Spooky Season- 10 Peacock Titles To Rip Your Face off
As audiences everywhere were dismayed to find out that Peacock was dropping Winnie The Pooh: Blood and honey 2 without audio description, it is not eligible for this list. These are the 10 scariest titles that are on Peacock and have audio description. I still refuse to tell you what this movie is about. If by some chance this movie has not been spoiled for you, see it before it is. All I’ll confirm is that, yes it does belong here. yes, there is gore. And Yes, this is still one of my favorite titles this year. i gave it … Continue reading Spooky Season- 10 Peacock Titles To Rip Your Face off
Uglies
What a God awful idea for a film. Following in the money grabbing young adult trend that was the era of Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Maze Runner, someone wrote a film about a future where everyone gets to have plastic surgery at 16 to make them perfect. Then, their problems are solved. Everyone under 16 is a child. Oh, sorry, I read that wrong. Everyone under 16 is one of the “Uglies”. You know, a regular person just living their life? Joey King is in this for some reason, despite being 25 years old. It’s almost like mcg made … Continue reading Uglies
French Girl
Zach Braff has a new movie, and MGM Plus had it with audio description. In this film, he plays an English teacher who is very into Shakespeare, and has a Canadian girlfriend currently living with him in the states. She’s a professional chef, and the opportunity of a lifetime for her is presented, but is back in Canada where her family is, and where the job might be. So, not wanting to lose his girlfriend, Braff follows her to Canada, tries to impress her family, and fight off competition from her potential boss, who is actually an ex-girlfriend of his … Continue reading French Girl
The Small Screen Diaries- 10/07/24
Just a little reminder up at the top, once again, I do live in the path of yet another hurricane. The last one, Helene brushed me compared to a lot of other places, but Milton is headed in a different direction. I anticipate being able to update at least tomorrow morning, but in case I lose power/internet, this is a reminder. TV Shows Watched: the Penguin: S1E3 (MAX) with audio description, The Franchise: S1E1 (MAX) with audio description, Heartstopper: S3E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Creature: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Love Is Blind: S7E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Have I … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 10/07/24
The Small Screen diaries- 10/06/24
TV News: Netflix informed me that shortly after my post asking my readers to listen to It’s What’s inside with audio description, the viewership numbers just went through the roof. I know all of you did that, and I’m sure everyone is just flabbergasted by the particular verbosity of that audio description script, and are now in a deep meditation. Plus, I didn’t have any real news. TV Shows Watched: Daryl Dixon: S2E2 (AMC Plus) no audio description, Love Is Blind: S7E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Grotesquery: S1E4 (Hulu) with audio description, The Ark: S2E11 (Peacock) with audio description, Queen’s … Continue reading The Small Screen diaries- 10/06/24
10,000 Leagues Under The Sea/ Bowfinger/ A Civil Action/Fight Club Anniversaries
One of the quickest ways for me to get to an even point in my reviews is to acknowledge a handful of releases that I’ve seen recently that are celebrating an Anniversary this year. So, first up is the only one in this group that was my first viewing, the 70th Anniversary of Disneys live action adaptation of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. Starring a few Hollywood legends, notably Kirk Douglas (who has to serenade a seal at one point), this film isn’t that far removed from a film I watched last year, The black hole. Though, those two films … Continue reading 10,000 Leagues Under The Sea/ Bowfinger/ A Civil Action/Fight Club Anniversaries
Rebel Ridge
There are plenty of movies about outsiders visiting a small town and things not working out as expected.It is a pretty safe genre, as a lot of people assume small towns are somehow inherently shady after being gaslit by this trope for years. So, here comes Rebel Ridge, where Aaron Pierre (the new voice of Mufasa) heads to a small town to bail out his brother, only to find corrupt cops that steal his bail money.Along for the ride are Don Johnson as the sheriff, AnnaSophia Robb still looking for Winn Dixie, and James Cromwell playing someone still alive. The … Continue reading Rebel Ridge
The Small Screen Diaries- 10/05/24
TV News: Earlier, Amazon announced that this upcoming season of Bosch Legacy would be its last, and now they’ve also scrapped plans for a spinoff.Totally getting out of the Bosch game at the weirdest time. The franchise is written by Michael Connelly, who also writes The Lincoln Lawyer, and the two franchises recently had a book crossover. Is Amazon dropping Bosch because Netflix wants to use the character? Maybe. There might be some under the table shenanigans going on here. TV Shows Watched: Pachenko: S2E7 (Apple Plus) with audio description, The Legend of Vox Machina: S3E1 (Amazon) with audio description, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 10/05/24
The Fabulous Four
Hollywood. We need to talk. We have never had more content than we have right now. We have our major theatrical releases, we have indie films, we have streaming movies, we have fantastic limited series, we’ve got big name talent starring in TV shows, and yet we cannot find good films or television projects for women of a certain age. Jane Fonda and lily Tomlin at least had Grace and Frankie for a while, but the bulk of Diane Keaton’s work over the last few years is clinically depressing. One of the best actresses of her generation can’t get out … Continue reading The Fabulous Four
The Boy and the Heron
Without crushing the integrity of my review, and somehow not coming across as a believable fan of Hayao Miyazaki, I should mention that I’m not a completionist. There is at least one Miyazaki movie out there I still have not seen. There are also a few I own on physical media. My favorite headed into this is still Spirited Away, not because I’m a basic bitch, but because it is an excellent work of art. It wasn’t my first Miyazaki experience, but it has been really hard to beat. So, when he announces a new film, when everyone thinks he’s … Continue reading The Boy and the Heron
The Small Screen Diaries- 10/04/24
TV News: Ding Dong, the Shit Is Dead. Netflix has thankfully put That 90’s Show out of its misery. I would have been happy with them also announcing that Season 3 would be only red and Kitty, somehow, because those two were still great after all these years. TV Shows Watched: The Rings of Power: S2E8 (Amazon) with audio description, Dr Odyssey: S1E2 (Hulu) no audio description, Nobody Wants This: S1E9 (Netflix) with audio description, The old Man: S2E5 (Hulu) with audio description, Love Is Blind: S7E2 (Netflix) with audio description, 911: S7E5 (Hulu) with audio description, What’s Next with … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 10/04/24
Daughters
I do like activist style documentaries, the ones with a perspective that there is a cause they are trying to bring to light. Often, these can stumble a bit on their way to the final stage when in the editing bay footage is chosen or not chosen based on the overall central idea that the thing the documentary is about is more important than the film itself. Sometimes, these end up working, because they’ve shown show much footage, it is almost impossible to imagine that there is another side, or anything could be creatively edited. Take ‘The cove’ for example, … Continue reading Daughters
The Small Screen Diaries- 10/03/24
TV Shows Watched: Agatha All Along: S1E4 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Heartstopper: S3E1 (Netflix), Where’s Wanda: S1E2 (Apple plus) with audio description, Nobody Wants This: S1E8 (Netflix) with audio description, Creature: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Grotesquery: S1E3 (Hulu) with audio description, Krapopolis: S2E1 (Hulu) no audio description, The Daily Show: Most Recent (Paramount Plus) no audio description, The golden Girls: S7E? (Hulu) with audio description. Podcasts: Friends From Work (A Marvel podcast) YouTube: None Movies Watched: Divorce (Netflix) with audio description I did have a conversation with a real human in person today about Agatha All Along, and … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 10/03/24
The Small Screen Diaries- 10/02/24
TV News: Ryan Murphy, who I literally forgot created the 911 franchise, has announced plans for another spinoff for the flagship series on ABC. Currently, Murphy has on air, that I’m aware of: 911, 911 lone Star, American Sports Story, monsters, Grotesquery, and Dr. Odyssey. Does he have enough shows? Has he taken over TV yet? TV Shows Watched: Where’s Wanda: S1E1 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Last Days Of The Space Race: S1E1 (Hulu) no audio description, Murder In A Small Town: S1E2 (Hulu) no audio description, American Sports Story: S1E5? (Hulu) with audio description, Nobody Wants This: S1E7 … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 10/02/24
The Small Screen Diaries- 10/1/24
News: RIP John Amos, maybe best known for Good Times, but I’m such a fan of The West Wing that I’ll always remember what he brought to that show as well. TV Shows Watched: English Teacher: S1E6 (Hulu) with audio description, Solar Opposites: S5E9 (Hulu) with audio description, Brilliant Minds: S1E2 (Peacock) with audio description, Nobody Wants this: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, 911 Lone Star: S5E2 (Hulu) no audio description, Mr McMahon: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, What’s next with Bill Gates: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description. Podcasts: Anderson Cooper 360 (News/Politics), Pod Save America (News/Podcasts), Film Threat (Review: … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 10/1/24
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