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Going In Blind: Tow

John Stark

Rose Byrne had a great 2025. Technically it bled into 2026, the year she actually heard the words “Academy Award nominee,” but the film that earned her that recognition, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, was released in 2025. It was excellent, one of my ten favorite films of the year, and easily the best performance of her career. That’s a tough act to follow, but she’s followed it up with another terrific performance in a film that, for some reason, seems to have entered the witness protection program. Did you even know she starred in a movie this … Continue reading Going In Blind: Tow

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Memory

John Stark

Sadly, this review of memory is based on a screener copy I received, and I don’t have any audio description information as a result. However, you may not even know there was a film called memory in contention last year, and now you know. So, that’s a reason to give me more screeners. I honestly don’t know how there are critics on the internet with clearly less social engagement than me who are getting advance copies of things. Blows my mind. Memory features a recovering alcoholic, played by Jessica Chastain, who attends her class reunion where she notices a man … Continue reading Memory

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My Best Friend’s Exorcism

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes I had no idea this was an adaptation until I watched a review from another critic I subscribe to, and he addressed a lot about how faithful it was and all that. look, i didn’t read the book. I didn’t even know there was one, so if you’ve come here for that level of enlightenment, I can’t give that to you. Not that it really matters, because if this was a faithful adaptation, then your book sucks. This film, directed by Damon Thomas, quite frankly has no identity. It has … Continue reading My Best Friend’s Exorcism

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

John Stark

Starring: Does it matter? I guess… Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Jacob Latimore, Mark Burnham, Moe Dunford, and a very special surprise guest! Directed By: David Blue Garcia Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: After surviving a school shooting, a teenager (Fisher) decides to pack up her life and follow her sister (Yarkin) and her friends/co-workers/possible fellow cult members/future dead bodies (cast members not important) to a small town in the middle of Texas with a population of less than 2,000 people, that is famous only for one thing. A chainsaw massacre. It’s been 50 … Continue reading Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)