Woman in the Dunes (1964)
[#43 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2026]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2026 #3
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Fiction
His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
1 The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
4 The Adventure of the Red Circle
2 The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
Despite the title, this isn't the final volume of Sherlock Holmes stories (that's Case-Book), although maybe I should've saved it for last because, according to my Pocket Essentials guide, it has the highest concentration of five-star stories in the series. The numbering above is the order I read them in, because I began with the two stories said guide considers the weakest of the collection, rated three- and two-stars respectively.
I rather enjoyed Wiseria Lodge, though The Red Circle is one of those ones where Holmes basically hangs around, pulling off some very minor deductions, until everything has concluded itself and a participant explains the plot to him. The Bruce-Partington Plans, on the other hand, is rated five-stars by the guide, and has been well-regarded by both Doyle (he ranked it in his top 19 Holmes stories) and fans (who ranked it 9th in a 1999 poll). It is, indeed, a fairly clever mystery.
With a Mind to Kill by Anthony Horowitz
Chapters 20–23 [the end]
1 The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
4 The Adventure of the Red Circle
2 The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
Despite the title, this isn't the final volume of Sherlock Holmes stories (that's Case-Book), although maybe I should've saved it for last because, according to my Pocket Essentials guide, it has the highest concentration of five-star stories in the series. The numbering above is the order I read them in, because I began with the two stories said guide considers the weakest of the collection, rated three- and two-stars respectively.
I rather enjoyed Wiseria Lodge, though The Red Circle is one of those ones where Holmes basically hangs around, pulling off some very minor deductions, until everything has concluded itself and a participant explains the plot to him. The Bruce-Partington Plans, on the other hand, is rated five-stars by the guide, and has been well-regarded by both Doyle (he ranked it in his top 19 Holmes stories) and fans (who ranked it 9th in a 1999 poll). It is, indeed, a fairly clever mystery.
With a Mind to Kill by Anthony Horowitz
Chapters 20–23 [the end]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A new 4K of an older film (Hunt for the Wilderpeople on its 10th anniversary), a DVD-to-4K upgrade of an even older film (Troy, 22 years old this year!), and a box set of four even older films (four actioners starring Angela Mao from the '70s) make up the entirety of this week's additions.
Number of titles in collection: 3,728 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 962 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,766 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 554 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,949 [up 5]
Number of films: 4,821 [up 5]
Number of additional cuts: 511 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 10,136 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,325 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A new 4K of an older film (Hunt for the Wilderpeople on its 10th anniversary), a DVD-to-4K upgrade of an even older film (Troy, 22 years old this year!), and a box set of four even older films (four actioners starring Angela Mao from the '70s) make up the entirety of this week's additions.
Number of titles in collection: 3,728 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 962 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,766 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 554 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,949 [up 5]
Number of films: 4,821 [up 5]
Number of additional cuts: 511 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 10,136 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,325 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
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