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Little Brother

John Stark

Dysfunctional family comedies have always had an anchor in cinema. They’re practically comfort food because almost everyone has some kind of dysfunction somewhere in the family tree. Maybe it’s an eccentric uncle, an odd cousin, or a grandparent who makes every holiday unforgettable for all the wrong reasons. Those little pockets of chaos make these movies relatable because, at the end of the day, we’re all at least a little kooky. This is why we love revisiting the Griswolds and Fockers, why the road trip in Little Miss Sunshine works, or why we’d even entertain the possibility that it is … Continue reading Little Brother

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Maxxxine

John Stark

Maxxxine- A Spooky Season Review Ti West has finished the trilogy we never knew we needed. Honestly, I’m not even sure need is the right word, though I’m aware people love Pearl and X a lot more than i do, with those same fans having been hopeful Mia Goth would get an Oscar nomination for Pearl. The Oscars almost never nominate horror films, and even some of the films that might loosely qualify are pretty tame. Sure, there were nominations for The Sixth Sense, including Toni Collette, but when the Oscars were faced with watching her saw her own head … Continue reading Maxxxine

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Mission: Impossible 1-6

John Stark

Where I Watched Them: Paramount Plus English Audio Description?: Yes Series Primary Cast: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan, Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin, Henry Czerny With Appearances From: Jon Voight, Thandiwe Newton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paula Patton, Henry Cavill, Emilio Estévez, Keri Russell, Angela Bassett, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Lea Seydoux. Directors: Brian DePalma, John Woo, JJ Abrams, Brad Bird, and Christopher McQuarrie. On my way to watching Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning part 1, I wanted to get a review for every film on my YouTube channel, figuring now was as good of a time as … Continue reading Mission: Impossible 1-6

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The Family Plan

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Apple Plus English Audio Description?: Yes Narrated By: Jedidiah Barton Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, Maggie Q, and Ciaran Hines. Written By: David Coggeshall Directed By: Simon Cellan Jones This is not about a family plan. The title is so generic it could have been named by AI, and the script is bad enough it might as well have been. The plot revolves around Wahlberg playing a father, who seems to be a rather run of the mill car salesman, who has a wife, and some kids. He also apparently used to be in some organized … Continue reading The Family Plan

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Nanny

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description provided By: Media Access Group Narrated By: Brianna Lyonne I swear, marketing teams are the worst. I’m sure the director of nanny was super excited to be picked up by Blumhouse, but the fact that this is being marketed as a horror is so unfortunate. it sets people up for a film thinking there are some jump scares waiting, or some gore, or ghosts, or something freaky, and that’s not what this is. This is something totally different. But, to really discuss what that is, to a point, also might ruin the … Continue reading Nanny