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The American Society Of Magical Negroes

John Stark

What you were probably looking for was yet another white guy talking about this film. I’m sure the proliferation of thoughts by people who look like me is high. But, I’m here, because I’m a blind film critic, and this film has an audio description track.So, right out of the gate, I want to add that the audio description for this film is fine. I’ve certainly heard more detailed audio description tracks for films with predominantly black casts before, so this is swimming upstream. In fact, it seems like black films and black TV shows almost have a different set … Continue reading The American Society Of Magical Negroes

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Candy Cane Lane

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description?: Yes Cast: Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Nick Offerman, Chris Redd, Timothy Simons, Ken Marino, and David Alan Grier. Written By: Kelly Younger Directed By: Reginald Hudlin I saw Amazon had something called candy Cane Lane, and i just assumed it was some random Christmas movie garbage starring people who starred on a TV show 30 years ago. Then, I found out it starred Eddie Murphy, and everything changed. While this isn’t a great new classic, it has so much potential as a film, and it’s great to have Eddie … Continue reading Candy Cane Lane