The Strangers: Chapter One
I think this franchise missed their calling. Just imagine, if you will, rewinding to before we knew anything specific about this film. We have a preconceived notion of what this film might be, but then, we open on The Strangers instead of any victims. A young lady approaches the cabin door and knocks. It opens. “Is Tamra here?” The young woman asks, like in the previous Strangers films, and the audience thinks they know what is up. The camera pans around to show Hannibal Lecter, “Why, Yes, won’t you come in? We’re having a nice chianti.” bewildered, the young lady … Continue reading The Strangers: Chapter One
The Small Screen Diaries- 08/16/24
TV News: You will be forgiven for not remembering either of these shows since their second seasons took *forever*, but both The Old Man (FX/Hulu) and Tulsa King (Paramount Plus) will be airing their second seasons in September. I believe The Old Man was conceived as a 2 season show, but nowadays that means nothing. Shogun was a limited series until FX gave it a 2 season renewal. TV Shows Watched: Bel Air: S3E1 (Peacock) with audio description, The Lady In the Lake: S1E6 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Evil: Most Recent (Paramount Plus) with audio description, 911: S6E? (Hulu) … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 08/16/24
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Theoretically, there is life in a franchise like ghostbusters, as the concept is pretty basic. Four guys with varying personalities use their ghost hunting tech to save the world. But, this has been really hard to pull off. Even Ghostbusters II, featuring the original cast lacks a little bit of that magic. I actually liked the remake with the ladies, but most people don’t. Then, Ghostbusters: Afterlife had fun with blending the old and new, and riding that nostalgia train. Fine. But what do you do next? inexplicably, everyone seemed to move to the Big Apple. They were all out … Continue reading Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
The Small Screen Diaries- 08/15/24
TV Shows Watched: Tales Of The TMNT: S1E11 and S1E12 (Paramount Plus) with audio description narrated by Wes Haas, Bad Monkey: S1E2 (Apple Plus) with audio description narrated by Laura Post, Women In Blue: S1E4 (Apple Plus) with audio description, and Kite Man: hell Yeah! S1E6 (MAX) with audio description by Jedidiah Barton. Podcasts (through Apple Podcasts using Speed modification): Access Fuckery (Liz Gutman’s new podcast), The Bright Side (interview with MJ Rodriguez), Here’s The Thing With Alec Baldwin (Interview with Mary Lou Henner), Pod Save America (Politics), and Health Hacks (The Importance of Breakfasst) Youtube: None Movies: None Today, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 08/15/24
The Small Screen Diaries- 08/14/24
I’m hearing some good early buzz about Alien Romulus. keeping in mind, a lot of people did like the other films recently, and have really only backtracked as time has progressed. Prometheus has a 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, while Alien Covenant has a 65%. Alien Romulus currently has an 83%, which is considerably higher than the 56% of Alien Resurrection, and the 48% of Alien 3, however falls short of definitely short of alien and Aliens. So, take it for what it’s worth. TV Shows Watched: Bad Monkey: S1E1 (Apple plus) with audio description by Laura Post, Time Bandits: S1E7 … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 08/14/24
The Small Screen Diaries- 08/13/24
A ;pt pf these diaries are going to be brief, as the busiest parts of my year are always the first two-ish weeks of a semester, and the last two. Not really for the Summer, but more for Fall and Spring, so I’ll be consuming even less content to even write about in the first place. TV Shows Watched: the Umbrella Academy: S4E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Tales Of The TMNT: S1E8 and S1E9 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, and UnPrisoned (S2E6? (Hulu) with audio description Podcasts (All Through Apple Podcasts with speed modifications): Choice Words With Samantha Bee (Gun … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 08/13/24
The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/12/24
TV news: I did notice a shoutout from Descriptive Video Works that they will be doing live audio description for this season of America’s Got Talent (presumably for the live shows), which start soon. I’m not watching this season, and haven’t watched in forever, but if you are a fan, make sure to catch that live AD. it might not port to Peacock. TV Shows: The umbrella Academy: S4E5 (Netflix) with audio description, The Arc: S2E3 (Peacock) with audio description, Unstable: S2E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Tales Of The TMNT: S1E7 (Paramount Plus) with audio description (see note at the … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/12/24
Abigail
I firmly believe this is one film that should be watched with you knowing as little about it as possible. The more you know, the less fun it is. It was clearly crafted that way, and the people who make trailers do not give a crap. I’ll spoil all day every day if the spoiler isn’t really a spoiler, or if the movie is god awful, or some slog that exists simply to have a twist, but Abigail is none of those things. I caught this on peacock, and without being too revealing, i thought the audio description was really … Continue reading Abigail
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut: 25th Anniversary
I am a big fan of South Park. i was a fan even though the small town in Missouri where I grew up didn’t have Comedy Central as part of our package. I spent trips watching shows on channels I couldn’t get at home, which is how I got my Beavis and butthead fix, South Park, and even an introduction to The Sopranos. Hell, I couldn’t even participate in peak TRL because I didn’t have MTV. It wasn’t that we weren’t paying for it, the only way to get it would have been a satellite dish, which wasn’t happening, and … Continue reading South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut: 25th Anniversary
The Small Screen Diaries- 08/11/24
TV News: Shows returning this week include Industry (HBO), Solar Opposites (Hulu), Emily In PAris (Netflix), Bel Air (Peacock), and the premiere of Vince Vaughn’s new show on Apple Plus called Bad Monkey. TV Shows: The umbrella Academy: S4E4 (Netflix) with audio description (see rant below), Tales Of The TMNT: S1E5 and S1E6 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, UnPrisoned: S2E6 (Hulu) with audio description, and Interview With A vampire: S2E4 (AMC Plus) No audio description. Podcasts (All on Apple Podcasts with speed modification): The projection Booth (Forgotten Planet), The John Campia Show (Borderlands, D23, etc.) YouTube: The Awards contender (A … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 08/11/24
The Fall Guy
Part of me thinks this film is probably a blast to look at. And the only reason I know that, is because the audio description fought so hard here to cover all its bases. Kudos to whoever made this, because David Leitch did not make this easy. The Fall Guy is about a stuntman, directed by a former stunt coordinator who has since become known for his elaborate action sequences, but also has Ryan Gosling as the lead guy giving all these internal thoughts as fourth wall breaking narration to the audience. Somehow, with the high amount of action, excellent … Continue reading The Fall Guy
Find me Falling
I had a dream this summer. I frequently operate in a deficit in terms of when I post a review to my YouTube, and when I post to the site. I really wanted to close the gap, and once my school year starts again, my students are going to take up a lot of time. So, over the next two days, we are rapid firing reviews. Let’s go! Find Me falling is a Netflix movie of the week starring Harry Connick Jr as an aging rockstar who moves to the Greek isles to a nice coastal home, only to find … Continue reading Find me Falling
Gran Turismo: A Second Look
Much like I did this summer by watching The Royal hotel a second time, and clearing that film of its initial Unwatchable grade, I noticed Netflix uploaded the audio description to Gran Turismo at some point. Mind you, I reviewed that film about a month after it had been on the service, so the delay is still unacceptable for Sony and Netflix. However, Neill Blomkamp and the cast and crew are taken off the Unwatchable list. The first time through, I could tell there was a hint of a film here that I would enjoy if it just had audio … Continue reading Gran Turismo: A Second Look
The Small Screen Diaries: 08/10/24
In TV news, D23 is happening right now, so we are getting a ton of random information. I kinda just wanted to talk about how The Rookie is losing a cast member, but then D23 announces another season of What If, that Daredevil” Born Again will start filming its second season soon, Andor is adding some cast, the next Star Wars show is Skeleton Crew, there’s an Inside Out show coming to Disney Plus, and of course an Incredibles 3. That’s not even everything. TV Shows Watched: (There’s no feature today): The Umbrella Academy: S4E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Unstable: … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/10/24
Skywalkers: A Love Story
One of the more dangerous documentaries this year, but so immensely fascinating at the same time. Of course, the easy comparison to Skywalkers: A love Story is man On Wire, except I felt this renegade filmmaking style. getting the opportunity to explore artists on the fringe, who what they are doing is dangerous, and technically illegal. It sent me back to Exit Through The Gift Shop, which is one of my favorite documentaries of all time. This bold crew follows two extreme climbers, who seek to get to the highest of heights. they aren’t interested in Everest, but they would … Continue reading Skywalkers: A Love Story
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