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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix (but it left on June 30th) English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: IFTSC I’ve had a brush with Dragon Tattoo before. I own this damn thing on DVD, somewhere in my collection. It was a blind purchase at the time, something that was on sale during Black Friday that I thought was up my alley. I do remember attempting to watch this at night one time, and falling asleep. Many moons later, I tackled this again, in broad daylight, and finally stayed awake. It’s not a good sign of where this review is … Continue reading The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

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The Too Much TV Roundup- July 13th

John Stark

What random assortment of nonsense did i string together today? Which shows totally unrelated are against each other in rankings? Well, we do have a show I have never put in the top spot before, so that’s new. 1) Pachenko (Apple Plus) English Audio Description?: Yes This Japanese/Korean drama proved that you don’t need to watch Asian people risking their lives for cash in order for the story to translate and be compelling on its own. Pachenko is it’s own thing, a drama constructed around a point in history that is not uniquely American, challenging our audiences to watch something … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- July 13th

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The Too Much TV Roundup- July 12th

John Stark

There was this thing again in the middle of the day that won’t appear in my rankings of shows. That would be a weird thing to rank. And obviously, I’m talking about the Emmy nominations, which I definitely watched live. JB Smoove was not the right person for that announcement. 1) Ozark (Netflix) English Audio Description Available?: Yes For those wondering why I’m still watching Ozark into July, even at one episode per week, it’s because binge watching critics ruined the back half of the season by revealing the biggest character death. And this was that episode. i was dreading … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- July 12th

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Jerry and Marge Go Large

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Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus English Audio Description Provided By: international Digital Center Written By: Liz Gutman Narrated By: Sri Gordon Yes, this is a Paramount Players title, suggesting it was never intended for a theatrical run, which I think was the wrong call. With the theatres starved for product, and the older crowd looking for pictures to go to (like the hit film Elvis), I think that this based on a true story comedy would have done nicely with that crowd. Not huge amounts of money, but probably 30-40M, increasing it’s visibility and profile when it then went … Continue reading Jerry and Marge Go Large

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The Too Much TV Roundup- July 11th

John Stark

Once again, my totally random assortment of television shows thrown against each other for a rather random rankings list. 1) Outer Range (Amazon) English Audio Description?: Yes There’s a reason this show managed some mentions in my best of the past year in TV on my YouTube, and it has a lot to do with the complete level of unpredictability Outer Range possesses. And it does so with an exceptional cast. in one episode, we had a son trying to kill his father, we had a very unlikely pairing of two characters that led to the kidnapping and almost death … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- July 11th

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The Sea Beast

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix English audio Description provided By: International Digital Center Written By: Liz Gutman Narrated By: Jamie Lemcheck Ahoy! Netflix be lookin’ for all ye land lubbers, to take up arms against a dangerous new threat. no, it’s not a Sea Beast. It’s looking at a popular film, and figuring out how to make a new one that is close enough to the original formula that it works, but different enough that it is its own thing. Thus, Netflix has created How To Train your Sea Beast. inspired by How To Train your Dragon would be an … Continue reading The Sea Beast

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The Too Much TV Roundup- July 9th

John Stark

Welcome back to the roundup. Not a big list of shows for the day, but a pretty solid one. 1) Shining Girls (Apple Plus) English Audio Description: Yes I vote this series most likely to make you go “WTF” and make your skin crawl in the same episode. A fascinating piece of work from Apple, really unlike anything else on right now. It would be easy to write this off as a standard crime solving TV series, but Kirby breaking with reality every episode really does put a twist on things. And, the narration does a great job of following … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- July 9th

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The Martha Mitchell effect

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes When I saw this released onto Netflix, around the same time as the Watergate anniversary and the Starz series Gaslit, I knew this was clickbait. i was prepared to sit and review an entire documentary, assuming this was that. It’s not. It’s about 40 minutes, and I checked out initially, deciding I wouldn’t review a non-feature length film. Then, after the fact, I remembered that Netflix had several Best Documentary Short Subject contenders last year, and i wondered if this might be one, so here is my two cents. It’s … Continue reading The Martha Mitchell effect

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Girl In The picture

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes You get nothing from me. You came here expecting some deep critical treatise on this work, and you’re not going to get it. I’m not Gene Siskel, Rotten Tomatoes refuses to acknowledge my existence, so the rules don’t apply to me. I can review films however I want, something you should have picked up on by now. truth is, the less you know about Girl in The Picture, the better. So, watch it before someone spoils it for you. It will enrage you. It will dumbfound and astonish you. You … Continue reading Girl In The picture

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The Too Much TV Roundup- July 8th

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Started to take a look at a new game show today. Ooof. Wait for my thoughts on that dumpster fire. 1) The Boys (Amazon) English AudioD description Available?: Yes Duh. Of course the season finale was going to make my top slot. RIP (Spoiler). What a way to finish an insane season. I can’t wait to see where this show is headed next year. It’s truly a shame that some of these actors can’t ever possibly get recognized for their work at the Emmy’s because there’s really no category for this show. Sure, it was nominated in drama… but is … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- July 8th

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Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In between

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Netflix Description Provided By: International Digital Center Narrated By: Judy lemcheck in a race to make a feature length film for a generation who no longer has an attention span, Netflix has released a film that is the rare exception to the “this film could have been shorter” complaint that most critics make. The official runtime is 84 minutes, but that includes credits, so you know you’re getting out under that 1:20 mark. Basically, this actual full length feature is a full hour shorter than the 9th episode of Stranger Things most recent season. That’s where … Continue reading Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In between

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Road Runner

John Stark

Where I Watched It: HBo MAX English Audio Description Available?: Yes Honestly, while my knowledge of celebrity chefs and the food world is limited, I never really found myself drawn too much to Anthony Bourdain. I’m sure he guest judged on Top Chef at some point, and I was one of the five people who watched Bradley Cooper’s short lived FOX sitcom, Kitchen Confidential, based on Bourdain’s best selling novel. Since that point, I’ve always been aware of who he is, and seeing him on his numerous television programs, but my deep knowledge or respect for his life and legacy … Continue reading Road Runner

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The Too Much TV Roundup- July 6th

John Stark

What an oddly mediocre day of television I assembled for myself. 1) Hacks (HBOMAX) English Audio Description Available?: Yes IIn the 7th and likely penultimate half hour of the season, Deborah pitched her new show to the networks, only to have one that was even slightly interested. The funniest moment of the episode was Deborah coming home and finding out that a CD has been playing in her house since the last time she was there… in 2007. And the harshest moment was her “well you already did”, as a response to her agent disappointing her, when he actually quit … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- July 6th

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The Godfather part III

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Once again, I find myself sitting here in 2022 catching up on a classic film, and searching for something substantial to offer that hasn’t already been offered by thousands who have come before me. Movie critics used to have to have a newspaper or magazine, but with the advent of the internet, we are everywhere. Full on critical pandemic. it would perhaps be something new if I felt that the third installment of this Godfather franchise was the best, since most believe it’s the worst. It is. But worst … Continue reading The Godfather part III

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The Too Much TV Roundup- July 4th

John Stark

I definitely watched a really nice chunk of shows. not everything was perfect, but the overall quality was solid. 1) Outer Range (Amazon) English Audio Description: Yes I had a really hard time picking the top spot because so many shows were on fire. Outer Range though, with all its twists and turns continued to amaze me. Whether it be Royal’s rather destructive treatment of Autumn, or her ultimate path toward revenge (and that phone call! Who is funding her?), to the smaller moments between a brother who made a choice thinking it was the right call, but not knowing … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- July 4th