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Ice Road Vengeance

John Stark

Cast: Liam Neeson, Bing Bing Fan, Marcus Thomas, Grace O’Sullivan Directed By: Jonathan Hensleigh release Year: 2025 Runtime: 112 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Written By: Narrated By: What is it?: Liam Neeson’s brother dies and his dying wish is to have his ashes scattered on Mount Everest. So, 73 year old Neeson flies to Nepal to climb Mount Everest to do just that, but is thwarted on his journey by a local criminal enterprise. Time to unleash some vengeance. What Doesn’t Work: what a baffling sequel. Did we need this? did anyone want this? I know we can say … Continue reading Ice Road Vengeance

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In The Land Of Saints And Sinners

John Stark

In The Land Of Saints And Sinners- Liam Neeson’s Set Of Skills Wears Thin Quick Take: Even when Liam Neeson appears in an IRA drama, it still feels like one of those films that has its roots all the way back to a time when he was given a particular set of skills. At this point, Neeson has to avoid action movies altogether, and would be best served in a limited series of some kind, or cast completely against type in kids or comedy films. A nice romance perhaps. But, he’s still being thrown these scripts that go nowhere and … Continue reading In The Land Of Saints And Sinners

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Schindler’s List

John Stark

Not that the internet needs one more review of Schindler’s List. Let’s be honest and say that all these years later, and this is as engrained in the finality of cinema as Citizen Kane, The Wizard of oz, or Casablanca. 30 more years could pass, and nothing will change in regard to Steven Spielberg’s historic accomplishment. I somehow missed the official 30th anniversary of this film last year, and was reminded of it earlier this year when The Zone Of Interest caused many to reference this classic. It had been years since I saw this, and what I saw was … Continue reading Schindler’s List

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Retribution

John Stark

Liam Neeson is a man with a very particular set of skills. Skills that he has gathered over a long period of time, or at least since 2008 when he made Taken. Now, he’s in so many low budget action thrillers you can be forgiven for forgetting this man played Oskar Schindler. Yes, Liam Neeson was the star of Steven Spielberg’s iconic Schindler’s List. In Retribution, which Starz provided without audio description (lack of accessibility is kind of their thing), Neeson plays a man who has a family, gets in a car, and is trapped in a scenario where he … Continue reading Retribution

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Batman Begins

John Stark

Where I Watched it: MAX English Audio Description?: Yes I mean, technically where I watched it was in a theatre 18 years ago, but where I watched it for the first time with audio description was on MAX. I watched this series completely out of order, using both The Dark knight and The Dark Knight Rises as being part of my favorite films of all time, so why not Batman begins? The problem with Batman begins is that Christopher nolan made more Batman films. It’s like if the model T was the only car anyone ever knew, it would seem … Continue reading Batman Begins

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Memory

John Stark

Where I Watched It: On Demand English Audio Description Available?: Yes I was just thinking to myself, it’s been five minutes… has Liam Neeson made another film yet? It’s kind of funny when you look at his career and see how normal it was, then Taken happened, and all of a sudden this actor’s actor is playing consistently in action films where he’s a guy with a particular set of skills. And for a while, it was fun. Not that the world ever needed sequels to Taken (or a TV show for that matter), but I enjoyed several Neeson action/thrillers. … Continue reading Memory

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Blacklight

John Stark

Well, sometimes I watch so many damn movies, I don’t always review them in the moments after. Truth be told, I have no information on who made this audio description. That could very well mean there wasn’t any announced at the end. After all, Blacklight is one of those films that just dies when released upon the world. I don’t even think it was given the same theatrical push as some of Neeson’s past recent works like Honest thief. I really believe people saw this, they knew it was terrible, and just dropped it onto VOD. no one even bothered … Continue reading Blacklight

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Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (A Second Look)

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Starring: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L Jackson, Ray Park, Ahmed Best, Frank Oz, Anthony Daniels, and Terence Stamp. Directed By: George Lucas Where I Watched it: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Media Access Group Narrated By: Miles Neff The Plot: It’s Star Wars. Thoughts On The movie: This is somewhere around the 4th time I’ve seen The Phantom Menace, but first doing so blind. That being said, in a way, Jake Lloyd and his performance has aged well. I’ve actually come to appreciate how anti-Vader he is, and … Continue reading Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (A Second Look)