Lone Pup
it is amazing what you can easily get your hands on. Lone Pup was just sitting in the Apple Store, and was listed as having audio description. However, IMDb is very confused. it recognizes that the film completed filming, is available to rent on Amazon, but is slated for release in 2026. This has kept the film from having a score, user reviews, or potentially a Metacritic rating. I’ve seen something IMDb says isn’t possible, and I just pulled it from the regular good old fashioned store. No piracy required. There’s not much here, though the audio description is essential. … Continue reading Lone Pup
Movies With Pride: Layla
Kicking off Pride month, this year I decided to include LGBTQ films that don’t have audio description. The reason being is that a lot of them don’t have audio description. That’s what happens when the thing you make is essentially running counter culture to mainstream cinema. The same can certainly be said for other niche groups within independent film, but with queer cinema, it is possible to get circulation within the community. So, what about those who are LGBTQ and also blind and low vision? Are we stuck with just the mainstream offerings like Queer or Bottoms? Layla is a … Continue reading Movies With Pride: Layla
The Small Screen Diaries- The Weekly Rankings
Once again, a silly comprehensive list of every show I consider myself actively watching. Shows move up, down, leave, get cancelled, and join. New additions this week include And Just Like That (MAX), the Better Sister (Amazon), Dept Q (Netflix), America’s Got Talent (Peacock), The Buccaneers (Apple Plus), Earnhardt (Amazon), and a few others. this is also the last week shows like The Handmaids Tale and the Last Of us will appear, either forever, or for a while. WINNER: the Handmaids Tale (Hulu) with audio description- Just an excellent run, a brilliant cast, and The Testaments has a lot to … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- The Weekly Rankings
The Small screen Diaries- 05/31/25
TV Shows Watched: Murderbot: S1E4 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Dept Q: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, The Buccaneers: S1E1 (Apple plus) with audio description, Battle Camp: S1E8 (Netflix) with audio description, Top Chef: S22E11 (Peacock) with audio description, Earnhardt: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, The Rehearsal: S2E1 (MAX) with audio description, Jeopardy Masters: S3E7 (Hulu) with audio description, and the Four Seasons: S1E7 (Netflix) with audio description. Best Episode: the Rehearsal- He’s using his powers for good, now diving into the hilarious topic of plane crashes, while pointing out that he has the resources to do something meaningful, but … Continue reading The Small screen Diaries- 05/31/25
Going In Blind: the Year In Film So Far: June Edition
I started doing this on the first of May, matching other critics who maintain lists of what they are watching. When I published my list in May, I had 92 releases from 2025, I now count 140 (counting streaming titles, and advance screeners for films releasing in June). Still, some critically acclaimed films haven’t crossed my path, including Sinners, so if it isn’t here, I might just have not seen it yet. the Top ten Films Of 2025 So Far: Deaf President Now Tornado the Parenting Lavender Men The Ruse The Assessment Thunderbolts Bonus Track The Luckiest Man In America … Continue reading Going In Blind: the Year In Film So Far: June Edition
Tornado
And now for something completely different. If IFC is interested in using a pull quote from me, let’s kick this review off with instant adoration. tornado is staggering in its refusal to convention, relishing in homage to masterworks of decades ago, while blending it with a fusion of fury and vengeance that propels this underrated gem to be one of the best films of 2025. I haven’t been this excited in a while. This film does have audio description by Audio Eyes, narrated by Nicole Cyrille, and it stars Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Koki as the titular Tornado. this has … Continue reading Tornado
Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall
Many actors have signed onto films at the start of their careers with the enticement of a leading role. Matthew Mcconaughey and Renee Zellweger were both haunted by Texas Chainsaw Massacre: the Next Generation, Sandra Bullock tried to hide from Fire On The Amazon, and Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire actually sued to try and stop the release of Don’s Plum. What I’m saying is Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall is beneath Jenna Ortega, and it knows it. Somehow, this inferior title found its way to Paramount, which instead of platforming it theatrically, or even giving it a profile as … Continue reading Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall
The Small Screen Diaries- 05/30/25
Disney just loves pissing me off. I can already predict they didn’t describe the new Phineas and Ferb revival starting next week because they didn’t describe the Wizards OF Waverly Place revival last summer. I’m not even sure they got audio description for the documentary Sally, which premieres in June, because they are inconsistent with NatGeo co-productions. So, should I really be surprised The Golden Girls still hasn’t had its audio description restored? it is bad enough that we have to scrape, claw, and scream to get incremental movement in the field, and it makes it worse when something that … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/30/25
Mickey 17
Live. die. Repeat. I feel like I’ve heard that concept before, but yet there was a certain allure to having this simple concept taken by Bong Joon ho and morphed into something presumably staggeringly original. But is it? is Mickey 17 the kind of film that lives up to the hype of being from the director of Parasite and Snowpiercer? Bong Joon Ho loves to tackle class warfare and put the haves against the have nots. this is a formula that he’s managed to throw into nearly every film of his, regardless of the context, even if most land in … Continue reading Mickey 17
A Minecraft Movie
Let’s get deep on Minecraft. Before I lost my sight, I was a heavy Minecraft player, albeit only on the XBOX. it was by far my most played game, since XBOX loves to track your progress across all the games you played, i know I had over fifty days played. Days. that doesn’t mean fifty days of my life I turned on the console and played XBOX, it means the amount of time I was logged in specifically playing Minecraft exceeded fifty days. That’s at least 1,200 hours of Minecraft. I left with a fairly impressive map, that many of … Continue reading A Minecraft Movie
Going In Blind: Diane Warren Relentless
How could I get through this review without you? If I had to write without you, what kind of review would that be? It would probably be a review of the Awards bait from Diane warren that, despite its lack of an audio description track, or even a substantial release, is likely to earn Warren yet another Oscar nomination for Best Original Song. This early in the year, and this is the most sure fire Oscar contender I’ve seen, and despite being a documentary, it won’t be for best Documentary Feature. This is a celebration of everything Diane, from her … Continue reading Going In Blind: Diane Warren Relentless
The Small Screen Diaries: 05/29/25
I’ve already reviewed the film once, but I was hoping to get a better grasp of the audio description for Captain America Brave New World when it hit Disney plus, but Disney Plus doesn’t want me to hear it either. The mix is awful. Some of the loud action sequences force the audio description to be inaudible. A lot of the time you’re straining. You can hear the audio description in a few of the quieter moments, so you know it is there, but it is just not mixed well. It’s a shame that this is now a representation of … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/29/25
The Small Screen Diaries- 05/28/25
TV Shows Watched: Black Mirror: S2E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Sirens: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Midcentury Modern: S1E9 (Hulu) with audio description, Overcompensating: S1E4 (Amazon) with audio description, The Second Best Hospital in The Galaxy: S1E5 (Amazon) with audio description, Destination X: S1E1 (Peacock) with audio description, 911: S8E16 (Hulu) with audio description, and America’s got Talent: Season premiere (Peacock) with audio description. New Show Alert!- Destination X is a competition reality series where Jeffrey Dean Morgan takes 10 wannabes on a journey through Europe, where they do challenges, and have to figure out where they are. the person … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/28/25
Going In Blind: The Golden Voice
Nick Nolte and Darren Jones star in this inspirational story of a singer/songwriter who has left home to pursue his dreams, but without a plan, he is now unhoused. he is taken in by an older unhoused gentleman (Nolte), a former veteran who doesn’t quite fit in with society, who teaches him the ropes, and keeps him safe enough so he can realize his path. This felt like it was inspired by the true story of someone who I should know from a reality show, but it’s not. It isn just a simple heartwarming drama, where two people divided by … Continue reading Going In Blind: The Golden Voice
The Small Screen Diaries- 05/27/25
TV Shows Watched: the Handmaids tale: S6E10 (Hulu) with audio description, Etoile: S1E7 (Amazon) with audio description, Bet: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Ghosts: S4E22 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, The Pitt: S1E5 (MAX) with audio description, Secrets we Keep: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, dark Winds: S1E2 (Netflix) no audio description yet, Krapapolis: S2E22 (Hulu) no audio description, the Kardashians: S1E10 (Hulu) with audio description, Your Friends And Neighbors: S1E7 (Apple Plus) with audio description Best Episode: The Handmaids Tale- I’m surprised they didn’t go for a longer episode, or make certain choices, but this was a solid finale. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/27/25
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