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All Dirt Roads Taste Of Salt

John Stark

The title is a lie. I found a dirt road, and it did not taste of salt. it tasted awful. Luckily, this feature debut from Raven Jackson, and has a few Independent Spirit Award nominations. As a voter, I was provided with a screener. As a blind voter, I was not provided with accessibility. As a human being, I was ignored by A24, so I hope Raven can take some solace in the fact that I did actually pay to watch a film I had a free screener too just because I’m disabled and apparently that’s a big problem for … Continue reading All Dirt Roads Taste Of Salt

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the Small Screen Diaries- 02/02/24

John Stark

Today, I finally found out how Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix) ended, and I’m not sure what a second season would look like. The adventure is always in getting Scott and Ramona together, so unless they keep telling alternate versions of that story, they’d likely be together in another season. So I fully support the creators intent of this being a limited series. Has Been Hotel (Amazon) crossed into trust building. The songs are silly. This is still a show I like but don’t love, though I give it props for being unlike anything else on the market, and also … Continue reading the Small Screen Diaries- 02/02/24

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Dicks: The Musical

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Just in time for its debut on MAX, my belated review of Dicks: The Musical, an A24 film i rented from the Apple Store with audio description from Deluxe, narrated by Julian Smith. Right off the bat, this film is not for you. Yes, you. I don’t even know you, but I’m pretty sure this film isn’t for you. I’m honestly not even sure who this film is for, because it seems to want to be for nobody. The duo behind the film adaptation of the off-Broadway musical ‘Fucking Identical Twins’ have concocted something Trey Parker and Matt Stone would … Continue reading Dicks: The Musical

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Bo Is Afraid

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus (with Showtime) English Audio Description?: Yes Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Parker Posey, Kylie Roger’s, Denis Menochet, Zoe Lister Jones, Richard Kind, and bill Hader. Written And Directed By: Ari Aster Boy, am i glad this had audio description. Someone deserves overtime pay, because Aster certainly made them earn their money. Bo Is Afraid is one of those divisive films some will love and some will hate. Even among Ari Aster fans who look forward to his particular brand of oddity, this may not be what they expected from the … Continue reading Bo Is Afraid

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The Too Much Tv Roundup- 12/26/23

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Apparently Percy Jackson is doing solid numbers for Disney. Over 13M in the first week. Maybe the series will survive. 1) Bodies (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Limited I may not always know what is going on, but as the series moves forward the series has intrigued me a lot. By episode 5, things are really starting to come together, and you can see characters understand what is going on. Episode Grade: B+ 2) Monarch (Apple Plus) English Audio Description?: Yes Narrated By: Jedidiah Barton Status: Unknown Our characters find themselves really trapped in the freezing tundra being chased … Continue reading The Too Much Tv Roundup- 12/26/23

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Showing Up

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Apple VOD English Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By Laura Post Cast: Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, Amanda Plummer, Andre 3000, John Magaro Written By: Jonathan Raymond Directed By: Kelly Reichardt First Cow is still on my very long list of “I’ll get around to it”, so this is my first experience with Reichardt. Showing Up ended up winning an all inclusive Altman award, which blessed the entire production. No one asked me. I think as an independent film, or a meditation on normality, and the banality of existence, Showing Up works. but as … Continue reading Showing Up

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/17/23

John Stark

It’s too close to Christmas for any good TV news. 1) Scott Pilgrim Takes off (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Limited The creators of this show have already said they have no plans for a second season, but this basically is a remake of the film, just done in a different style. I really liked it, and I was happy to hear many of the original voice cast. It has such a strong anime flavor to it, it feels very different from the film. And, it will run longer than the movie, giving us more time to explore these … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/17/23

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Talk To Me

John Stark

Where I watched It: iTunes English Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: William Michael Redman Like most horror films, Talk To Me has an element you just have to accept. If you can’t accept the element, the film will never work for you. There is a hand, people grab onto it, and let a spirit inside them. The rule is that it can only be for a short period, like a quick high, but sadly this Aussie horror film is really bad at explaining how people know things. So, you just have to accept that this is the world. … Continue reading Talk To Me

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/24/23

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What did you do for Black Friday? Did you buy some awesome gadgets? Any physical media? Did you finally splurge on that air fryer even though you don’t cook but you hope by owning an air fryer you will be more inclined to cook? 1) Neon (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Not Yet Renewed It’s charming me more and more with each episode. The gang gets an offer to shoot a music video, while their would-be agent gets shot down at work even though clearly she saved the day, and our budding musician has a nepotistic interview for a … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/24/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/17/23

John Stark

It it looking like the solution to paying actors more isn’t for people in the boardrooms to not continue to make absurd amounts of money in non-creative positions managing creativity, instead the solution is to kill that creativity. Another show has gotten the axe, as Hallmark has cancelled their Yellowstone knockoff Ride after one season. Will more cancellations be coming? Most definitely my dude. 1) Sex Education (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Final Season Otis and Amy are both there for Maeve when she returns home to meet up with her brother and see her mom in the hospital.Only … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/17/23

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Past Lives

John Stark

Where I Watched It: iTunes English Audio Description By Deluxe Primary Narration By Jedidiah Barton Do you ever think “Oh, that seems interesting.”, and then everyone on the internet responds to it with the level of dedicated Ferber that suggests the movie is now a religion. Do you worship at the church of Past Lives? Perhaps you saw the A24 logo, and just stared at that for two hours, and let A24 be your new God. in short, cal the hell down. I went into Past Lives really trying to keep my expectations measured and fair, allowing a film to … Continue reading Past Lives

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You Hurt My Feelings

John Stark

Where I Watched it: iTunes English Audio Description By Deluxe Narrated By Laura Post I went into this with way too much hype. I think that was the problem. the reviews were solid, I’m a big fan of Nicole Holofcener, and I was excited to see her reteam with her Enough said lead Julia Louis-Dreyfus, as well as intrigued by the A24 label. hell, I’ve even come to really enjoy Tobias Menzies, and I was excited to see how he would be used here. Honestly? It’s the only thing I think holofcener has written or directed that hasn’t worked for … Continue reading You Hurt My Feelings

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Minari (Tubi Has Audio Description!)

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Tubi English Audio Description: hell To The Yes! This is barely a review of Minari, which I should probably review, but I really wanted to talk a lot about how great it is that Tubi has audio description, even if it’s just on a handful of titles right now. Tubi has started offering audio description as of June, and if you follow the Audio Description Project (adp.acb.org) you can find their current list. They are a fast service, so their offerings are changing a lot. The way i use it is that audio description, like on … Continue reading Minari (Tubi Has Audio Description!)

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Sharper

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Apple plus English Audio Description?: Yes Yes, i did watch this A24 Apple release. it does make me wonder how an A24 became an Apple exclusive, but i went in with the best foot forward on this one. I recently read a scathing column about critics, and how insignificant we are, and what it is that we do. I suppose, we give our thoughts about a film from our perspective, to help people decide how to spend their limited time? For me, I usually focus on the audio description, and how that applies to my experience. … Continue reading Sharper

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The Whale

John Stark

Where I Watched it: iTunes English Audio Description Provided By Deluxe Narrated By: laura Post Back before I saw the movie, or really before anyone had seen the movie, I was in a Facebook group that prohibited its members from discussing this film because it would bring up emotions for the plus sized community. Basically, someone went on a tirade about how the movie was fat phobic, using the word fat a dozen times, and talking about how triggering all this was. Me, being me, told that guy to fuck right off, explained to me that I believe we are … Continue reading The Whale