The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/30/23
It’s New Years Eve! What are your plans to send 2023 packing? You know, I still remember where I was when 1999 became 2000? I I didn’t even need to be in Times Square, and I can’t remember most other Eve’s, as I now enjoy going to bed before midnight, but that one will always be in my memory because of when it was, and I didn’t do anything except watch the ball drop on TV as a teen. 1) Lawmen (Paramount Plus) English Audio Description By The Media Access Group Narrated By: Andrew Thatcher Status: Limited? Bass picks up … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/30/23
Salt burn
Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Written By Edwin Wells Directed By: Matthew Vickers Cast: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi,Rosamund Pike, Richard E Grant, Archie Madekwe, Alison Oliver, and Carey Mulligan Written and Directed By: Emerald Fennell It’s the salacious film of the year. Scandalous. Divisive. Is it a pretentious work, or has writer/director Emerald Fennell once again struck gold after her debut with Promising Young Woman? In what can only be an homage to the aspirations of youth in the novels like Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Fennell has chosen her whip smart protagonist to … Continue reading Salt burn
Stamped From The Beginning
Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Provided By International Digital Center There are two very powerful documentaries that both succinctly and pointedly deliver a rich perspective on a history you may not be familiar with. One of them sadly did not make the Oscar Documentary shortlist this year, and that is Lacota Nation vs United States (which a review is coming soon), and this one actually did make the shortlist, and might go on to be rightfully recognized with a nomination. Sometimes, in my YouTube reviews, I often joke that I’m probably not the target demographic for a … Continue reading Stamped From The Beginning
The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/29/23
Not really sure if there’s anything truly exciting happening out there in the world of entertainment. These Holidays are often the doldrums of information. So as a reminder, as of yesterday, all five seasons of Las Vegas are now on Peacock, though I don’t know if they have audio description. 1) For All Mankind (Apple Plus) English Audio Description Provided By: pixel logic Narrated By: Darren Polish Status: Hopefully Renewed Getting close to the end of the season. Ed and Dev work on their plan to secure the asteroid in Mars’s orbit, while on earth Elita receives an unexpected visit … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/29/23
Maestro
Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description provided By: international Digital Center Written By: Liz Gutman Narrated By: Jamie Lemcheck Cast: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer, Sarah Silverman, and Maya hawk. Written By: Written By: Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer Directed By: Bradley Cooper The nose. Everyone had an opinion on the nose. Well, good news Mr. Cooper, you’ve landed yourself a blind film critic, and I’m not judging your makeup team here. This is about whether or not Bradley Cooper has anything to say as a filmmaker, and I think he does. Usually, because I don’t get … Continue reading Maestro
Bottoms
Where I watched It: Digital Copy English Audio Description?: Yes Cast: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaya Gerber, and Marshawn Lynch Written By: Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott Directed By: Emma Seligman Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott both landed on my “ones to watch” list (that exists in my head) after Shiva baby. I love being pleasantly surprised by new talent, and fresh voices, and Shiva baby gave me everything I needed in 2001. So, I was excited for bottoms, but perhaps my bar was too high. What I will say is that this film can … Continue reading Bottoms
The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/28/23
The exciting TV news for the day? Night Court has axed Neil. of course, with my limited time, I was planning on axing Night Court anyway. Also, expect even less day and date releases in 2023, since the strikes pushed back a lot of films on the 2023 calendar. Now they are worried that 2023 could be a really slow year at the movies. Well, maybe you should have stopped trying to replace everyone with AI. 1) Neon (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Not Yet Renewed Santi pushes his crew further away as he chooses his fake alliance with … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/28/23
Rebel Moon: Part 1: A Child Of Fire
Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description provided By International Digital center Written By Dakota Green Directed By Frankie Corrió Cast: Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ray Fisher, Corey Stoll, Charlie hunnam, Cary Elwes, Ed Skrein, Derek Mears, Jena Malone, and Anthony Hopkins Written and Directed By: Zack Snyder Zack Snyder became a director I immediately started to pay attention to when he debuted with his remake of Dawn Of The Dead. Then, he brought 300 to life, and men can’t stop reminding people that this is Sparta! After that, all the feedback he got about using slow motion, color … Continue reading Rebel Moon: Part 1: A Child Of Fire
Shortcomings
Where I Watched It: VOD Apple Store English Audio Description Provided By: The Media Access Group narrated By: Emily Hooks Cast: Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debbie Ryan, Timothy Simons, Jacob Batalan, and Stephanie Szu. Written By: Adrian Tomine Directed By: Randall Park It feels like one of those get your feet wet experiences that actors generally make when they want to direct, and also star on a TV show. Granted, I don’t know what it feels like to be a West Coast Asian millennial but a lot of these themes are generic themes on love and friendship. … Continue reading Shortcomings
The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/27/23
Really, it’s the doldrums of TV news right now. Even in the world of movie news, the best I got is that I just learned there was a movie in theatres called Anyone But You that stars Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney. Talk about the wrong time of year to open a film like that. Wow. Getting clobbered by films with big budgets and Oscar fare, with two people who really aren’t marketable romcom stars. 1) Everything Now (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Not Yet Renewed Clashes begin in the friend zone when people seem at odds with each … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/27/23
Bo Is Afraid
Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus (with Showtime) English Audio Description?: Yes Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Parker Posey, Kylie Roger’s, Denis Menochet, Zoe Lister Jones, Richard Kind, and bill Hader. Written And Directed By: Ari Aster Boy, am i glad this had audio description. Someone deserves overtime pay, because Aster certainly made them earn their money. Bo Is Afraid is one of those divisive films some will love and some will hate. Even among Ari Aster fans who look forward to his particular brand of oddity, this may not be what they expected from the … Continue reading Bo Is Afraid
Finestkind
Where I Watched It: paramount Plus English Audio Description?: Yes Cast: Toby Wallace, Ben Foster, Tommy Lee Jones, Jenna Ortega, Aaron Stanford, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Lolita Davidovich, Tim Daly, and Clane Crawford. Written and Directed By Brian Helgeland From the Oscar nominated writer of LA Confidential, who later went on to direct movies like A Knights Tale, comes a fishing story that got buried on Paramount Plus. I think Helgeland would have been an interesting choice that cinephiles might want to watch, if people knew this film existed. However, while it does boast a strong cast, it is very average. … Continue reading Finestkind
The Too Much Tv Roundup- 12/26/23
Apparently Percy Jackson is doing solid numbers for Disney. Over 13M in the first week. Maybe the series will survive. 1) Bodies (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Limited I may not always know what is going on, but as the series moves forward the series has intrigued me a lot. By episode 5, things are really starting to come together, and you can see characters understand what is going on. Episode Grade: B+ 2) Monarch (Apple Plus) English Audio Description?: Yes Narrated By: Jedidiah Barton Status: Unknown Our characters find themselves really trapped in the freezing tundra being chased … Continue reading The Too Much Tv Roundup- 12/26/23
The Miracle Club
Where I watched It: Apple VOD English Audio Description?: No Cast: Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, and Maggie Smith Written By: Jimmy Smallhorne Directed By: Thaddeus O’Sullivan Sometimes we blind folk watch things that are chosen by our friends or family. That’s why it’s important for us to have audio description on everything, because when the sighted people we are around choose a title that doesn’t have audio description, then they feel bad, and end up feeling like they have to fill in the gaps. So, the decision to not provide accessibility effects more than just the blind people I think … Continue reading The Miracle Club
Priscilla
Where I Watched It: Digital Copy English Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Laura Post Cast: Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi Written and Directed By: Sofia Coppola There’s somewhat of a theme that runs in Sofia Coppola’s films often about young women, isolation, and hotels. Her latest entry, Priscilla is being hailed by some as her best work since lost In Translation, but she hasn’t really gone anywhere. She’s been making movies, and some of them have been quite good. Priscilla is just another reminder that Coppola is an underrated filmmaker who is still at the top of her … Continue reading Priscilla
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