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White Hot: The Rise and Fall Of Abercrombie and Fitch

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Documentary Directed By: Alison Klayman Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Narration Provided By: International Digital Center Narrated By: Stuart Williams The Plot: I think the title pretty much says it all. It attempts to chronicle the rise and fall of clothing brand and former mall staple Abercrombie and Fitch. What Works: Starting on the positive, I can’t really decide whether the short runtime is a burden or a gift. If the director was just going to keep doing more of the same, then I’d say blessing. But a longer runtime might have forced more substantial … Continue reading White Hot: The Rise and Fall Of Abercrombie and Fitch

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Choose or Die

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Starring: Iola Evans, Asa Butterfield, Robert England, Angela Griffin, Ryan Gage, and Eddie Marsan. Directed By: Toby Meekins Where i Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Narration By: Ushwin Peffie Narrated By William Michael Redmond The Plot: An old school 80s 8-bit video game, apparently possessed by some form of evil, wreaks havoc on those who in 2022 still play 8-bit computer games. So, naturally our protagonist is a coder, who knows a lot about computers. As soon as she makes the choice to play, every successive choice has horrifying real world consequences. What … Continue reading Choose or Die

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Metal Lords

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Starring: Jaeden Martell, Adrian Greensmith, Iris Hainsworth, and joe Manganiello. Directed By: peter Sollett Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Description Narrated By: Laura Post The Plot: Kevin (Martell) and Hunter (Greensmith) are friends that share both being outcasts in their school and also lovers of metal music. When Hunter learns of an upcoming Battle Of The Bands, he enlists Kevin to be his band mate, even though Kevin feels insecure about his ability as a drummer. Then, they find it hard to navigate without a bassist, until they hear a girl … Continue reading Metal Lords

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The Too Much TV Round Up

John Stark

It’s that time of week when I rundown the top 10 shows I watched last week I feel compelled to talk about. New development, is that… midweek… Peacock pushed an update to their application that actually allowed me to navigate and turn on audio description. Mind blowing. So, strap in, because even more titles on this list are now likely to have audio description. 1) Moon Knight (Disney Plus) English Audio Description Available?: Yes I cannot state how much I loved the pilot episode of this series. And it has very little to do with my excitement for the character … Continue reading The Too Much TV Round Up

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Apollo 10 1/2 A Space Age Childhood

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Featuring the voices of Jack Black, Glen Powell, and Zachary Levi. Directed By: Richard Linklater Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes The plot: A man narrates his childhood growing up in Houston, TX in 1969 around the time of the Apollo 11 mission. He may or may not have been recruited by NASA as a young boy for a super secret mission. What Works: Richard Linklater is nothing if not interesting. Even when he makes something I don’t care for, I still find his approach, his attempt to make human connections and stories, to be uniquely … Continue reading Apollo 10 1/2 A Space Age Childhood

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The Bubble

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Starring: Karen Gillan, Fred Armisen, Keegan Michael Key, Iris Apatow, Pedro Pascal, Kate McKinnon, David Duchovny, and Leslie Mann. Directed By: Judd Apatow Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Set during the pandemic, a film crew and the actors involved try and complete the filming on the 6th film in a ridiculous franchise, and satire ensues. What Works: There were a lot of people who didn’t like Don’t Look up, and that got a nomination for Best Picture. The thing about satire is that it is really hard, and almost never done correctly. That’s … Continue reading The Bubble

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Home Team

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Starring: Kevin James, Taylor Lautner, Tait Blue, Jackie Sandler, Rob Schneider, Gary Valentine, Isaiah Mustafa, Lavell Crawford, and Chloe Feinman. Directed By The Kinnane’s Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By Jedidiah Barton The Plot: Based on the true story of the scandal that followed the Super Bowl win of the New Orleans Saints that led to the year long suspension of coach Sean Payton (James) who takes the time off to visit his son Connor (Blum) in Texas, where he is on a football team that is on quite a … Continue reading Home Team

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Rescued By Ruby

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Starring: Grant Gustin and Scott Wolf Directed By: Katt Shea Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided by: Descriptive Video Works The Plot: An eager young cop with something to prove (Gustin) wants to join the K-9 force up in Rhode Island, so he adopts a shelter dog, and works at the pairing becoming an elite unit. Though, he has a lot of growth needed, and luckily this dog is here to learn him real good. It’s also based on a true story, which makes sense, because I don’t know why anyone would write this. … Continue reading Rescued By Ruby

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The Too Much TV Roundup

John Stark

It’s time once again for the ten shows I watched last week that made me think one way or the other. As a reminder, I don’t binge watch, so I may be a bit behind on some streaming shows. Not all shows will have audio description either, but I will be denoting what does. Secondary note: The Peacock app is crap and I can barely get it to work, let alone activate audio description, so everything I watch on there is without audio description. Maybe someday… Without further adieu… 1) Murderville (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Yes, it took me … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup

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Windfall

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Starring: Jason Segal, Jesse Plemons, and Lily Collins. Directed By: Charlie Macdowell Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Provided By: Descriptive The Plot: A stranger (Segal) is in the middle of burglarizing a vacation home for a billionaire (Plemons), when he randomly shows up with his wife (Collins), and the situation gets sticky. Now the stranger must find a way out of this house with his freedom intact, but will everyone leave alive? What Works: I really loved the score for this film. It’s very reminiscent of films like North By northwest, which is why I … Continue reading Windfall