Only Murders in the Building
2x01 Persons of Interest
Poker Face
1x03 The Stall
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x63 Week 13: Wednesday
6x64 Week 13: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Friday 30 June 2023
Thursday 29 June 2023
TV
Leverage
5x05 The Gimme a K Street Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x62 Week 13: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
5x05 The Gimme a K Street Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x62 Week 13: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday 28 June 2023
Tuesday 27 June 2023
Sunday 25 June 2023
TV
The 1% Club
2x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on ITVX.]
Glastonbury 2023
Elton John
Farewell (again), Elton. A pretty spectacular send-off it was, too.
[Find the BBC's complete Glastonbury TV coverage on iPlayer.]
Mystery Science Theater 3000
13x09 The Million Eyes of Sumuru
So much for watching MST3K more regularly (it's been almost four months), but, hey, there's no season 14 in sight (yet), so I'll get there eventually (only four more to go now).
2x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on ITVX.]
Glastonbury 2023
Elton John
Farewell (again), Elton. A pretty spectacular send-off it was, too.
[Find the BBC's complete Glastonbury TV coverage on iPlayer.]
Mystery Science Theater 3000
13x09 The Million Eyes of Sumuru
So much for watching MST3K more regularly (it's been almost four months), but, hey, there's no season 14 in sight (yet), so I'll get there eventually (only four more to go now).
Fiction
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Chapters 1–4
I've been meaning to read this since everyone really started talking about it, which I guess was sometime after the paperback came out, which was in mid-2021, i.e. over two years ago. But I had other books to read and finish first, and so here I am, finally, with there now being three of the things (and a fourth imminent). Anyway, it's off to a fun and promising start.
Chapters 1–4
I've been meaning to read this since everyone really started talking about it, which I guess was sometime after the paperback came out, which was in mid-2021, i.e. over two years ago. But I had other books to read and finish first, and so here I am, finally, with there now being three of the things (and a fourth imminent). Anyway, it's off to a fun and promising start.
Comics
2000 AD #2326
Skipping another Regened Prog, for the time being.
Incidentally, the 'end' of my catchup period is beginning to feel in sight now. When I started, I was five months behind, and for a long while I was only managing to more-or-less maintain that. But now, I've got it down to less than three months; only ten issues. And the gap continues to narrow — hurrah!
Skipping another Regened Prog, for the time being.
Incidentally, the 'end' of my catchup period is beginning to feel in sight now. When I started, I was five months behind, and for a long while I was only managing to more-or-less maintain that. But now, I've got it down to less than three months; only ten issues. And the gap continues to narrow — hurrah!
Saturday 24 June 2023
Films
Au hasard Balthazar (1966)
[#46 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Blindspot 2023 #6
[#46 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Blindspot 2023 #6
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Another smaller week by my standards, with two brand-new releases (arriving early, of course), and one slightly older title I bought to get free postage (also because it had been recommended).
Number of titles in collection: 3,104 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,028 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,076 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 263 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,609 [up 3]
Number of films: 3,802 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 318 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,055 [up 1]
Next week might be a slightly bigger one (back up towards my average levels), and should include my first 3D title from a major studio in a while (because those releases are a massive rarity these days, sadly).
See you then, faithful reader.
Another smaller week by my standards, with two brand-new releases (arriving early, of course), and one slightly older title I bought to get free postage (also because it had been recommended).
Number of titles in collection: 3,104 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,028 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,076 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 263 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,609 [up 3]
Number of films: 3,802 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 318 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,055 [up 1]
Next week might be a slightly bigger one (back up towards my average levels), and should include my first 3D title from a major studio in a while (because those releases are a massive rarity these days, sadly).
See you then, faithful reader.
Friday 23 June 2023
TV
Glastonbury 2023
Foo Fighters
As everyone had deduced, mystery act The Churnups actually turned out to be Foo Fighters. Imagine being whiny li'l Royal Blood and having to follow them (I didn't watch that, obv).
[Find the BBC's complete Glastonbury TV coverage on iPlayer.]
Foo Fighters
As everyone had deduced, mystery act The Churnups actually turned out to be Foo Fighters. Imagine being whiny li'l Royal Blood and having to follow them (I didn't watch that, obv).
[Find the BBC's complete Glastonbury TV coverage on iPlayer.]
Thursday 22 June 2023
Wednesday 21 June 2023
Monday 19 June 2023
Sunday 18 June 2023
TV
Poker Face
1x02 The Night Shift
Staged
3x05 Future
3x06 Knock Knock [series finale]
3x07 Staged Unseen
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
1x02 The Night Shift
Staged
3x05 Future
3x06 Knock Knock [series finale]
3x07 Staged Unseen
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Saturday 17 June 2023
TV
Poker Face
1x01 Dead Man's Hand
Staged
3x02 Who's Playing Who
3x03 Past
3x04 Present
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
1x01 Dead Man's Hand
Staged
3x02 Who's Playing Who
3x03 Past
3x04 Present
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A trio of brand-new releases this week, including John Wick 4 on 4K and two Japanese Masters of Cinema titles that arrived a whole week early. Always feels nice getting stuff early, but it rarely means I actually watch them early anymore, so kinda doesn't matter.
Also this week, it's once again time for for the monthly running time update. It's actually been a fairly quiet few weeks (well below my average that I was on about... I thought recently, but turns out it was 8 months ago), with no big purchase (no many-film box sets or entire TV series; no TV series at all, in fact), so it's only a modest increase — it doesn't even get into days!
Number of titles in collection: 3,101 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,028 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,073 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 262 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,606 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,799 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 316 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,054 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
540 days, 17 hours, and 38 minutes.
(Up 18 hours and 33 minutes from last month.)
I do the running time update every four weeks (as opposed to literally monthly), which I always think means they should come at the end or start of a month, and yet the fact most months aren't actually four weeks means they gradually drift until, like right now, they're happening mid-month. Maybe I should change how I do them? I mean, no one actually cares, do they?
Anyway, see you next week, faithful reader.
A trio of brand-new releases this week, including John Wick 4 on 4K and two Japanese Masters of Cinema titles that arrived a whole week early. Always feels nice getting stuff early, but it rarely means I actually watch them early anymore, so kinda doesn't matter.
Also this week, it's once again time for for the monthly running time update. It's actually been a fairly quiet few weeks (well below my average that I was on about... I thought recently, but turns out it was 8 months ago), with no big purchase (no many-film box sets or entire TV series; no TV series at all, in fact), so it's only a modest increase — it doesn't even get into days!
Number of titles in collection: 3,101 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,028 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,073 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 262 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,606 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,799 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 316 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,054 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
540 days, 17 hours, and 38 minutes.
(Up 18 hours and 33 minutes from last month.)
I do the running time update every four weeks (as opposed to literally monthly), which I always think means they should come at the end or start of a month, and yet the fact most months aren't actually four weeks means they gradually drift until, like right now, they're happening mid-month. Maybe I should change how I do them? I mean, no one actually cares, do they?
Anyway, see you next week, faithful reader.
Friday 16 June 2023
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x60 Week 12: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Staged
3x01 A Version of This
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
6x60 Week 12: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Staged
3x01 A Version of This
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday 15 June 2023
TV
Leverage
5x04 The French Connection Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x59 Week 12: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
5x04 The French Connection Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x59 Week 12: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday 13 June 2023
TV
Have I Got News for You
65x09 (9/6/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Taskmaster
4x07 No Stars for Naughty Boys
[Watch it (again) on Channel 4.]
65x09 (9/6/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Taskmaster
4x07 No Stars for Naughty Boys
[Watch it (again) on Channel 4.]
Sunday 11 June 2023
Fiction
On His Majesty's Secret Service by Charlie Higson
Chapters 5–6 [the end]
Overall, this was a really fun read. It's just long enough to feel substantial (rather than the simple brief tie-in it seems they originally intended), but short enough to move like a whipcrack throughout. It's also packed with fun little nods to real-life events (there's some particularly enjoyable stuff about Charles's pen in the final chapter). Some reviews online complain about the political content, but I thought it was fine... mostly because I agree with it, I guess! I presume the people who object are more on the villain's side than Bond's, and that's their problem.
Now, just let Higson write some full-length adult Bond novels, please.
Chapters 5–6 [the end]
Overall, this was a really fun read. It's just long enough to feel substantial (rather than the simple brief tie-in it seems they originally intended), but short enough to move like a whipcrack throughout. It's also packed with fun little nods to real-life events (there's some particularly enjoyable stuff about Charles's pen in the final chapter). Some reviews online complain about the political content, but I thought it was fine... mostly because I agree with it, I guess! I presume the people who object are more on the villain's side than Bond's, and that's their problem.
Now, just let Higson write some full-length adult Bond novels, please.
Saturday 10 June 2023
TV
The 1% Club
2x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on ITVX.]
John Mulaney: Baby J
I watched a John Mulaney special once before, but have literally no recollection of it (this is one of the reasons I keep going with this daft blog that I assume no one reads — it's a valuable aid to my memory). Anyway, apparently I enjoyed it (I gave it four stars on Letterboxd), and I'd seen chatter about this new one, so I gave it a go. Thought it was really good. Hopefully I'll remember that...
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
2x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on ITVX.]
John Mulaney: Baby J
I watched a John Mulaney special once before, but have literally no recollection of it (this is one of the reasons I keep going with this daft blog that I assume no one reads — it's a valuable aid to my memory). Anyway, apparently I enjoyed it (I gave it four stars on Letterboxd), and I'd seen chatter about this new one, so I gave it a go. Thought it was really good. Hopefully I'll remember that...
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
This week, a handful of titles dribbled in throughout the week, mainly new orders I placed after the sad news of the demise of Network, the great DVD/Blu-ray label. They're going to be sorely missed.
Number of titles in collection: 3,098 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,028 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,070 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 261 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,601 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,796 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 316 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,054 [up 1]
Next week was set to be a busy one: only one new title is actually due for release, but I had a bunch of stuff on preorder for the week after direct from a couple of different labels, and direct orders like that often ship early. But then one title got put back, which took the whole order with it, and now I'm thinking it'll be of a broadly similar size to this week, maybe even smaller. Oh, the exicting ups and downs of buying boutique label releases! (Please note: yes, I am using the word "exciting" ironically.)
Anyway, next week it's also time again for the monthly running time update, so at least there's that excitement. See you then, faithful reader!
This week, a handful of titles dribbled in throughout the week, mainly new orders I placed after the sad news of the demise of Network, the great DVD/Blu-ray label. They're going to be sorely missed.
Number of titles in collection: 3,098 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,028 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,070 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 261 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,601 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,796 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 316 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,054 [up 1]
Next week was set to be a busy one: only one new title is actually due for release, but I had a bunch of stuff on preorder for the week after direct from a couple of different labels, and direct orders like that often ship early. But then one title got put back, which took the whole order with it, and now I'm thinking it'll be of a broadly similar size to this week, maybe even smaller. Oh, the exicting ups and downs of buying boutique label releases! (Please note: yes, I am using the word "exciting" ironically.)
Anyway, next week it's also time again for the monthly running time update, so at least there's that excitement. See you then, faithful reader!
Thursday 8 June 2023
Fiction
On His Majesty's Secret Service by Charlie Higson
Chapter 4
When I said the other day that I'd read chapter 4, what I really meant was most of chapter 4 (it's a long'un). Finished it this evening. Into the second half of the book now.
Chapter 4
When I said the other day that I'd read chapter 4, what I really meant was most of chapter 4 (it's a long'un). Finished it this evening. Into the second half of the book now.
Monday 5 June 2023
TV
Have I Got News for You
65x08 (2/6/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
65x08 (2/6/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday 4 June 2023
Films
Killer of Sheep (1978)
[#41 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Blindspot 2023 #4
Moneyball (2011)
[2nd watch]
[#40 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
I’ve been intending to rewatch Moneyball for a while, because I didn’t much care for it the first time (read my original review for all the reasons why) but a lot of people seem to like it, so I thought it deserved a second chance. When it came up among “other movies you might like” after I watched Air, the time seemed right. And… well, I enjoyed it a little more this time, but I feel like most of my original criticisms (that it’s too much about sport and not enough about statistics; and that it doesn’t explain the sport at all for those of us who don’t know anything about baseball beyond that it’s a glorified version of rounders) still stand.
[#41 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Blindspot 2023 #4
Moneyball (2011)
[2nd watch]
[#40 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
I’ve been intending to rewatch Moneyball for a while, because I didn’t much care for it the first time (read my original review for all the reasons why) but a lot of people seem to like it, so I thought it deserved a second chance. When it came up among “other movies you might like” after I watched Air, the time seemed right. And… well, I enjoyed it a little more this time, but I feel like most of my original criticisms (that it’s too much about sport and not enough about statistics; and that it doesn’t explain the sport at all for those of us who don’t know anything about baseball beyond that it’s a glorified version of rounders) still stand.
Fiction
On His Majesty's Secret Service by Charlie Higson
Chapter 4
Finally found some time to continue with this (it's already taking me longer to finish than anticipated/hoped, but I'm determined to not let it stretch out ridiculously, unlike the last one!)
Chapter 4
Finally found some time to continue with this (it's already taking me longer to finish than anticipated/hoped, but I'm determined to not let it stretch out ridiculously, unlike the last one!)
this week on 100Films.co.uk
"This week on 100Films.co.uk" continues to really be "This Month..." because, once again, there's been no new reviews all month and it's now time for my two regular monthly columns.
First, the overall review of May...
Finally, all the stuff I didn't watch last month...
More next Sunday? We'll see...
First, the overall review of May...
Finally, all the stuff I didn't watch last month...
More next Sunday? We'll see...
Saturday 3 June 2023
TV
Have I Got News for You
65x07 (26/5/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
65x07 (26/5/2023 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Just a single new addition again this week, a rarity for me nowadays (but more weeks should be like this, really).
Number of titles in collection: 3,094 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,065 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 260 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,596 [up 1]
Number of films: 3,792 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 316 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,053 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Just a single new addition again this week, a rarity for me nowadays (but more weeks should be like this, really).
Number of titles in collection: 3,094 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,029 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,065 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 260 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,596 [up 1]
Number of films: 3,792 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 316 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,053 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
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