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Ferrari

John Stark

Michael Mann deserves more love than he’s gotten in his career. I think people forget he directed Heat, and somehow assume based on the casting it was Martin Scorsese, but it isn’t. He also did excellent work with The insider, and I even enjoyed his little seen Black Hat. Ferrari isn’t Heat, it isn’t perfect, but it also walked away with zero Oscar nominations. Did it deserve that fate? For my blind fans, you can watch this film on demand right now. It’s from Neon,which had been sending their films to Hulu. The existence of audio description isn’t super consistent … Continue reading Ferrari

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Vanilla Sky

John Stark

Where I Watched It: MGM Plus English Audio Description?: Yes Starring: Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Jason Lee, Kurt Russell, Timothy Spall, Noah Taylor, Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, Johnny Galecki, Ken Leung, and Alicia Witt. Written and Directed By: Cameron Crowe My Oscar shame tour is continuing up until Oscar nominations are announced, with me taking this time to review films I had never seen before that were nominated. MGM Plus had an odd selection, and most didn’t have audio description, or I had seen them. I landed on Vanilla Sky, which I have seen, because I figured time … Continue reading Vanilla Sky

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The 355

John Stark

Starring: Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz, Lupita nyong’o, Diane Kruger, Edgar Ramirez, Sebastian Stan, Bing Bing Fan, and Jason Flemyng. Directed By: Simon Kinberg Where I Watched It: Peacock English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: May (Chastain) is a spy working for the United States that is sent on what seems to be an easy mission, but ends up getting her partner (Stan) killed, and sends her spiraling on a quest for vengeance and to stop the worlds criminals from getting their hands on a flash drive that has unlimited abilities to destroy the world. But first, she’s gonna have … Continue reading The 355

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My Very Final Official Oscar Predictions

John Stark

So for those of you movie loving folk out there doing Oscar pools, let me be your guide. or not. Do your thing. Maybe your shaman already told you who will win. But these are my predictions for the Oscars that are being presented on Sunday. Yes, this Sunday. BEST PICTURE: The Power Of The Dog Despite the internet Oscar experts shitting bricks after Coda won the PGA award in this category, I know it is used as a barometer for predicting the winner in this category, and to be fair, i think Coda is in the #2 spot. It’s … Continue reading My Very Final Official Oscar Predictions

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Zoolander 2

John Stark

Starring: Way more people than this film deserves. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Kristin Wiig, Penelope Cruz, Justin Bieber, Justin Theroux, Billy Zane, Kyle Mooney, Kiefer Sutherland, Fred Armisen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sting, and just a shitload of celebrity cameos from Anna Wintour to Katy Perry. Seriously, everyone in Hollywood is in this fucking movie.
Directed By: Ben Stiller
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