Films

A Man Escaped (1956)
[#25 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Blindspot 2022 #3

Films

Django & Django (2021)
[#24 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]

Films

Cobra (1986)
[#23 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2022 #3

TV

The 94th Annual Academy Awards
aka the Oscars. Well, they're certainly being talked about, though I'd guess not in the way the Academy wanted. For me, it was a mixed bag: some of the jokes and whatnot were fine, but a lot were dreadful; there were some nice wins and sweet moments, but the show overall was a bizarre mishmash that didn't work; and The Slap... was The Slap.

Richard Osman's House of Games
5x110 Week 18: Friday
5x111 Week 19: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Oscars Night Live
Sky's two-hour Oscars pre-show, with very little red carpet gumph (hurrah!) but also the surprising revelation that Alex Zane and his guests wouldn't continue chatting to us throughout the US's ad breaks this year. I know the UK studio stuff isn't to everyone's taste, but I kinda missed it, especially given how much there it turned out there was to talk about during this year's show.

Richard Osman's House of Games
5x109 Week 18: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Muriel's Wedding (1994)

Collection Count

Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.

Four additions this week — two brand-new, two in an offer — but one is also an upgrade, meaning I land on a nice round 2,800 titles. I'll be at 3K before we know it!

Number of titles in collection: 2,800 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,745 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 161 [up 3]

Number of discs in collection: 7,006 [up 6]
Number of films: 3,334 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 254 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,266 [no change]
Number of short films: 955 [no change]

See you next week, faithful reader.

TV

Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
Basic overview of the works of Agatha Christie. If you're a diehard fan, I doubt you'll learn anything, but it's a solid primer for newcomers — and, crucially, doesn't spoil any of the twists!
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]

Leverage
4x06 The Carnival Job

Richard Osman's House of Games
5x107 Week 18: Tuesday
5x108 Week 18: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

West Side Story (2021)

TV

Leverage
4x05 The Hot Potato Job

Richard Osman's House of Games
5x106 Week 18: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

Fiction

Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz
Chapters 15–18

TV

University Challenge
2021/22 Episode 35 (aka Semi-Final 1)
[Watch the 2021/22 series (again) on iPlayer.]

The Wheel
2x14 Episode 14
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Moriarty the Patriot
1x23 The Final Problem Act 1
1x24 The Final Problem Act 2 [series finale]
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]

Richard Osman's House of Games
5x104 Week 17: Thursday
5x105 Week 17: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Nothing Like a Dame (2018)

Radio

My Life in a Mixtape
Andrew Garfield
Didn't mean to listen to this, but happened to have the radio on when it started and ended up sticking with it. Not sure that counts as a recommendation, really, but here it is.

TV

Dexter: New Blood
1x10 Sins of the Father [series finale]

Only Murders in the Building
1x09 Double Time
1x10 Open and Shut [season finale]

Richard Osman's House of Games
5x102 Week 17: Tuesday
5x103 Week 17: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

West Side Story (1961)
[2nd watch]
[#22 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]

Collection Count

Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.

A relatively quiet one this week, with just two new additions — both recent releases, courtesy of HMV's 2-for-£30 4K offer. But it's enough to see me hit exactly 7,000 discs. Madness!

And expect things to kick off again soon — I've been on a preordering spree this week...

Number of titles in collection: 2,797 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,742 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 158 [up 2]

Number of discs in collection: 7,000 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,331 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 254 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,266 [no change]
Number of short films: 955 [no change]

See you next week, faithful reader.

TV

Dexter: New Blood
1x08 Unfair Game
1x09 The Family Business

Only Murders in the Building
1x07 The Boy from 6B
1x08 Fan Fiction

Richard Osman's House of Games
5x101 Week 17: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Dexter: New Blood
1x07 Skin of Her Teeth

Only Murders in the Building
1x06 To Protect and Serve

Richard Osman's House of Games
5x99 Champions Week 4: Thursday
5x100 Champions Week 4: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Dexter: New Blood
1x06 Too Many Tuna Sandwiches

Only Murders in the Building
1x05 Twist

Richard Osman's House of Games
5x98 Champions Week 4: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Dexter: New Blood
1x04 'H' Is for Hero
1x05 Runaway

Only Murders in the Building
1x04 The Sting

Richard Osman's House of Games
5x96 Champions Week 4: Monday
5x97 Champions Week 4: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

The British Academy Film Awards 2022
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Only Murders in the Building
1x03 How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?

Richard Osman's House of Games
5x95 Champions Week 3: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

this week on 100Films.co.uk

5 new reviews were published to 100Films.co.uk this week...


2022 | Weeks 7–8

Featuring...
- Shot in the Dark (1933)
- The Brits Are Coming (2018)
- Ode to Joy (2019)
- The Courier (2020)
- The Misfits (2021)

Read more here.


More next Sunday.

TV

Dexter: New Blood
1x02 Storm of Fuck
1x03 Smoke Signals

Only Murders in the Building
1x02 Who Is Tim Kono?

Richard Osman's House of Games
5x94 Champions Week 3: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
[#21 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]

Collection Count

Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.

This week looked set to boast just one new addition — a new release, and even then one I hadn't necessarily intended to buy (the new West Side Story, which is already on Disney+), but I was tempted by pretty limited edition packaging. But then, to compound it, I went and bought a bunch of stuff on offer and/or that was headed out of print. Story of my life. And so, while not a record-breaking week by any means, it's a not-insignificant one.

Number of titles in collection: 2,795 [up 7]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,740 [up 7]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 156 [up 2]

Number of discs in collection: 6,996 [up 16]
Number of films: 3,329 [up 9]
Number of additional cuts: 253 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,266 [up 29]
Number of short films: 955 [up 6]

See you next week, faithful reader.

TV

Dexter: New Blood
1x01 Cold Snap
Is this Dexter season 9, or a new sequel/spin-off series? Given how other series have treated legacy specials/revivals, there's no set way of numbering these things. But given it's the only season of the show with a subtitle, and it was made years later and all that, I'm going with "new" numbering (as I think most people did in the end). Anyway, it's good to have Dexter Morgan back. I didn't hate the original ending, but, nonetheless, hope they give him a more fitting send-off this time.

Only Murders in the Building
1x01 True Crime
Heard good things about this — it seemed to build up some strong word-of-mouth when it was coming out and since — so thought I'd give it a go. On the evidence of episode one, it could be a lot of fun.

Richard Osman's House of Games
5x91 Champions Week 3: Monday
5x92 Champions Week 3: Tuesday
5x93 Champions Week 3: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Grantchester
6x04 Episode 4
Still finishing the last series, even though a new one starts tomorrow. But, in my defence, it's only six months since this one aired.
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]

Leverage
4x04 The Van Gogh Job

Richard Osman's House of Games
5x88 Champions Week 2: Wednesday
5x89 Champions Week 2: Thursday
5x90 Champions Week 2: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Moriarty the Patriot
1x22 The Two Criminals
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]

Richard Osman's House of Games
5x86 Champions Week 2: Monday
5x87 Champions Week 2: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Peaky Blinders
5x06 Mr. Jones [season finale]
[Watch series 1–5 (again) on iPlayer or Netflix.]

TV

Peaky Blinders
5x05 The Shock
[Watch series 1–5 (again) on iPlayer or Netflix.]

Articles

The Abandoned An’ Forsaked - How Did Alfred First Meet Batman?
by Brian Cronin (from CBR)

Something (I forget what) piqued my interest as to when Alfred was added to Batman canon. A bit of Googling quickly brought me to this article, which not only includes Alfred’s first appearance (in Batman #16 from 1943), but also details how his backstory has changed down the years — the one we’re most familiar with (that he’s worked for the Waynes since Bruce was a child and always known about Batman) wasn’t actually the case until the mid ‘80s.

TV

Would I Lie To You?
15x02 Episode 2
15x03 Episode 3
[Watch these episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

The King's Man (2021)

this week on 100Films.co.uk

I don't know about you, but this has been a long week — so long that I forgot a new month started during it. Yep, that's right! So. no new X new films review at 100Films.co.uk this week, but there was the monthly review of February...





And, to go with it, the February failures...





More next Sunday.

TV

Mystery Science Theater 3000
13x01 Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
The new season of MST3K began with a Kickstarter-backers-exclusive premiere last night — 1am UK time, hence me logging it today. After a few technical issues delayed the start, the episode itself was a delight: a perfect movie to be laughed at while still being kinda daftly enjoyable, which, for me, is the MST3K sweetspot (truly awful movies sometimes feel like a slog that the riffers didn't have enough to work with). If they keep up this standard, it should be a good season.

The Wheel
2x13 Episode 13
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]

Collection Count

Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.

Having delayed the monthly running time update from last week, I didn't buy (or sell) a single title this week, so it remains exactly as it would have last time. Isn't that... fundamentally immaterial to anything but this column. Anyway...

Number of titles in collection: 2,788 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,733 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 154 [no change]

Number of discs in collection: 6,980 [no change]
Number of films: 3,320 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 252 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,237 [no change]
Number of short films: 949 [no change]

As I said, no changes. Except...

Total running time of collection (approx.):
501 days, 10 hours, and 4 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 17 hours, and 18 minutes from last month.)

See you next week, faithful reader.

Films

The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020)

This is the 10,000th post published to My Cultural Experience! Sorry it's not something more... significant.

Fiction

Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz
Chapter 14

Fiction

Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz
Chapters 12–13

TV

University Challenge
2021/22 Episode 31
2021/22 Episode 32
[Watch the 2021/22 series (again) on iPlayer.]