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The Room Next Door

John Stark

The Room Next Door- Pedro Almodovar’s English Language Feature Debut Quick Take: this was a screener from Sony Pictures Classics, and it lacked audio description. The film does have audio description, and I plan on reviewing it again when it eventually lands on Netflix, where Sony movies go eventually. This is just a few initial thoughts, in case I don’t come back around. Pedro Almodovar’s English language debut has been pushed as being not as good as his best work. Almodovar has such a long list of iconic Spanish language films that it is hard to say this, or any … Continue reading The Room Next Door

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Spin Me Round

John Stark

Where I Watched It: iTunes English Audio Description?: No To be fair, this is also available on AMC Plus without audio description, so I could have watched it in either place. I can’t remember why I chose to rent it. it was probably on sale. In factI crammed so many movies into my Christmas break, some of them I’m struggling to even remember coherently at a level where I can fully critique them. i do know that I wanted to see this because I love Alison Brie, and fully support her film career. The plot was basically involving a girl … Continue reading Spin Me Round

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Amsterdam

John Stark

Where I Watched It: HBo MAX English Audio Description Available?: Yes I’m coming along after most of the critics and what little audience saw this film have already weighed in. Mainly, because this has audio description, and I want to talk about whether or not that is successful, but that becomes hard to talk about when I’m not really sure I know what I just saw, and also, I’m pretty sure that has very little to do with the audio description. Amsterdam is David O’Russell’s attempt at throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks. The director of such … Continue reading Amsterdam

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The Contenders: A Look At 5 Upcoming Oscar Hopefuls

John Stark

1) Nebraska Alexander Payne (The Descendants, Sideways) returns with a film that was a huge hit at Cannes this year. Lead actor Bruce Dern even won an award there. With Will Forte in the cast, might he get a surprising Best Supporting Actor nomination? Or is Macgruber too much of a long shot? Nebraska features an aging alcoholic making a road trip with his son to claim a million dollar prize. Basically, the pundits agree that it is a strong contender for a Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Screenplay nomination. The wildcard here is Forte. 2) American Hustle Every once … Continue reading The Contenders: A Look At 5 Upcoming Oscar Hopefuls