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Uglies

John Stark

What a God awful idea for a film. Following in the money grabbing young adult trend that was the era of Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Maze Runner, someone wrote a film about a future where everyone gets to have plastic surgery at 16 to make them perfect. Then, their problems are solved. Everyone under 16 is a child. Oh, sorry, I read that wrong. Everyone under 16 is one of the “Uglies”. You know, a regular person just living their life? Joey King is in this for some reason, despite being 25 years old. It’s almost like mcg made … Continue reading Uglies

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A Family Affair

John Stark

One of my favorite things about this movie is the audio description. It is another winning combination of Liz Gutman and Jamie Lemcheck, and these two fine women have made it a point to point out Zac Efron’s hotness as much as possible. It isn’t just how Gutman writes the description, mentioning his physique, but how Lemcheck actually sells it. Women and gay men everywhere appreciate it. A script from the male gaze probably would have tried to do a similar thing to Nicole Kidman, but it just doesn’t work for this film. This is a romantic comedy at its … Continue reading A Family Affair

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The In Between

John Stark

Starring: Joey King, Kyle Allen, Celeste O’Connor, John Ortiz, and Kim Dickens. Directed By: Arie Posion Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: A teenager (King) wakes up in a hospital room to find out that she survived and her boyfriend (Allen) did not. Soon after, she believes he is trying to contact her from the afterlife, and we get to explore their relationship through a heavy use of flashbacks. What Works: I do want Joey King to be offered the kind of roles befitting her talent. She was so good in Hulu’s limited … Continue reading The In Between

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Movie Review: Oz The Great and Powerful

John Stark

STARRING: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Zach Braff, Joey King, Bill Cobbs, Tony Cox, Abigail Spencer, Bruce Campbell WRITTEN BY: Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire DIRECTED BY: Sam Raimi A long time ago, in a galaxy far far… in Kansas, there lived a man named Oscar (James Franco) who was a hack magician that dreamed of being greater than he currently was. Then, in came a tornado that sweeps him away, leaving behind his assistant (Zach Braff), and two girls he might like to sleep with (Abigail Spencer/Michelle Williams) only to find himself in the magical land … Continue reading Movie Review: Oz The Great and Powerful