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You People

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Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description provided By: international Digital Center Written By: Liz gutman Narrated By: Savannah Calder Some have erroneously tried to call this a remake of Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner? No. It’s just a culture clash film, featuring a talented cast, from a writer/director who doesn’t shy away from social commentary. Yes, this is Kenya barris’s directorial debut. He’s had his producing and writing hits with TV shows like Black-ish and films like Girls Trip, but he’s never sat in the chair for a feature. The last thing he touched, #BlackAF was pretty awful. … Continue reading You People

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Sick

John Stark

Where I Watched It: peacock English Audio Description?: Yes i didn’t even look this up to see how Kevin Williamson is involved, because if he’s not, someone has figured out how to mimic his style perfectly. Not in a Scream 5 way, which was obviously not him, but right down to the clear homage this movie is paying to the slashers Williamson helped revive with his 90’s screenplays. Sick takes place during covid, because if dying from covid wasn’t scary enough, now we have a killer. It follows the trope of having that first opening kill, just like Scream, and … Continue reading Sick

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Best Of 2022: Top 10 Original Screenplays

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I know it’s been a minute since one of these, but I am still using this gap leading up to the Oscars to try and see every single film possible, and the few I think I might still see I’m certain fall under Adapted Screenplay. So, here are my top 10. I would definitely make guild voting fun, but at the same time, four of the five Oscar nominees are in my top 10. So am I really that radical? 10) A Love Song 9) Good Luck To You Leo Grande 8) The Menu 7) The outfit 6) Babylon 5) … Continue reading Best Of 2022: Top 10 Original Screenplays

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The Drop

John Stark

Where I Watched It: hulu English Audio Description?: Yes This was my first viewing of a 2023 title. I watched so many shitty movies in 2022 that I made a pledge to myself that I would watch films i wanted to actually see, not just films to help my total reach some insane level. As of this writing, it is entirely likely that before the Oscars, I will have seen 300 titles from 2022. I don’t plan on that this year. I really did read the concept for The Drop, and saw some familiar names in the cast, and I … Continue reading The Drop

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All That Breathes

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Where I Watched It: HBo MAX English Audio Description?: Yes Narrated By: Melissa Etselberg The second Oscar nominee this year for Documentary feature that I’ve seen, and yet another one I find to be overrated. Granted, i really believe people got caught up in the cool volcano footage from Fire Of Love, like an IMAX film from back in the day. Here, I’m assuming the footage of the kites are what captivate, because otherwise, this was just very average. This doc centers around two brothers in india who rescue kites. I didn’t know what a kite was, but it is … Continue reading All That Breathes

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Empire Of Light

John Stark

Where I Watched It: HBO MAX English Audio description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Christian Simpson Sam Mendes is a director that gets me into a film, cast be damned. I won’t make any claim that he has hit a home run every single time, but he’s a very strong director at bat. Generally, he has delivered some terrific work. For the longest time, when i was young and first starting to explore the art of cinema, I would refer to American Beauty as my favorite film. Times change, the lists move around, and while I still rank that movie … Continue reading Empire Of Light

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/23/23

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Big TV News! ABC is (finally) letting The Goldbergs go at the end of their current season. The show, which has had several cast departures over the years already, will finally get to rest. And in a bit more shocking news, HBO has announced that the upcoming season of Succession will be its last. The showrunner for Succession has always hinted at this show having a limited life cycle, but I’ll admit that this still feels early. But, it’ll be the first time that I don’t call out WBD, because I really do believe this is Jesse Armstrong’s decision. Ozark … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/23/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/22/23

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I didn’t see any major cancellations, although I did see some huge ratings for not Dead yet on ABC. I feel like that’s going to be bad news for home Economics, though I hope it leads to ABC finally allowing themselves to part ways with The Goldbergs. What decade is that show even in anymore? At a certain point, they’re going to have to start their episodes with “Back in the 90’s”…. 6) Dead To Me (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Maybe it’s just me, but i wanted more from the series finale. I wanted more from the third season. … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/22/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/21/23

John Stark

To the likely shock of no one, HBo MAX cancelled another show. So, if you were a fan of Southside, sorry. It’s dead now. It’s in TV heaven. And considering how they love to purge content, if you haven’t finished Southside yet, I’d binge that shit immediately if you are at all interested. I’m not, but you might be. like, call in sick. Trust me, from the guy who stupidly thought he’d be able to finish Let THe Right One In the day after it was cancelled. These streamers no longer give fucks. No more to give. 7) 7) The … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/21/23

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Clerks 3

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Where I watched It: iTunes English Audio Description?: Yes Now that Kevin Smith has finally come full circle with clerks 3, and gone full meta by inserting his real life experiences into the film franchise originally sprung from his real life experiences, perhaps he can do something different. I might be the only one, but I’m a fan of Red State. I’d love to see him take a few more risks. in general, I think I used to be a Smith fan, with Dogma being my top, but Clerks 3 is just something that highlights how old and dead and … Continue reading Clerks 3

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/18/23

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I technically watched three movies today, though one wasn’t feature length. And 8 episodes. So there ya go. 8) The Watchful eye (Freeform/Hulu) English Audio Description?: No Really, this show was borderline unwatchable without audio description. It opens up in the pilot and for the first few minutes, something is happening, but there is no audio description, and no one is talking. That’s not the only time that tactic is used in this show. Sadly, I got the hint that if this did have audio description I would watch it. So, if you’re one of my sighted readers, I’ll let … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/18/23

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Best of 2022: Top 10 original Scores

John Stark

Here are my picks for the top 10 original scores. Basically, in my top 5, only one of these films was nominated for an Oscar. Of the entire top 10 actually, i only have 1 Oscar nominee. To be fair, I haven’t seen Babylon yet. 10) Windfall 9) Violent Night 8) Dr Strange and the Multiverse of Madness 7) RRR 6) Top Gun Maverick 5) Spirited 4) Bones and All 3) All Quiet On The Western Front 2) Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio 1) The Batman Far and away my favorite score of the year was The Batman. I’ve been obsessed … Continue reading Best of 2022: Top 10 original Scores

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Lyle Lyle Crocodile

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description?: Yes I’ve seen this film compared to Paddington, but honestly that’s just disrespectful to Paddington. I suppose because both films originated as kids books, and Lyle is beloved somewhere, but Paddington and its sequel are actually good films. hell, even Clifford The Big Red Dog has a narrative that isn’t gibberish. This thing is awful. From the minute Javier Bardem starts the film as a failed magician, and there’s a bout of singing, I know I’m in for something. But when Shaun Mendes steps in to autotune Lyle, it seems like a … Continue reading Lyle Lyle Crocodile

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Bones And All

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Where I Watched It: iTunes English Audio Description provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: William michael Redmond I try to approach all films with some form of neutrality. Try. Obviously, I can’t help myself from being excited about an upcoming film, but even when I think I won’t like a film, I remind myself that I have been pleasantly surprised in the past. I thought I would hate Bones and all. I haven’t ever been really connected to anything Luca Guadanino has done in the past, and didn’t even bother to check if that was the right spelling of his name. … Continue reading Bones And All

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The Too Much TV Rounup- 02/17/23

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Eight programs. I also watched two films, but I managed eight programs including the feature length final episode of Madoff. So, more like 7 episodes and 3 films. 8) How I Met Your Father? (Hulu) English Audio Description?: Yes “Did you really just dump shrimp into a pool where a woman is about to give birth?” Did i really quit watching this show? Yes. yes I am. Episode Grade: C- 7) Chicago Party Aunt (Netflix) English Audio Description: Yes I’ll just say i wasn’t a fan of the third episode of the new season. And I’ll leave it at that. … Continue reading The Too Much TV Rounup- 02/17/23