The Small Screen Diaries: 10/31/25

TV Shows Watched: Has Been Hotel: S2E1 (Amazon) with audio description, English Teacher: S2E6 (Disney plus) with audio description, Devil In Disguise: S1E2 (Peacock) with audio description, Shifting Gears: S2E5 (Disney plus) with audio description, and Murdock: S1E3 (Disney Plus) with audio description Has Been Hotel- I know people are really big fans of this, but it wouldn’t be in my top five or ten adult animations right now. I did like it enough to come back, mostly for the musical numbers, and exceptional voice cast. I’ve forgotten most of season 1, and I think this used to be a … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/31/25

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/2925

TV Shows Watched: Down Cemetery Road: S1E1 (Apple TV) with audio description, Wayward: S1E? (Netflix) with audio description, Tracker: S3E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Rick And Morty: S8E4 (HBO MAX) with audio description, The Sisters Grimm: S1E4 (Apple TV) with audio description, The Paper: S1E? (Peacock) with audio description Down Cemetery Road- Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson star in this new mystery from the team behind Slow Horses. I need to speak on something. It may just be that aging thing,but I’ve always considered myself to fit in with a younger mindset anyway. I still love cartoons, and would … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/2925

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/28/25

TB Shows Watched: Chad Powers: S1E5 (Disney Plus) with audio description, High Potential: S2E7 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Lazarus: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, Dr Seus’s Horton: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, House Of Guinness: S1E? (Netflix) with audio description, The Chosen Adventures: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, The Daily Show: Monday (Paramount Plus) no audio description, Only Murders In The Building: S5E10 (Hulu) with audio description Chad Powers- I think, and I know what I’m saying here, but I think Chad Powers might be my new favorite show of 2025. In terms of actual, real, uncontrollable laughs, chad … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/28/25

Anniversary

This review has been brought to you by the Change. “The Change, just do it.” For those of us who have achieved enlightenment through the wonders of The Change, you’ll understand that Lionsgate’s new Anniversary is not your typical film. It presents as a typical family gathering, but as the rules go, leave politics and religion off the dinner table. What happens when those lines become blurred, and politics and religion seem to blur into a cult like following, and because the cult is so prominent you can’t help but bring it up. This is the kind of stuff that … Continue reading Anniversary

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/27/25

TV Shows Watched: Splinter Cell: DeathWatch: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, IT: Welcome to Dairy: S1E1 (HBo MAX) with audio description, Boots: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, The Chair Company: S1E3 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Mr Scorsese: S1E2 (Apple plus) with audio description, and Last Week tonight: current (HBO MAX) no audio description yet Splinter Cell Deathwatch- I feel like I missed something. I remember the second episode, where they were on the run, and they had that unrealistic fight out of the window onto the top of a car,but where we picked up is not where I feel … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/27/25

Ballad Of A Small Player

Cast: Colin Farrell, Tilda Swinton, Fala Chen Written By: Rowan Joffy directed By: Edward Berger Original Score By: Volker Bertamin Release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Netflix Runtime: 101 minutes Audio Description Produced By: VSI London Written by: Narrated By: What Is it?: based on a book, Ballad of A Small Player follows a seemingly upstanding British citizen in Macao who is struggling with debt, and keeping up the appearance that they are not in quite as deep, and if they can just get a line of credit now, everything will be cleared up after the weekend. dodging those he owes, and … Continue reading Ballad Of A Small Player

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/26/25

TV Shows Watched: Black Mirror: S5E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Sheriff Country: S1E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Dexter: S6E9 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Long Story Short: S1E10 (Netflix) with audio description, Billy The Kid: S1E4 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Have I Got News For you: S3E? (HBO MAX) no audio description, SNL: Amy Poehler (Peacock) with audio description, and Only Murders In The Building: S5E9 (Hulu) with audio description Black Mirror- smithereens! Andrew Scott, Topher Grace, and damson Idris star in a social media commentary that has a bit of a mixed message. I know grief doesn’t … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/26/25

Black Rabbit: Series review

Cast: Jason Bateman, Jude Law, Cleopatra Coleman, Amaka Okafor, Robin DeJesus, Chris Coy, Odessa Young, Morgan Spector, Troy Kotsur Length: 8 episodes Streaming Service: Netflix Release Year: 2025 Audio Description Produced by: descriptive Video Works Written By: Bixie Jean Narrated by: Paula Hoffman What is it?: Two brothers, both questionably ineligible for luck in their lives, strike out on different endeavors after opening a restaurant together. When one brother reaches the end of his finances, he returns home to the other, now seen as somewhat successful as the owner and operator of the Black Rabbit. but, those who are expecting … Continue reading Black Rabbit: Series review

Twisted Metal: Season 2

Cast:Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Will Arnett, Mike Mitchell, Taj Phillips, Anthony Carrigan, Patti Guggenheim,Richard DeClerk, Tiana Okoye, Michael James Shaw, Lisa Gilroy, Saylor Bell Curda Length: 12 episodes Streaming Service: Peacock Release Year: 2025 Audio Description Provided By: Diffuse Written by: Narrated By: What Is it?: Picking up after the events of the last season, John Doe (Mackie) finds himself living a cushy new life on the inside, while Quiet (Beatriz) is on the outside. But their paths will cross when a tournament is announced, and the best drivers are called upon to battle in Twisted Metal run by Calypso … Continue reading Twisted Metal: Season 2

Eddington

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Austin Butler, Luke Grimes, Michael Ward, Clifton Collins Jr, Deidre O’Connell, Cameron Mann Written And Directed By: Ari Aster Release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: A24 Runtime: 148 minutes Audio Description produced By: Written by: Narrated By: Roy Samuelson What Is it? Set during the age of the covid pandemic, a small town in New Mexico is rocked by everything from mask mandates to fake news to religious zealotry and escalating tensions. A Sheriff (Phoenix) faces off against the mayor (Pascal) when they have fundamental differences of opinions. Aster’s attempt to satirize the climate during … Continue reading Eddington

The Home

Cast: Pete Davidson, John Glover, Adam Cantor, Bruce Altman, Ethan Phillips, Mary Beth Peil, Jessica Hecht Written and Directed By: james DeMonaco Release Year: 2025 Runtime: 95 minutes Audio Description Produced By: 52 52 Written By: Narrated By: Darren Polish What Is it?: A man (Davidson) is sentenced to probation at an old folks home, where he does odd jobs. Pretty quickly he catches on that something isn’t right, but the truth is far stranger than he could possibly expect, and finding it may cost him dearly. What Works: This is bananas. You likely will leave with a lot of … Continue reading The Home

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/25/25

TV Shows Watched: Ginny and Georgia: S3E8 (Netflix) with audio description, The Last Frontier: S1E3 (Apple TV) with audio description, DMV: S1E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Ghosts: S5E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, 911: Nashville: S1E3 (Hulu) with audio description, Pop Culture Jeopardy: The Finale (Amazon) with audio description, Matlock: S2E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, the Rainmaker: S1E? (Peacock) with audio description, Loot: S3E2 (Apple TV) with audio description Ginny and Georgia- Paul finds out Georgia’s truth and rips that rug out so fast her head spun. So, Georgia, in a crisis moment, tris to run, but decides … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/25/25

The Runarounds: Season 1

Cast: William Lipton as Charlie, Jesse Golliher as Wyatt, Axel Ellis as Neal, Zende Murdock as Bez, Jeremy Young as topher, Lana Pate as Sophia, Kelley Pereira as Amanda, Maximo Salas as pete, Marley Aliah as Bender, Shane Pritchard as George, Mark Wystrach as Catesby, Hayes MacArthur as Finn, Brooklyn Decker as Hannah Length: 8 episodes Streaming Service: Prime video Release year: 2025 Audio description produced By: W Written By: Narrated By: What Is it?: Follow a high school bands rise to the top as they chase a record label deal, and learn more about the individual lives of each … Continue reading The Runarounds: Season 1

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (2025)

Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Mika Monroe, Raul Castillo, Marin Starr, Nora Contreras Written By: Micah Bloomberg Directed By: Michelle Garza Cervera release Year: Studio/Streamer: Hulu Runtime: 102 minutes Audio Description produced By: Written By: Narrated By: What is it?: In their infinite wisdom, following the massive success of remakes like White Men Can’t Jump, house Party, Point Break, Robocop, Total recall, Don’t Tell mom The Babysitter’s Dead, The Witches, and other massive success stories, Hulu has updated the saucy thriller that has a babysitter with sinister intentions rocking a cradle… again. What Doesn’t Work: I do like to see what … Continue reading The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (2025)

Stitch Head

featuring The voices Of: Asa Butterfield, Joel fry, Alison Steadman Directed By: Steve Hudson Release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Briarcliffe Entertainment Audio Description Produced By: No Credits Listed Written By: Narrated By: What is it?: At least influenced by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Stitch head follows a young sidekick to a mad professor, who is tasked with the safety of every new monster or creation brought to life. Stitch Head tells these creations that they must avoid humans, because they don’t like monsters, but when a circus comes to town that highlights monsters, it becomes a possibility that they could find their … Continue reading Stitch Head