I’m a blind film critic. Generally, the focus is from that viewpoint, though I am other things. I’m also gay, male, 40-something, white, American, Floridian, and also… fat. And, by all means, exchange that word with what you feel comfortable. Plump, fluffy, plus sized, overweight, thick, dealer’s choice. Fat is quick, cuts to the point, though it’s one of those words that other people shouldn’t use toward you.It’s funny how we have such odd conversations about weight, and we’ve become such a health centric, diet deranged, quick solution culture. Do I count calories? Is it the south beach diet or … Continue reading Saccharine

Opening this Friday before going wider next weekend is Daniel Roher’s Tuner, which made an unexpected but pleasant splash at the 2025 Telluride International Film Festival, before going on to play Toronto, London, Sundance, and Florida Film Festivals. Black Bear, a mensch, is releasing. They get an individual shoutout for actually giving me an accessible screener with audio description. It’s not their first time doing it, and while I beg, scrape, and claw my way through a sea of films unaware that blind film critics are a thing (naturally, because blind people exist, theretofore, we exist in the same spaces … Continue reading Tuner

It is fair to address up front the fact that I didn’t get audio description with my screener, and as a blind film critic, that’s always preferred. Anyone who just looked at my review for Blue Film would note that it doesn’t prevent me from thinking critically about every single film, and certainly, I feel like it didn’t stop me either here. However, from what I can tell, this film will be in theaters with audio description, which makes it a bit more awkward. That being said, Vertical is unreliable in pushing theatrical audio description all the way through, passing … Continue reading Going In Blind: The Wizard Of The Kremlin

There’s something inherently fascinating about the screen life genre, even when it doesn’t fully stick the landing. Films like Searching and Unfriended showed how effective the format can be for horror and thrillers, mostly because they weaponize the intimacy of technology. Everything feels immediate when it’s happening through texts, FaceTimes, browser tabs, and frantic typing. They’re also usually low risk films financially, since so much of the production exists on screens instead of elaborate sets, making them ideal playgrounds for experimentation. Last year, Ben McKenzie tried his hand at it with Bloat, which mostly came and went without much attention, … Continue reading Going In Blind: Life Hack

By all means, move at a glacial pace. The gang is back for another fashion filled adventure, one that takes them abroad, and through the streets of New York. Meryl Streep is back in her iconic, Oscar nominated role as Miranda Priestly, who still sits atop the fashion magazine Runway, and has the ear of everyone important. As we know, twenty years ago, she had two assistants, Andy (Anne Hathaway) and Emily (Emily Blunt), who both have gone onto different lives twenty years later. But, still reliably at Miranda’s side is Nigel (Stanley Tucci), despite that Miranda totally screwed him … Continue reading The Devil Wears Prada 2