?: Yes HBO MAX is releasing the third film in this franchise on Memorial Day, so I figured I’d revisit the first and second entries in advance (kind of like how I just plowed through the Star Wars films). I’m not crazy enough to review 10 films before Monday, so I’ll have to do the Harry Potter films at … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them

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Seventh Son

John Stark

Starring: Ben Barnes, Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harrington, Djimon Hounsou, Jason Scott Lee, and Olivia Williams. Directed By: Sergei Borgov Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Media Access Group Narrated By: Claudia Dunn The Plot: I have no idea. There’s a monster hunter (Bridges) who loses his apprentice, so he buys a slave (Barnes) and makes him his new apprentice. There’s a witch (Moore) who is obviously bad, and another who might be (Vickander). Special effects ensue. What Works: Nothing. Quite literally, almost nothing about this film works. I’d love … Continue reading Seventh Son

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Star Wars Episode IX The Rise Of Skywalker

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Starring: Daisy Ridley, john Boyega, Oscar issac, Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Domnhall Gleeson, Lupita nyong’o, Richard E Grant, Naomi Aoki, Keri Russell, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, and Billie Lourd. Directed By: JJ Abrams Where I Watched it: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Martin Bellamy The Plot: The stunning conclusion to the Star Wars franchise that pleased every single fan, and created absolutely no divisions at all. Everything was perfect, and the world celebrated. hooray! So, I thought it might be interesting to … Continue reading Star Wars Episode IX The Rise Of Skywalker

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Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

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Starring: Daisy Ridley, Oscar Issac, john Boyega, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Domnhall Gleeson, Gwendolyn Christie, Lupita nyong’o, Anthony Daniels, Kelly Marie Tran, Andy Serkis, Laura Dern, Justin Theroux, Benecio Del Toro, and Frank Oz. Directed By: Rian Johnson Where I Watched It: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Martin Bellamy The Plot: A continuation from The Force Awakens, with Rey (Ridley) looking to train and learn from Luke (Hamill), Finn (Boyega) being sent with a newcomer named Rose (Tran) to find the Codebreaker (Theroux), Leia (Fisher) using the force, Kylo Ren … Continue reading Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

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Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

John Stark

Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Issac, Adam Driver, Harrison Ford, Domnhall Gleeson, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Max Von sydow, Peter Mayhew, Gwendolyn Christie, Simon Pegg, and Mark Hamill. Directed By: JJ Abrams Where i Watched it: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Narration By: Martin Bellamy The Plot: Set many years after Return of The Jedi, the original gang is older, and a new generation awakens the force. The New Order is trying to take over the galaxy, a mysterious figure named Kyle Ren (Adam Driver) is looking a lot … Continue reading Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens