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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/27/23

John Stark

Really, it’s the doldrums of TV news right now. Even in the world of movie news, the best I got is that I just learned there was a movie in theatres called Anyone But You that stars Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney. Talk about the wrong time of year to open a film like that. Wow. Getting clobbered by films with big budgets and Oscar fare, with two people who really aren’t marketable romcom stars. 1) Everything Now (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Not Yet Renewed Clashes begin in the friend zone when people seem at odds with each … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/27/23

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Bo Is Afraid

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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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Finestkind

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Where I Watched It: paramount Plus English Audio Description?: Yes Cast: Toby Wallace, Ben Foster, Tommy Lee Jones, Jenna Ortega, Aaron Stanford, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Lolita Davidovich, Tim Daly, and Clane Crawford. Written and Directed By Brian Helgeland From the Oscar nominated writer of LA Confidential, who later went on to direct movies like A Knights Tale, comes a fishing story that got buried on Paramount Plus. I think Helgeland would have been an interesting choice that cinephiles might want to watch, if people knew this film existed. However, while it does boast a strong cast, it is very average. … Continue reading Finestkind

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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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The Miracle Club

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Where I watched It: Apple VOD English Audio Description?: No Cast: Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, and Maggie Smith Written By: Jimmy Smallhorne Directed By: Thaddeus O’Sullivan Sometimes we blind folk watch things that are chosen by our friends or family. That’s why it’s important for us to have audio description on everything, because when the sighted people we are around choose a title that doesn’t have audio description, then they feel bad, and end up feeling like they have to fill in the gaps. So, the decision to not provide accessibility effects more than just the blind people I think … Continue reading The Miracle Club

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Priscilla

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Where I Watched It: Digital Copy English Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Laura Post Cast: Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi Written and Directed By: Sofia Coppola There’s somewhat of a theme that runs in Sofia Coppola’s films often about young women, isolation, and hotels. Her latest entry, Priscilla is being hailed by some as her best work since lost In Translation, but she hasn’t really gone anywhere. She’s been making movies, and some of them have been quite good. Priscilla is just another reminder that Coppola is an underrated filmmaker who is still at the top of her … Continue reading Priscilla

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/25/23

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Surprisingly, around the presents, phone calls, food, and other holiday shenanigans I managed 5 shows, and two movies. Not bad. Obviously, there wasn’t any major news coming out of Hollywood. Could you imagine if your show got cancelled on Christmas? Damn. 1) Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Limited After figuring out that Scott may not be dead, Ramona goes and visits Scott’s ex girlfriends to see if they have any info to offer. The list is short. Episode Grade: A- 2) The Santa Clauses (Disney Plus) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Unknown Santa has to … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/25/23

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Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1

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Where I Watched it: Digital Copy I Own English Audio Description Provided By Darren Polish Narrated By: Darren Polish Cast: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Hayley Atwell, Esai Morales, Henry Czerny, Cary Elwes, Vanessa Kirby, and Pom Klementieff Written By: Erik Jendresen and Christopher McQuarrie Directed By: Christopher McQuarrie The Entity. I wish they had a better name for that. For it to be as freakishly powerful as it supposedly is, it should pack a scarier punch. Not everyone has loved this entry, and for various reasons. I think we’ve come to expect a lot from these … Continue reading Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1

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Mission: Impossible 1-6

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Where I Watched Them: Paramount Plus English Audio Description?: Yes Series Primary Cast: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan, Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin, Henry Czerny With Appearances From: Jon Voight, Thandiwe Newton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paula Patton, Henry Cavill, Emilio Estévez, Keri Russell, Angela Bassett, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Lea Seydoux. Directors: Brian DePalma, John Woo, JJ Abrams, Brad Bird, and Christopher McQuarrie. On my way to watching Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning part 1, I wanted to get a review for every film on my YouTube channel, figuring now was as good of a time as … Continue reading Mission: Impossible 1-6

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/24/23

John Stark

I’m writing the next day about what I watched on Christmas Eve, which means you are reading this on Christmas, so Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! And for those who don’t celebrate, today is weird because everything is closed… except movie theatres. I guess you gotta go see a movie today. 1) Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix) English Audio Description Provided By International Digital Center Written By liz Gutman Narrated By Sri Gordon Status: Unknown This seems like a no-brainer for a second season, except for the lawsuits Netflix is having to deal with. They gave outlast a second season, and … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/24/23

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The Family Plan

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Where I Watched It: Apple Plus English Audio Description?: Yes Narrated By: Jedidiah Barton Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, Maggie Q, and Ciaran Hines. Written By: David Coggeshall Directed By: Simon Cellan Jones This is not about a family plan. The title is so generic it could have been named by AI, and the script is bad enough it might as well have been. The plot revolves around Wahlberg playing a father, who seems to be a rather run of the mill car salesman, who has a wife, and some kids. He also apparently used to be in some organized … Continue reading The Family Plan

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Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget

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Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description?: Yes Cast: Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Imelda Staunton, David Bradley, Jane Horracks, Nick Mohammed, and Miranda Richardson. Written By: Carey Kirkpatrick, John O’Farrell, Rachel Tunnard, Mark Burton, Holly Walsh, Lynn Ferguson, Ben Willbend, Laurence Rickard Director: Sam Fell Let’s just talk about this right away. I did not like the first Chicken Run. I saw it once when it first came out, and I did not feel compelled to revisit it. 23 years later, Netflix feels compelled to do a sequel, with basically an entirely new voice cast, and some … Continue reading Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget

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Merry Little Batman

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Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Provided By Deluxe Narrated By: Jedidiah Barton Featuring Luke Wilson as Batman I am truly considering this in my top 10 of the year. I know it’s a silly Christmas special, but it brought me so much joy. Merry little Batman is the animated DC entry I didn’t know I needed, fully of fun, laughs, and heart. And Luke Wilson. Technically, the movie does center around young Damien Wayne, Bruce’s son, who is readying himself for Christmas, but mostly for being Batman himself. In this version, Batman wiped out all crime before … Continue reading Merry Little Batman

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/23/23

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Good news for fans of Las Vegas. Not the town, but the early 2000’s series that ran for five seasons with James Caan and Josh Duhmael. It is making its Peacock debut on Friday. No idea if it has audio description. Unlikely, but we might be pleasantly surprised. 1) Neon (Netflix) English Audio Description Provided By: XTrax Status: not Yet Renewed Our fledgling reggaeton artist is too star struck to see he’s being used. It’s weird to say that the drug dealing crime lord has a point, but he’s not a gimmick, or a boy toy. And the fact that … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/23/23

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The Velveteen Rabbit

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Where I Watched it: Apple Plus English Audio Description?: Yes Cast: phoenix laroche, Alex Lawther, and Helena Bonham Carter. Written By: Tom Bigwell Directed By: Jennifer Perrott and Rick Thieley If I did this review just a few days ago, I’d be talking about the chances of this being another Oscar entry for Apple, like last years The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and the Horse, which was nominated for Best Animated Short. This isn’t on any short list. Perhaps, the combination of animation and live action made it hard to determine which short category it should be in, but … Continue reading The Velveteen Rabbit