Book Of Love
Starring: Sam Claflin and Veronica Echegui. Directed By: Analeine Cal Y Mayor Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: A handsome but talentless writer (Claflin) releases a book that doesn’t seem to be making much noise, except in Mexico. That’s because the person who translated the book from English to Spanish, Maria (Echegui), basically rewrote the whole thing. And made it into essentially a trashy romance novel. This is a romantic comedy, so… love happens. What Works: Is this the worst thing I’ve ever seen? No. So that’s something. I think the plot is initially … Continue reading Book Of Love
The Sky Is Everywhere
Starring: Grace Kaufman, Jacques Colimon, Cherry Jones, Jason Segal, Pico Alexander, and Havana Rose Lou. Directed By: Josephine Decker Where I Watched It: Apple Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Lettie (Kaufman) is a talented teenager with dreams of Juilliard, but when her sister (Lou) suddenly drops dead during a high school performance, the introverted clarinet player is left trying to navigate her world without her extroverted other half. In this journey, she is accompanied by her Gran (Jones) as well as her pot smoking uncle (Segal), her sister’s surviving boyfriend (Alexander), and potentially a new love interest … Continue reading The Sky Is Everywhere
The King’s Man
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Harris Dickenson, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Djimon Honshuu, Charles Dance, and Daniel Bruhl. Directed By Matthew Vaughn Where I Watched It: HBO MAX (though I saw it’s also on Hulu) English Audio Description Available?: Yes. The plot: A look back in time to the formation of the secret service known as the Kingsmen. This finds Orlando (Fiennes) facing off against an enemy hell bent on taking over the world. You know, typical World War stuff. Except, Rasputin (Ifans) is involved. What Works: I have to be honest and say that I was surprised that Matthew … Continue reading The King’s Man
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
Starring: Does it matter? I guess… Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Jacob Latimore, Mark Burnham, Moe Dunford, and a very special surprise guest! Directed By: David Blue Garcia Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: After surviving a school shooting, a teenager (Fisher) decides to pack up her life and follow her sister (Yarkin) and her friends/co-workers/possible fellow cult members/future dead bodies (cast members not important) to a small town in the middle of Texas with a population of less than 2,000 people, that is famous only for one thing. A chainsaw massacre. It’s been 50 … Continue reading Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
The In Between
Starring: Joey King, Kyle Allen, Celeste O’Connor, John Ortiz, and Kim Dickens. Directed By: Arie Posion Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: A teenager (King) wakes up in a hospital room to find out that she survived and her boyfriend (Allen) did not. Soon after, she believes he is trying to contact her from the afterlife, and we get to explore their relationship through a heavy use of flashbacks. What Works: I do want Joey King to be offered the kind of roles befitting her talent. She was so good in Hulu’s limited … Continue reading The In Between
Old Henry
Starring: Tim Blake Nelson, Scott Hayes, Trace Adkins, Stephen Dorff, and Gavin Lewis. Directed By Poncy Ponciroli Where I Watched It: Showtime English Audio Description Available?: Showtime never offers AD, and looking at this through video on demand services, this film has no audio description currently. The Plot:A western of sorts that finds a seemingly run of the mill farmer named Henry (Nelson) take in a wounded stranger (Hayes). However, things may not be all they seem, and Henry may have a particular set of skills. If you get what I’m saying. When a tiny but mighty posse rolls up, … Continue reading Old Henry
Clash Of The Titans (1981)
Starring: Harry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Burgess Meredith, and Claire Bloom. Directed By: Desmond Davis Where I Watched It: TCM (though it is also available on HBO MAX) English Audio Description Available?: Not on tCM. The Review: I’m going to break tradition again, and instead of using my usual format. Honestly, it was February, and it’s the time when Turner Classic movies runs some solid films in preparation for the Oscars, though technically the Oscars are later than they used to be, so I get Clash of The Titans. Which is fine. I actually got to watch … Continue reading Clash Of The Titans (1981)
Flee
Documentary Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen Where i Watched it: Hulu English Audio Description Available?: Not At This Time The Review: Normally, I break my reviews into sections, but my unorthodox and limited ability to view and discuss the Oscar nominated Flee has left me looking for a new format in which to discuss things that affected my ability to enjoy the film, that are out of the control of the filmmaker. Hulu is currently the streaming rights holder to this documentary, and when it first premiered on the streaming service, it premiered without any audio tracks other than default, … Continue reading Flee
The Too Much TV Roundup
With all of the many platforms we have to watch television programs, from regular networks, to cable and premium channels, and a wide array of streaming channels, there has never been this much TV created for our own enjoyment. Starting this week, I plan to offer a glimpse into some of the shows I’m checking out, good or bad. I do not binge shows, so I might not be fully through a show whose entire season dropped at one point, and thanks to the tons of programs I do watch, I might “be behind”. I am watching a lot of … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup
Brazen
Starring: Alyssa Milano and Sam Page. Directed By Monica Mitchell Where i Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Grace (Milano) is a best selling fiction author whose sister is a teacher during the day, and a webcam dominatrix at night. That is… until she is murdered! Armed with the knowledge she has gained from years of writing fiction novels, Grace has the police assist her in solving her sister’s murder. What Works: So, this is on Netflix. That means I got to watch this at home. I made myself these really good homemade nachos, and enjoyed … Continue reading Brazen
The Fallout
Starring: Jenna Ortega, Maddie Ziegler, Will Ropp, Miles Fitch, John Ortiz, Julie Bowen, and Shailene Woodley. Directed By: Megan Park Where I Watched It: HBO MAX English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Vada (Ortega) is your average high schooler, with a normal life, whose life is forever changed when a fellow classmate walks into her school with a gun and opens fire. While the movie spends most of the time not during this incident, the given plot description is vague enough that you might think its about teen suicide or something. So, you’ve been warned about the actual content … Continue reading The Fallout
Hotel Transylvania 4: Trans4mania
Featuring the voices of: Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kathryn Hahn, Steve Buscemi, Jim Gaffigan, Fran Drescher, and David Spade. Directed By: Derek Drymon and Jennifer Kluska Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available: Yes The Plot: After picking up a love interest (Hahn) in the last film, Dracula (Some dude) decides it’s time to move on from the Hotel, and leave it to his daughter (Gomez) and her human husband (Samberg) to run. But Dracula gets cold feet after realizing his son-in-law is kind of a doofus, so he makes up a reason why he can’t retire, which … Continue reading Hotel Transylvania 4: Trans4mania
Antlers
Starring: Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Amy Madigan, Graham Greene, and Rory Cochrane. Directed By: Scott Cooper Where I Watched it: HBO MAX English audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: A teacher (Russell) enlists the help of her Sheriff brother (Plemons), when she suspects that a student in her class (Thomas) might be getting abused at home, after she finds several alarming objects in his possession. Of course, there is something far darker…more… sinister. Boo! What Works: First, hats off to Scott Cooper, who I had no idea was directing this until I checked IMDB. For those unfamiliar … Continue reading Antlers
Marry Me
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Sarah Silverman, Chloe Coleman, and Malian. Directed By Kat Corio Where I Watched It: Peacock English Audio Description Available: Read to find out. The Plot: in a departure, Jennifer Lopez tackles the polar opposite role of Kat, a pop singer, who has made some terrible love life choices, and is currently set to marry another fellow Latin artist (Maluna) in concert, in front of their fans, until news breaks that he cheated on her. So, she calls an audible and proposes to a random person in the audience, a math teacher (Wilson), a divorced single … Continue reading Marry Me
The Ice Age Adventures Of Buckwild
Starring: The only original voice cast returning is Simon Pegg. Poor guy. They did pay Justina Machado to join, but either no one else wanted to come back, or they didn’t want to pay them. Directed By: John C. Duncan Where I Watched It; Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Disney, eager to find a way to continue to stretch out the already stretched Ice Age franchise, decides to fire original voice actors, and create a spinoff featuring two characters that weren’t even in the original franchise, joined by an even newer character, in hopes that people … Continue reading The Ice Age Adventures Of Buckwild
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