First of all, shoutout to the fan who found one of these posts from last year with me complaining about the audio description for the Traitors and chimed in with their displeasure. i see you. You just found a post from last year. Oscar nominations! I did fine. Some categories I fully swept, as you noticed yesterday, including Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, and Animated Feature. The biggest surprises often came with a big snub, so James Mangold instead of Edward burger is a surprise that creates a snub. Some of my favorite picks I had already come to … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 01/23/25

Oscar nominations are this morning! I didn’t get around to doing a predictions post, so, thanks for reading these diaries, because this is what I picked in my video. Picture: Anora, The Brutalist, Wicked, Conclave, Emilia Perez, Dune part II, A Complete Unknown, The Substance, Nickel boys, September 5 Director: Sean Baker (Anora), Edward Burger (Conclave), Brady Corbett (The Brutalist), Jacque Audillard (Emilia Perez), and Jon M Chu (Wicked) Actor: Adrien Brody (The Brtualist), Timothee Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice), Daniel Craig (Queer) Actress: Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), Carla Sofia Gazcon … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 01/23/25

It is pretty hard for me to start off this column, as a blind film critic and disability and accessibility advocate, who works for the advancement of audio description for the blind and visually impaired community and not at least acknowledge the unfortunate stance the President has taken on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, without any acknowledgement of the reason those Initiatives were created to begin with, to stop leaving portions of our country behind. it is an awful decision, and one that will not lower your grocery bill. Moving on. TV Shows Watched: Going Dutch: S1E3 (Hulu) no audio description, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 01/21/25

Well… how was your day yesterday? TV Shows Watched: From: S1E3 (MGM Plus) with audio description, The Hunting Party: S1E1 (Peacock) with audio description, 911: S8E8 (Hulu) no audio description, Secret Level: S1E5 (Amazon) with audio description, and SNL: Martin Short (Peacock) with audio description. Movies Watched: Boneyard (Tubi) no audio description, The Incredibles 2 (Disney Plus) with audio description Best Episode: From- This show is still so much in my lane, it isn’t even funny. I’m so happy they put audio description on this thing, finally. This show should find so many more fans who are blind/low vision and … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 01/20/25

Dear Santa (Paramount Plus)- Jack Black Is Trapped In An Awful Farrelly Brothers Movie Quick Take: Another dismal holiday movie. It is like Hollywood is doing a drive by on your home with some coal. Duck and cover. Jack Black reteamed with The Farrelly Brothers (they don’t both direct, but both worked on the film), for a high concept Christmas movie with an identity crisis. Dear Santa would have been better served embracing the R-rated stylings of the old Farrelly Brothers (or at least a solid PG-13), but this leans way too much into the family lane for what it … Continue reading Dear Santa

Martin Luther King Jr had a dream. Today was not that dream. I choose to focus today on the work of the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy. Today is a great day to watch Selma, for example. TV Shows Watched: Goosebumps: S2E8 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Severance: S2E1 (Apple plus) with audio description, Harley Quinn: S5E1 (MAX) with audio description, The Agency: S1E9 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, An Update On Our Family: S1E1 (MAX) with audio description, and Abbott Elementary: S4E? (Hulu) with audio description. Movies Watched: Hummingbirds (Screener) no audio description, Jazzy (screener) … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 01/19/25

TV News: Paramount Plus has axed the Frasier revival after just two seasons. Your move NBC. I’m looking right at that Night Court reboot. It is time. TV Shows Watched: Goosebumps: S1E7 (Disney Plus) with audio description, The Traitors: S3E44 (Peacock) with audio description, On Call: S1E8 (Amazon) with audio description, 911: S8:E8 (Hulu) with audio description, Krapapolis: S2E9 (Hulu) no audio description, Landman: S1E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description, and The Rookie: S7E2 (Hulu) with audio description. Movies Watched: La Cocina (Screener) no audio description, Inheritance (screener) no audio description, Poolman (Hulu) no audio description Best Episode: The Traitors- … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 01/18/25