The Small Screen Diaries- 11/07/24
TV News: Really, shocking no one, NCIS Origins has been picked up for a full season, joining George and Mandy, and Matlock (which due to its structuring could only get a second season renewal, not an order of more episodes). TV Shows Watched: You Would Do it Too: S1E3 (Apple plus) with audio description, Jurassic World: Chaos Theory: S2E4 (Netflix) with audio description, The Last Nights On Tremore Beach: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Fight Night: S1E1 (Peacock) finally with audio description, Monsters At Work: S2E1 (Disney plus) no audio description, and The Masked Singer: S12E6 (Hulu) no audio description. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 11/07/24
The Small Screen Diaries- 11/06/24
TV Shows Watched: Where’s Wanda?: S1E77 (Apple Plus) with audio description, American Sports Story: S1E9 (Hulu) with audio description, Bad Sisters: S1E3 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Lioness: S2E3 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Colin from Accounts: S2E4 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, and Have I got News For You (MAX) no audio description. Podcasts: None. YouTube: I cleared my notifications, so i watched way more reviews than I can remember. I’ll give one shoutout to a channel that does a really solid deep dive, and that is Deep Focus Lens (@deepfocuslens). I love her delivery, and she has a … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 11/06/24
The Small Screen Diaries- 11/06/24
TV Shows Watched: like Water For Chocolate: S1E1 (MAX) with audio description, 911 Lone Star: S5E6 (Hulu) no audio description, Shrinking: S2E3 (Apple plus) with audio description, papa’s House: S1E3 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, What We Do In The Shadows: S6E4 (Hulu) with audio description. I always seem to get international traffic. So, let me know why I should live in your country in the comments. Asking for a friend. I suppose I managed to do this today, because I did want my readers to know that there’s an International show on MAX with audio description. this is very … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 11/06/24
The Small Screen Diaries- 11/04/24
Well, it is the day. It’s that day every year where I think to myself… “Fuck. I forgot to review V For Vendetta, so I could release that on November 5th.” No matter how hard I try, I can never “Remember remember the 5th of November.”, although technically, this column is what I saw the day before, on November 4th, so in could watch it on the 5th, and then tell you about it on the 6th? Why? Is something else happening today? Something more important than Guy Fawkes Day? TV Shows Watched: The Penguin: S1E7 (MAX) with audio description, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 11/04/24
The Small Screen Diaries- 11/03/24
TV Shows Watched: Daryl Dixon: S2E6 (AMC Plus) no audio description, What We Do In The Shadows: S6E3 (Hulu) audio description, Queens Court: S1E8 (Peacock) audio description, Happy’s Place: S1E3 (Peacock) with audio description, Tulsa King: S2E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description, and Elzabeth (S2E2) with audio description. Podcasts: Americast (Politics) YouTube: Perry Nimarovv (Best Picture Predictions) Movies Watched: Martha (Netflix) with audio description, Music By john Williams (Disney Plus) with audio description My audio description wish, is that before the next season of a Walking Dead show, that AMC Plus realizes how much audio described content they likely already … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 11/03/24
Just Keep Swimming? Are The Odds Ever In My Favor?
Where I am now, is somewhere I never thought I would be. On one hand, I’m basically fine, moderately healthy, employed on some functional level, and I’m finally in some place in film criticism that got me just barely across the line. I’ve always wanted to be across that line. I was first published as a film critic in 1995 at the age of 12. Really. For 1995 and 1996, my local newspaper didn’t have a film critic. My interest in film was only constantly growing, and I wanted to fill an outlet. Papers had critics, so my newspaper for … Continue reading Just Keep Swimming? Are The Odds Ever In My Favor?
Killer Heat
Killer Heat (Amazon) Joseph Gordon Levitt Is Looped Into This Murder Mystery Once again, I’d love it if you checked out my review of Killer Heat, and let me know your thoughts in the comments of the video, or on here. Likes and subscribes are awesome too. Killer Heat is kind of a waste of Joseph Gordon Levitt, who already has a pretty solid release this year with the entertaining Beverly Hills cop: Axel F, and has previously nailed the noir detective angle in Brick, and even Looper has a bit of that element. But, here he plays a PI … Continue reading Killer Heat
Wolves
Wolves (Apple Plus)- Clooney/Pitt Make This Jon Watts Action Comedy Worth A Theatrical Release Much like another review I just posted, I need to drive more traffic, so I’ve included my original YouTube review. For more in depth thoughts, feel free to check that out. Likes help drive traffic, Subscribers help me get to a point where people stop looking at me like I’m crazy. Ha. Wolves is from jon Watts, the man behind the last three Spider-Man films, and he has teamed with real life friends George Clooney and Brad Pitt for a rather basic story that relies heavily … Continue reading Wolves
It’s What’s Inside
It’s What’s Inside (Netflix)- A Sundance/SXSW Hit With Excellent Audio Description For my own sanity, I have to start including or streamlining the process. Truth is, I could use more subscribers, likes, and views on YouTube, a platform I might one day reach some level of monetization on. So, above is my video review of Its What’s Inside, if you’d like to hear my thoughts. My general thoughts are that the film has an interesting premise, a body swap film that makes a bold choice that forces a tough decision. It feels very light, despite the catalysts in all of … Continue reading It’s What’s Inside
The Small Screen Diaries- 11/2/24
TV Shows Watched: before: S1E3 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Ghosts: S4E3 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Krapapolis: S2E3 (Hulu) no audio description, Bad Monkey: S1E10 (Apple Plus) with audio description, The Lincoln Lawyer: S3E2 (Netflix) with audio description, and Matlock: S1E3 (Paramount Plus) with audio description. Podcasts: none YouTube: The Oscar Expert (Director and other category predictions), breakfast All Day (Review: Juror No. 2) Movies: Hundreds Of Beavers (FreeVee/Roku/Pluto) no audio description, Harold and the Purple Crayon (Netflix) with audio description there’s a nice little twist at the end of this week’s Before, which is a show I’m very … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 11/2/24
Heather (2024)
Trepidation. I would say, when I first got the breakdown of the new indie thriller Heather, I was filled with trepidation. The movie was born from a meeting the writer/director had with a friend who was dating his former classmate who had transitioned. I’ll admit, there’s a film there. It feels like a drama. But, this director went the route of turning that into a horror. And then, I hit that trepidation wall where my thoughts went to using the transgender community as an object of fear. I think in this current political climate, there’s enough of that. However, Heather … Continue reading Heather (2024)
The Small Screen Diaries- 11/01/24
Election Day is almost here. Have you voted? Is there a guy standing outside your polling place with a machete? It’s definitely not Jason. TV Shows Watched: Disclaimer: S1E6 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Teacup: S1E8 (Peacock) with audio description, Lioness: S2E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Grotesquery: S1E10 (Hulu) with audio description, Emily In Paris: S4E10 (Netflix) with audio description, 911: S7E8 (Hulu) with audio description), Have I Got News For You: Most Recent (MAX) no audio description, Are you Smarter Than A Celebrity: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, and Abbott Elementary: S4E4 (Hulu) with audio description. Podcasts: None … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 11/01/24
Our Dad Danielle (with a bonus review!)
Even as I write this review, the existence of the transgender community is being used as a political weapon. Can they play sports, can they use the bathroom, can they really even exist on a fundamental level? All we hear is that people supposedly care about two things, the economy and immigration. Yet, Trans fear is so real, that you just have to stoke that fire a little, even though in no way would this be considered a “kitchen table” topic. And yet, this is where we live now. So for a trans centric documentary to drop on VOD just … Continue reading Our Dad Danielle (with a bonus review!)
The Small Screen Diaries- 10/31/24
TV News: If you watched the Agatha finale, you likely got that sweet audio described trailer for all the Marvel content coming in 2025. Granted, I hope Deadpool and Wolverine isn’t waiting that long, but the rest all feels 2025, including Daredevil: Born Again, IronHeart, Wonder Man, What If Season 3, an animated Spidey series, the Marvel Zombies offshoot, and a Wakanda show.There are movies planned next year too, most notably Captain America 4, which releases in February theatrically, with Anthony Mackie now as the lead. TV Shows Watched: Agatha All Along: S1E8 and S1E9 (Disney plus), Jurassic World: Chaos … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 10/31/24
The Small Screen Diaries- 10/30/24
It’s Halloween, so I hope you don’t mind, I left a ghost inside your house. You won’t be able to see him. He’s more of a people watcher. Very silent. Died way back from consumption. You’ll be fine. probably. He mainly just wants to watch you hand out candy. Oh, you don’t do that? Well, I have no idea what he’ll do then. I’m sure you’ll be fine. probably. Maybe. He’s afraid of red wine. Do with that info as you see fit. Movie News: Variety is reporting that the very first audience to see Wicked is singing its praises, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 10/30/24
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