Death On The Nile
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Tom Bateman, Armie Hammer, Gal Gadot,Emma Mackey, Leticia Wright, Sophie Okenedo, Annette Bening, Rose Leslie, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, and Russell Brand. Directed By: Kenneth Branagh Where I Watched it: HBO MAX (without audio description), On Demand (with audio description), it’s also on Hulu (without audio description). English Audio Description Available?: If you’re willing to pay for it, instead of relying on your existing streaming subscriptions. Narration Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Matthew Vickers The Plot: Based on Agatha Christie’s best selling novel of the same name, we once again find Poiroit (Branagh) investigating a death. This … Continue reading Death On The Nile
The Survivor
Starring: Ben Foster, Vicky Krieps, Billy Magnussen, Peter Sarsgaard, John Leguizamo, and Danny Devito. Directed By: Barry Levinson Where I Watched it: HBO MAX English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Zoo Digital Description Written By: Steven Peltier Narrated By: Kelly Brennan The Plot: Based on the true story of Harry Haft (Foster), a Holocaust survivor who has come to America and finds out that someone he knows is already living here. So, he attempts to grab their attention by climbing the ranks of the boxing world and challenging Rocky Marciano to a fight, figuring the press will help … Continue reading The Survivor
The Too Much TV Roundup
It’s Monday again, and that means it’s time for me to drop my top 10 picks from the television I watched last week. I’m going to spoil the surprise and say that I’m far enough behind I didn’t even bother starting the final seasons of Ozark or Grace and Frankie yet. There’s just TOO MUCH TV! 1) Better Things (FX/Hulu) English Audio Description Available?: No Just like I started last week’s list off by bidding Black-ish farewell, I’m starting this week by saying goodbye to Pamela Adlon’s Better Things. it’s never been my favorite show, but I’ve always thought she … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup
Crush
Starring: Rowan Blanchard, Auli’i Cravalho, Megan Mullally, Michelle Buteau, and Aasif Mandavi. Directed By: Sammi Cohen Where I Watched It: Hulu English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Point 360 Narrated By: Dave Wallace The Plot: A teen romcom centered around a high school artist (Blanchard) who steps out of her comfort zone to run track, where she isn’t any good, but luckily a teammate (Cravalho) takes pity on her and teaches her the ways of the track, and this friendship just might turn into something more, if someone’s dang sister can stay out of the equation. What Works: … Continue reading Crush
Jolt
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Jai Courtney, Stanley Tucci, Bobby Cannavale, Laverne Cox, David Bradley, and Susan Sarandon. Directed By: Tonya Wexler Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes Is This Robodescription?: Yes The Plot: Tale as old as time. It’s been done so many times before. A women (Beckinsale) is diagnosed with a very particular set of skills (the skill being uncontrollable rage), and the solution suggested by her doctor (Tucci), who obviously is a big fan of Crank, is for her to wear a device where she sends an electric shock to her heart before she loses … Continue reading Jolt
Arkansas
Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Clark Duke, Vince Vaughn, John Malkovich, Eden Brolin, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Vivica A Fox. Directed By: Clark Duke Where I Watched it: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Described by IMDB as a “crime thriller”, two young drug dealers (Hemsworth/Duke) caught up in a rather disorganized crime system find themselves trapped by the rules set up by their top boss, Frog (Vaughn), a man they haven’t met, who moves their home base so they work under a new lieutenant (Malkovich), which just makes them want more out of their lives What Works: I like … Continue reading Arkansas
Moonshot (YouTube Review)
Moonshot can’t really figure out what genre it wants to be, and unfortunately released too close to moonfall, likely only confusing its audiences, since moonshot has nothing to do with the moon. At all. youtube.com/watch Continue reading Moonshot (YouTube Review)
‘Raising Deon’ Cut Short At Netflix
After a two season run, with a pronounced sabbatical between Seasons 1 and 2 due to Covid filming, Raising Deon was unceremoniously axed by Netflix, without a resolution to the storyline. Unlike Wu Assassins, which got a movie, there are currently no plans to move forward with anything that would see Deon get his final shot to put the Crooked man to bed once and for all. And all of this happened when the show was just getting good. We saw how Deon and his friends continued to operate as a mini Justice League, Deon got a new mentor in … Continue reading ‘Raising Deon’ Cut Short At Netflix
Coda (Youtube Review)
My second time through Coda was just as rewarding as the first time around. One of my top 10 films of 2021. youtube.com/watch Continue reading Coda (Youtube Review)
White Hot: The Rise and Fall Of Abercrombie and Fitch
Documentary Directed By: Alison Klayman Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Narration Provided By: International Digital Center Narrated By: Stuart Williams The Plot: I think the title pretty much says it all. It attempts to chronicle the rise and fall of clothing brand and former mall staple Abercrombie and Fitch. What Works: Starting on the positive, I can’t really decide whether the short runtime is a burden or a gift. If the director was just going to keep doing more of the same, then I’d say blessing. But a longer runtime might have forced more substantial … Continue reading White Hot: The Rise and Fall Of Abercrombie and Fitch
the Too Much TV Roundup
You know the deal. It’s time for another top 10 shows from last week from me. I started watching a few new shows, but will they make it onto the top 10? 1) Black-ish (ABC/Hulu) English Audio Description Available?: On most episodes (from my experience). The Johnson’s bid us farewell last week, closing their door on a seven season Emmy nominated run, that launched two spinoffs. As we saw in the pilot, Dre came full circle in realizing that the strongest move he could make wasn’t to lift only his family up into an all white community, but rather to … Continue reading the Too Much TV Roundup
Cheaper By The Dozen (Youtube Review)
My review of the newest remake of Cheaper By the Dozen, starring Gabrielle Union and Zach Braff. youtube.com/watch Continue reading Cheaper By The Dozen (Youtube Review)
The Batman
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Zoey Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, John Tuturro, Andy Serkis, and Peter Sarsgaard. Directed By: Matt Reeves Where I Watched it: HBO MAX English Audio Description Available?: Yes Narrated By: Jedidiah Barton The Plot: In his second year as a masked vigilante, Bruce Wayne (Pattinson) is struggling to clean up your rather run of the mill gang members, street thugs, and drug dealers. But, when a new serial killer presents himself, leaving riddles behind at his crime scene, Bruce finds himself struggling with the kind of vengeance he always imagined for himself, with the truths … Continue reading The Batman
The Terminator
Starring: Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Paul Winfield, and Bill Paxton! Directed By: James Cameron Where i Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes The plot: This is where it all begins. The film that started it all. A man and his vision. A dream. To find the perfect catchphrase. “I’ll Be Back”. I’d like to think that someone out there doesn’t know what a Terminator is, the existence of this film, has never heard of SkyNet, or John Connor, but I just believe you know this is the birth of the franchise that launched everything … Continue reading The Terminator
The Forever Purge
Starring: Did you come to this film for the cast? Really? Directed By: Someone who was really excited to cut their teeth on a Purge sequel. Where I Watched it: HBO MAX English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description provided By: The media Access group Narrated By: Adrienne Bardeau The Plot: A group of anthropomorphic moths must fight for survival against the deforestation of thei magical forest that gives them unusual abilities. But when a cat arrives from outer space, the logging crew finds themselves pitted against a foe they never saw coming. What Works: It’s a purge film. If you … Continue reading The Forever Purge
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