My oxford Year

Cast: Sofia Carson, Corey Mylchreest, Dougray Scott, Catherine McCormack Written By: Allison Burnett and Melissa Osborne based on a book by Julia Wheelan Directed By: Ian morris Original Score By: Isabella Summers Studio: Netflix Release Year: 2025 runtime: 118 minutes Audio Description Provided By: International Digital Center Written By: Betty Capone Narrated By: Kimberly Chatterly What Is it?: An American (Carson) gets to work on her Masters degree while in England at Oxford, where she immediately starts falling in love with the scenery, and a young man with a secret. I’m not good t secrets. He’s dying. What Works: Sofia … Continue reading My oxford Year

The Life List

Since the last bucket list film was Blink, a film I was not fond of its messaging, the bar was fairly low going into The Life List for it to exceed expectations. Still, it is a Netflix release, and one that certainly doesn’t seem like it is poised for awards consideration. A lot of this has to do with Sofia Carson’s inability to land theatrical releases, and a seemingly unbreakable bond with Netflix,but Netflix also does this very well. In fact, while I can’t place the name of the film, I feel like there was a Netflix film where a … Continue reading The Life List

Carry On

Carry On (Netflix)- Taron Egerton And Jason Bateman Die Hard For The Holidays Quick Take: Every year there are a few Netflix titles that end up being worthy, that aren’t just festival pickups or Oscar bait. This past year, Carry On is one of a handful of Netflix originals I’d watch again. It didn’t reinvent the genre, by any means, but it plays to its strengths, and creates a solid action movie for the holidays. the strength lies in this back and forth between the mysterious baddie played devilishly well by Jason Bateman, and our intrepid hero, played with eagerness … Continue reading Carry On

Purple Hearts

Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Available?: Yes Sometimes, I play the game called “guess the grade”, where I see what a film is, and based on what the given set of knowledge about the project is, I try and figure out whether or not I’ll be giving it a certain grade. Purple Hearts, and really the Netflix track record this year, led me to believe this would have a very low score. Sofia Carson is the big draw here, and I’m not a big fan, nor have i noticed her sending things theatrical. What we end up … Continue reading Purple Hearts