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Night Always Comes

John Stark

Cast: Vanessa Kirby, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagn, Stephan James, Randall Park Written By: Willy Vlutain, based on the book. Directed By: Benjamin Caron release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Netflix Audio Description produced By: Descriptive Video Works Written By: Jeff Heck Narrated By: Mocha Owen What is it?: A family deep in poverty has one shot at finding a stable place to live, but when the matriarch (Leigh) blows their money, her daughter (Kirby) is left with the prospect of being kicked out on the street if she can’t come up with 25K by morning. What Works: Some have reacted like … Continue reading Night Always Comes

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The Small Screen Diaries- 02/16/24

John Stark

I’m now only one episode away from learning which of the three contestants I don’t care about wins Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix). Of course, I could just look it up, since this was decided a while ago, but I don’t binge shows. I like my cliffhangers. I’m glad Ashley didn’t make the final 3, since she couldn’t see the irony in someone not following with a selfless group act. But, I’m also not sure I want Maya to win. I’m not sure I want any of these three to win, because this show has been more interested in getting … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 02/16/24

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The Small Screen Diaries- 02/01/24

John Stark

Looks like NBC is trying to review Suits, with a pilot order for Suits: LA. Also, Netflix made a giant announcement yesterday confirming several series will bow in 2024, including the final seasons of Sweet Tooth, Umbrella Academy, and Cobra Kai, along with new seasons of The Diplomat, Emily In Paris, That 90’s Show, The Night Agent, and Outer Banks. Waiting until 2025 for sure, are Stranger Things, Wednesday, Virgin River, and Ginny and Georgia. That last one surprised me, as it doesn’t seem like a show that takes a long time to put together, and with the relative youth … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 02/01/24

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The Machinist

John Stark

Where I Watched It: MGM Plus English Audio Description?: YES! I wasn’t even looking for audio description and it found me. I randomly selected this title I had never seen, and it surprisingly had an audio description track. I will caution those looking to run out and get that MGM Plus subscription, in my brief deep dive, I only found a handful of titles. I didn’t find any of their original series with audio description. But, now I can say I’ve seen the Brad Anderson psychological thriller The Machinist, which somehow feels like a box checked off. I think it’s … Continue reading The Machinist