Wake Up Dead Man
Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. If you build it, he will come. In Rian Johnson’s third outing in what is called the Knives Out series (for no other reason than it being the title of the first Benoit Blanc outing), we are asked to have a little faith. or, perhaps it is better to have a lack thereof. Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man may center in a church, but this is no Murder In the Cathedral. If you dress it up with simplicity, it could be seen as a modern day version of that, but woven in Johnson’s narrative … Continue reading Wake Up Dead Man
The Small Screen Diaries: 12/12/25
Still have not located the missing key. TV Shows Watched: South Park: S28E4 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Celebrity Weakest Link: S1E9 (Hulu) no audio description, Abbott Elementary: S5E7 (Hulu) with audio description, The Sisters Grimm: S1E5 (Apple TV) with audio description South Park- The plus side to being late is getting the audio description. For this episode, it made all the difference. the show had this Turkey race, which was a send up of America kissing up to Saudi Arabia, and it featured a lot of lesser used South Park characters all competing for their chance. Characters you don’t … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 12/12/25
Going In Blind: Stolen Kingdom
Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. it is a small world after all. Rarely do I give credence to the fact that I ahve a “local audience”, so when I get a screener for something playing out of my market, i still put it up, because blind people are everywhere. They don’t congregate in Orlando. Although, we do have theme parks, so I can understand should you choose to do so. I spent some of my formative years in Florida, which meant I went to Disney, quite a bit. One of my super specific childhood memories only I have, and … Continue reading Going In Blind: Stolen Kingdom
Bone Lake
Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. Welcome to Earth. Spoilers? I feel like a spoiler warning is necessary, even as I try to dodge the twists and turns, but it is nearly impossible to discuss what does and doesn’t work without grazing it at least. If you want a cut to the chase on this, for a low budget horror movie with only four cast members, it does a mostly fine job.Could it have been better? sure. Getting more into it, the film opens on a couple being hunted in the woods by someone. It doesn’t work out well for … Continue reading Bone Lake
Merrily we Roll Along
It’s time to attend the tale of three friends, faced with the prospect of fame, battling against the artistic preservation of their craft, and the idea that through all of this, they will have each other. Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along has been brought to the big screen, taken from the live staged Broadway revival. It is such an interesting year to get Merrily we Roll Along just a month after Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon, which took us all the way back to the beginning of the golden age of Rodger’s and Hammerstein, and the end of Lorenz Hart. … Continue reading Merrily we Roll Along
Apple Celebrates Accessibility By Dodging it?
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/designed-for-students/ Because, why not? Apparently this ad has created a conversation piece in the disability community. I can’t speak to or for every disability, but I can speak toward the audio description, which in its effort to include all in all its inclusive glory misses the access point by a half mile. I say a half mile, because half of the thing is described. For whatever reason, despite there being no actual dialogue in this circle jerk, the audio description decides there are times when things are happening… but we just don’t need to know about them. Isn’t that the … Continue reading Apple Celebrates Accessibility By Dodging it?
The Small Screen Diaries: 12/11/25
Blind People Problems: losing something small, and having no clue which direction it even went. Somewhere in this room is the I key to my keyboard. In the meantime, I’m typing and hitting the hole where it used to be. Life truly is a grand adventure. TV Shows Watched: Squid Game: The Challenge: S2E2 (Netflix) with audio description, I Love LA: S1E2 (HBO MAX) with audio description, SNL: Glen Powell (Peacock) with audio description, Matlock: S2E? (Paramount Plus)with audio description. Squid Game: The challenge- I’m so far behind, this is the second episode. Someone already won this. Still, i needed … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 12/11/25
Going In Blind: The Chronology Of Water
Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. I generally watch with audio description, but I’m unaware of this film having a track, nor was one given to me. I’m still typing on a broken keyboard. Life is great. The Chronology Of Water is Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut. There’s the extra level of anticipation that comes along with watching an actor turn director. Some have certainly made classics, like Ben Affleck’s Argo or The Town, Mel Gibson’s Braveheart, Clint Eastwood with Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby, and lets not forget Greta Gerwig with Barbie, Jodie Foster with Little Man Tate, and the … Continue reading Going In Blind: The Chronology Of Water
Going In Blind: Dust Bunny
Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. This film was made available to me in advance, but it lacked the audio description track it will have in theaters. One seems to exist. On top of that, I seem to have lost the I button on my keyboard, so typing is super fun since we never use that letter ever. I had this casually recommended to me by some fellow critics who had already seen it, and they were impressed with the lead performance by Sophia Sloan. She does a wonderful job, and as a youth performer, she really is worth noting. … Continue reading Going In Blind: Dust Bunny
The Small Screen Diaries: 12/10/25
Death By Lightning- S1E1 (Netflix) wit audio description- So I wanted to jump in on this, because i was waiting to go through this journey with you until the Small Screen Diaries returned. There have been complaints online about the audio description for the show, and it incorrectly labeling people. I’ve certainly heard that before, and when I read someone’s account of it, I noticed the company involved was one of the constant offenders in low quality audio description.I’ll say from my perspective, the first episode already didn’t make sense to me. there’s an entire president between Grant and Garfield. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 12/10/25
Going In Blind: Seance
Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. They knew. If I could give advice to all indies looking for coverage, get your requests in before November. Once the final two months of the year hit, giving these little indies that can some coverage gets increasingly harder as studios want you to consider everything they’ve ever done. I did commit to seance, but for every Seance, there are five other films I just don’t have time for.I’m actually rather happy with my choice, since seance was pretty great. we throw the word Hitchcockian around a bit much, but there’s certainly a feeling … Continue reading Going In Blind: Seance
The Mastermind
Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. To infinity and beyond! Mubi was kind enough to hit me up with an accessible screener, after their FYC rep just gave me the one-size-supposedly-fits-all screener. So, I appreciate that I’ve now seen a film i didn’t really love, twice. it isn’t so much that this is a bad film, because it is far from that, but I might be the only one who doesn’t get Kelly Reichardt. I know Kelly has fans, and I’ve seen their work before, but I have yet to feel the spark from any of them. Their last feature … Continue reading The Mastermind
Going In Blind: Lurker
Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. Thus, “going in blind”, as a reminder that I am, and this film has no available audio description. Premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, Lurker attracted buzz. You could say it has its fans. I guess, Stan’s are now a thing? it probably has those too. People who ‘ship the film, follow it and its stars on social media, and hope to one day have the chance to interact with one of the films stars or its director. Of course, it is all innocent, right? Lurker dives into the question of when is … Continue reading Going In Blind: Lurker
The Small Screen Diaries: 12/09/25
I’m telling you. Y’all. I know this is sad. I’m not even listing at the top, because the amount of shows is just so low. Boston Blue- Not sure what episode this was, but it dealt with parents being accountable for something horrific their teenager does. If that helps. I’m not crazy about the show, but I watch with someone else who liked Blue bloods. Even with that, I don’t think this show is going to stay on my radar for very long. It does have a stellar cast which keeps me engaged. I’m a fan of sonequa Martin-Green, and … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 12/09/25
Good Fortune
Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. Are you not entertained? I missed the gig economy life. I often wonder, had I not lost my vision, would I have joined the masses in picking up food, groceries, or driving strangers around?Aziz Ansari has also missed out on this phenomenon, as he has been well known as a stand-up for years, with Parks and Recreation really boosting his career in 2009. I doubt he did much gig work before, but likely worked enough part time jobs to understand the struggle is real.We’re the same age, and by 2009 I had already worked … Continue reading Good Fortune
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