Midnight in Paris (2011)
[#71 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Monday, 29 March 2021
Sunday, 28 March 2021
TV
Leverage
2x11 The Bottle Job
Unforgotten
4x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Who Dares Wins
12x10 (7/9/19 edition) [season finale]
After being behind on Who Dares Wins for years, I'm finally all caught up! Now I just hope they make some more...
2x11 The Bottle Job
Unforgotten
4x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Who Dares Wins
12x10 (7/9/19 edition) [season finale]
After being behind on Who Dares Wins for years, I'm finally all caught up! Now I just hope they make some more...
this week on 100 Films
5 new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week...
Eighth Grade (2018)
The Man Who Reviewed Some Films
More next Sunday.
Eighth Grade (2018)
if you look past the modern milieu to the fundamental feelings underneath, they’re universal and speak across the generations. This is the most truthful movie about what it’s actually like to be a teenager I think I’ve ever seen. It really captures the uncomfortableness of being a not-popular teen, both for good (well done filmmakers, you conveyed your point) or ill (it can be as squirm-inducing as living the real thing).Read more here.
The Man Who Reviewed Some Films
Featuring...Read more here.
- The Man Who Knew Infinity
- The Man Who Knew Too Much
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
- The Man Who Sleeps
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 27 March 2021
Films
The Prom (2020)
[#69 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Vivacious Lady (1938)
[#68 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#69 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Vivacious Lady (1938)
[#68 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
No new releases this week, but, once again, sales got me: there's a Criterion offer across most UK retailers right now, and that's hard to resist. Only two titles so far, but I expect I'll cave to some more (there's around 10–12 from my wish list still in the sale).
Number of titles in collection: 2,566 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,075 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,491 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 97 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,542 [up 2]
Number of films: 2,980 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 215 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,052 [no change]
Number of short films: 848 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
No new releases this week, but, once again, sales got me: there's a Criterion offer across most UK retailers right now, and that's hard to resist. Only two titles so far, but I expect I'll cave to some more (there's around 10–12 from my wish list still in the sale).
Number of titles in collection: 2,566 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,075 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,491 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 97 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,542 [up 2]
Number of films: 2,980 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 215 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,052 [no change]
Number of short films: 848 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 26 March 2021
TV
Celebrity Mastermind
2020/2021 Episode 8 (of 14)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
2x10 The Runaway Job
Not Going Out
11x03 Carol
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Unforgotten
4x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
2020/2021 Episode 8 (of 14)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
2x10 The Runaway Job
Not Going Out
11x03 Carol
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Unforgotten
4x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Audio Drama
Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures
275x04 The End of the Beginning Part 4: The Lost Moon [series finale]
275x04 The End of the Beginning Part 4: The Lost Moon [series finale]
Thursday, 25 March 2021
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Monday, 22 March 2021
Sunday, 21 March 2021
Films
The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
[#66 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Holiday Affair (1949)
[#65 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#66 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Holiday Affair (1949)
[#65 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
this week on 100 Films
3 new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week...
The 100-Week Roundup XXVIII
More next Sunday.
The 100-Week Roundup XXVIII
Featuring...Read more here.
- Early Man
- Amour
- Ralph Breaks the Internet
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 20 March 2021
Films
Casablanca (1942)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #8
Runaway Jury (2003)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #9
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #8
Runaway Jury (2003)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #9
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Every time I think things might get quiet, a sale or something comes along. Nine new additions is no record breaker, but it remains a pretty big number for a single week — and, thanks to multi-film sets, there are 17 new additions to my film watchlist. Oy... Only two of these are brand-new releases; two more were released within the last month, caught up on in a 2-for-£25 offer, while the other five were in a flash sale.
Maybe I'll manage to display some self control next week, eh...
Number of titles in collection: 2,564 [up 9]
Of which DVDs: 1,075 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,489 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 97 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,540 [up 12]
Number of films: 2,978 [up 13]
Number of additional cuts: 215 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 9,052 [no change]
Number of short films: 848 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Every time I think things might get quiet, a sale or something comes along. Nine new additions is no record breaker, but it remains a pretty big number for a single week — and, thanks to multi-film sets, there are 17 new additions to my film watchlist. Oy... Only two of these are brand-new releases; two more were released within the last month, caught up on in a 2-for-£25 offer, while the other five were in a flash sale.
Maybe I'll manage to display some self control next week, eh...
Number of titles in collection: 2,564 [up 9]
Of which DVDs: 1,075 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,489 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 97 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,540 [up 12]
Number of films: 2,978 [up 13]
Number of additional cuts: 215 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 9,052 [no change]
Number of short films: 848 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 19 March 2021
TV
Leverage
2x06 The Top Hat Job
Miranda’s Games with Showbiz Names!
I don’t normally log things I’ve only partially watched; but then, I don’t normally only partially watch something. But we only got about five minutes into this Christmas special before concluding it was utter tosh and turned it off, never to be watched again.
Who Dares Wins
12x09 (31/8/19 edition)
2x06 The Top Hat Job
Miranda’s Games with Showbiz Names!
I don’t normally log things I’ve only partially watched; but then, I don’t normally only partially watch something. But we only got about five minutes into this Christmas special before concluding it was utter tosh and turned it off, never to be watched again.
Who Dares Wins
12x09 (31/8/19 edition)
Thursday, 18 March 2021
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
TV
Death in Paradise
10x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
2x05 The Three Days of the Hunter Job
Succession
1x05 I Went to Market
10x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
2x05 The Three Days of the Hunter Job
Succession
1x05 I Went to Market
Audio Drama
Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures
275x01 The End of the Beginning Part 1: Death and the Desert
The last-ever entry in Big Finish's monthly series of Doctor Who audios, which have been running since July 1999. It's the end of an era, and all that (it's not The End of Big Finish doing Who, they're just mixing up how they manage their releases). It's been years since I listened to a Big Finish release (though I still buy quite a few — oopsie), but as I was there listening at the start back in summer 1999, it felt only right to mark the end too. (Seems a shame they didn't end on a round number like 300, but then that would've required keeping this format they want to retire going for another two years, so fair enough I guess.)
275x01 The End of the Beginning Part 1: Death and the Desert
The last-ever entry in Big Finish's monthly series of Doctor Who audios, which have been running since July 1999. It's the end of an era, and all that (it's not The End of Big Finish doing Who, they're just mixing up how they manage their releases). It's been years since I listened to a Big Finish release (though I still buy quite a few — oopsie), but as I was there listening at the start back in summer 1999, it felt only right to mark the end too. (Seems a shame they didn't end on a round number like 300, but then that would've required keeping this format they want to retire going for another two years, so fair enough I guess.)
Tuesday, 16 March 2021
Monday, 15 March 2021
Sunday, 14 March 2021
TV
Leverage
2x02 The Tap-Out Job
Not Going Out
11x01 Small Package
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Succession
1x02 Shit Show at the Fuck Factory
2x02 The Tap-Out Job
Not Going Out
11x01 Small Package
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Succession
1x02 Shit Show at the Fuck Factory
this week on 100 Films
4 new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week...
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
The 100-Week Roundup XXVII
More next Sunday.
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
The first film was a contained horror/thriller about one well-to-do family whose home comes under assault from a gang of Purge participants on the night in question. This first sequel ditches most of the Horror genre trappings to instead emulate ’70s B-actioners, in the vein of stuff like Assault on Precinct 13 or The Warriors, and it’s all the better for it.Read more here.
The 100-Week Roundup XXVII
Featuring...Read more here.
- The Howling
- The Gold Rush
- A Good Year
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 13 March 2021
TV
Celebrity Mastermind
2020/2021 Episode 7 (of 14)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
2x01 The Beantown Bailout Job
Succession
1x01 Celebration
2020/2021 Episode 7 (of 14)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
2x01 The Beantown Bailout Job
Succession
1x01 Celebration
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A quieter week this time, with just two new additions. Next week would've been quieter still: I have no preorders for once! But then I caved to Indicator's current sale, so there should be a pile of titles from them. Hey-ho.
Number of titles in collection: 2,555 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,075 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,480 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 97 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,528 [up 4]
Number of films: 2,965 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 211 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,052 [no change]
Number of short films: 843 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A quieter week this time, with just two new additions. Next week would've been quieter still: I have no preorders for once! But then I caved to Indicator's current sale, so there should be a pile of titles from them. Hey-ho.
Number of titles in collection: 2,555 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,075 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,480 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 97 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,528 [up 4]
Number of films: 2,965 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 211 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,052 [no change]
Number of short films: 843 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 12 March 2021
TV
Leverage
1x12 The First David Job
1x13 The Second David Job [season finale]
Who Dares Wins
12x08 (24/8/19 edition)
1x12 The First David Job
1x13 The Second David Job [season finale]
Who Dares Wins
12x08 (24/8/19 edition)
Thursday, 11 March 2021
TV
Damages
1x12 There's No 'We' Anymore [3rd watch]
1x13 Because I Know Patty [season finale; 3rd watch]
Leverage
1x11 The Juror #6 Job
1x12 There's No 'We' Anymore [3rd watch]
1x13 Because I Know Patty [season finale; 3rd watch]
Leverage
1x11 The Juror #6 Job
Wednesday, 10 March 2021
TV
Damages
1x10 Sort of Like a Family [3rd watch]
1x11 I Hate These People [3rd watch]
Death in Paradise
10x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
1x10 The 12-Step Job
1x10 Sort of Like a Family [3rd watch]
1x11 I Hate These People [3rd watch]
Death in Paradise
10x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Leverage
1x10 The 12-Step Job
Tuesday, 9 March 2021
TV
Damages
1x08 Blame the Victim [3rd watch]
1x09 Do You Regret What We Did? [3rd watch]
Leverage
1x09 The Snow Job
1x08 Blame the Victim [3rd watch]
1x09 Do You Regret What We Did? [3rd watch]
Leverage
1x09 The Snow Job
Monday, 8 March 2021
TV
Damages
1x06 She Spat at Me [3rd watch]
1x07 We Are Not Animals [3rd watch]
Leverage
1x08 The Mile High Job
Who Dares Wins
12x07 (17/8/19 edition)
1x06 She Spat at Me [3rd watch]
1x07 We Are Not Animals [3rd watch]
Leverage
1x08 The Mile High Job
Who Dares Wins
12x07 (17/8/19 edition)
Sunday, 7 March 2021
TV
Damages
1x04 Tastes Like a Ho-Ho [3rd watch]
1x05 A Regular Earl Anthony [3rd watch]
Leverage
1x07 The Wedding Job
1x04 Tastes Like a Ho-Ho [3rd watch]
1x05 A Regular Earl Anthony [3rd watch]
Leverage
1x07 The Wedding Job
this week on 100 Films
This week began with a new month, and so it was time for 100 Films in a Year to look back at the previous one...
Plus, there were 2 new reviews, too...
The 100-Week Roundup XXVI
More next Sunday.
Plus, there were 2 new reviews, too...
The 100-Week Roundup XXVI
A pair of awards-worthy short animations — the first won an Oscar, the second was nominated for one. I was going to include more films in this week’s roundup (effectively bundle two weeks into one), but it felt like a disservice to this pair. They are...Read more here.
- Paperman
- Waltz with Bashir
More next Sunday.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Having pushed the running time update back a week purely because I hadn't had time to update it, this week I got a whole pile of new titles. To be exact, there were 10 additions, though various upgrades keep the net change at +4. And the number of discs actually goes down, thanks to The World at War Blu-ray being an 8-disc upgrade to a 26-disc-version I owned on DVD. That wasn't even the most complicated-to-factor title, which only turned up yesterday morning. So this update is late, but it's complete!
Number of titles in collection: 2,553 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,075 [down 6]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,478 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,524 [down 6]
Number of films: 2,963 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 210 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,052 [up 4]
Number of short films: 843 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
472 days, 16 hours, and 8 minutes.
(Up 4 days, 8 hours, and 11 minutes from last month.)
That's the biggest monthly increase since June 2019... although it does have five weeks in it, so that's kinda cheating, I guess.
See you next week, faithful reader.
Having pushed the running time update back a week purely because I hadn't had time to update it, this week I got a whole pile of new titles. To be exact, there were 10 additions, though various upgrades keep the net change at +4. And the number of discs actually goes down, thanks to The World at War Blu-ray being an 8-disc upgrade to a 26-disc-version I owned on DVD. That wasn't even the most complicated-to-factor title, which only turned up yesterday morning. So this update is late, but it's complete!
Number of titles in collection: 2,553 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,075 [down 6]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,478 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,524 [down 6]
Number of films: 2,963 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 210 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,052 [up 4]
Number of short films: 843 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
472 days, 16 hours, and 8 minutes.
(Up 4 days, 8 hours, and 11 minutes from last month.)
That's the biggest monthly increase since June 2019... although it does have five weeks in it, so that's kinda cheating, I guess.
See you next week, faithful reader.
Saturday, 6 March 2021
TV
Damages
1x02 Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker [3rd watch]
1x03 And My Paralyzing Fear of Death [3rd watch]
Leverage
1x06 The Stork Job
Not Going Out
11x00 Resolutions [special; 2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
1x02 Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker [3rd watch]
1x03 And My Paralyzing Fear of Death [3rd watch]
Leverage
1x06 The Stork Job
Not Going Out
11x00 Resolutions [special; 2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friday, 5 March 2021
TV
Celebrity Mastermind
2020/2021 Episode 6 (of 14)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Damages
1x01 Get Me a Lawyer [3rd watch]
Starting Damages again from the beginning, because it's about a decade since I watched season 3 (the last season to air on regular UK TV, as far as I'm aware) and I'd like to see seasons 4 and 5. I'd forgotten I already watched season 1 twice until after finishing this episode, but that's ok because it's really good.
Leverage
1x04 The Miracle Job
1x05 The Bank Shot Job
WandaVision
Part 9 The Series Finale [finale]
2020/2021 Episode 6 (of 14)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Damages
1x01 Get Me a Lawyer [3rd watch]
Starting Damages again from the beginning, because it's about a decade since I watched season 3 (the last season to air on regular UK TV, as far as I'm aware) and I'd like to see seasons 4 and 5. I'd forgotten I already watched season 1 twice until after finishing this episode, but that's ok because it's really good.
Leverage
1x04 The Miracle Job
1x05 The Bank Shot Job
WandaVision
Part 9 The Series Finale [finale]
Thursday, 4 March 2021
Films
Con Air (1997)
[#58 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
[#57 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home (2018)
This ad for Australian tourism, released back in 2018, initially got people excited because it looked like it was a trailer for a surprise fourth Crocodile Dundee movie. Eventually, the truth was revealed (I think during the Superbowl?) Anyway, they never released a 'complete' version — it only exists as a collection of four or five teasers/trailers/adverts, which you can find on YouTube edited together by just being stuck one after another. They tend to be called "extended version"s, but really it's just playing all the clips back to back. If they'd properly cut all the variants together into one complete version, I'd probably count it and review it as a short on 100 Films; but they didn't, so I'm just mentioning it here (and on Letterboxd).
[#58 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
[#57 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home (2018)
This ad for Australian tourism, released back in 2018, initially got people excited because it looked like it was a trailer for a surprise fourth Crocodile Dundee movie. Eventually, the truth was revealed (I think during the Superbowl?) Anyway, they never released a 'complete' version — it only exists as a collection of four or five teasers/trailers/adverts, which you can find on YouTube edited together by just being stuck one after another. They tend to be called "extended version"s, but really it's just playing all the clips back to back. If they'd properly cut all the variants together into one complete version, I'd probably count it and review it as a short on 100 Films; but they didn't, so I'm just mentioning it here (and on Letterboxd).
Wednesday, 3 March 2021
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Monday, 1 March 2021
Films
Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway (2019)
[#54 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the audio commentary on Arrow's Blu-ray, which was very academically-minded but not without interest
[#54 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the audio commentary on Arrow's Blu-ray, which was very academically-minded but not without interest
Sunday, 28 February 2021
TV
The Twilight Zone
3x35 I Sing the Body Electric
+ commentary by Twilight Zone expert Marc Scott Zicree
3x35 I Sing the Body Electric
+ commentary by Twilight Zone expert Marc Scott Zicree
Films
Frankenstein (1931)
[#53 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Blindspot 2021 #2
+ commentary by film historian Sir Christopher Frayling
[#53 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Blindspot 2021 #2
+ commentary by film historian Sir Christopher Frayling
this week on 100 Films
Time flies: this week, it was already time for a new monthly TV column at 100 Films in a Year...
Plus 2 new film reviews...
Creed II (2018)
Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
More next Sunday.
Plus 2 new film reviews...
Creed II (2018)
The film’s title is, obviously, meant to be read “Creed 2” because it’s a follow-up to “Creed 1”, but if you chose to read it as “Creed the 2nd” it wouldn’t be inappropriate to the movie’s themes. This is a movie all about parents and children, what they owe to each other, and how they live up to that — or fail to. It’s a meaty subject to chew on, and [the film] examines it from almost every conceivable angle.Read more here.
Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
The 24th and penultimate film in the original Zatoichi series is also the first to be directed by star Shintarô Katsu. Despite such fundamental creative control by the man who arguably knew the character best, it's widely regarded as one of the series’ worst instalments, and yet you’ll find some people full of praise for it. It’s one of the series’ darkest entries, and I suspect it’s unpopular overall because it’s so grim; but for those who do like it, they love it.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 27 February 2021
TV
Dial M for Middlesbrough
Sequel to Murder on the Blackpool Express and Death on the Tyne. I thought it was the best one yet.
Sequel to Murder on the Blackpool Express and Death on the Tyne. I thought it was the best one yet.
Films
Radioactive (2019)
[#52 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)
[#51 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#52 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)
[#51 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
It was supposed to be a new running time update this week, but it's been a busy month and a bunch of titles arrived just this morning, so I haven't found time to add it all up. That's bumped to next week, then. In the meantime, this week's pile of new arrivals: one recent release, and four sale pickups.
Number of titles in collection: 2,549 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,081 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,468 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,532 [up 6]
Number of films: 2,956 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 209 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [no change]
Number of short films: 843 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
It was supposed to be a new running time update this week, but it's been a busy month and a bunch of titles arrived just this morning, so I haven't found time to add it all up. That's bumped to next week, then. In the meantime, this week's pile of new arrivals: one recent release, and four sale pickups.
Number of titles in collection: 2,549 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,081 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,468 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,532 [up 6]
Number of films: 2,956 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 209 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [no change]
Number of short films: 843 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 26 February 2021
Thursday, 25 February 2021
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Tuesday, 23 February 2021
TV
The Twilight Zone
1x10 Judgment Night
2x11 The Night of the Meek
+ commentary on The Night of the Meek by Twilight Zone expert Marc Scott Zicree and comic book author Len Wein.
These episodes see me pass the halfway mark of watching the whole series: I've now seen 79 episodes, and I've got 77 to go...
1x10 Judgment Night
2x11 The Night of the Meek
+ commentary on The Night of the Meek by Twilight Zone expert Marc Scott Zicree and comic book author Len Wein.
These episodes see me pass the halfway mark of watching the whole series: I've now seen 79 episodes, and I've got 77 to go...
Articles
What Peter Jackson’s original two-movie Lord of the Rings almost looked like
by Drew McWeeny (from Polygon)
I don't share any articles for ages and then two really good ones come along almost at once...
by Drew McWeeny (from Polygon)
I don't share any articles for ages and then two really good ones come along almost at once...
Monday, 22 February 2021
Films
Apollo 13 (1995)
[3rd or so watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #6. Plus a few bits from the audio commentaries by Jim & Marilyn Lovell and director Ron Howard, which were quite interesting.
[3rd or so watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #6. Plus a few bits from the audio commentaries by Jim & Marilyn Lovell and director Ron Howard, which were quite interesting.
Articles
Justice League: The Shocking, Exhilarating, Heartbreaking True Story of #TheSnyderCut
by Anthony Breznican (from Vanity Fair)
As someone put it on Twitter, "this is possibly the most well-rounded, thoughtful, and genuinely informative articles about the Snyder Cut I've ever had the pleasure to read... An uncommonly good piece."
by Anthony Breznican (from Vanity Fair)
As someone put it on Twitter, "this is possibly the most well-rounded, thoughtful, and genuinely informative articles about the Snyder Cut I've ever had the pleasure to read... An uncommonly good piece."
Sunday, 21 February 2021
this week on 100 Films
Just 1 new review on 100 Films in a Year this week...
Muse: Simulation Theory (2020)
More next Sunday.
Muse: Simulation Theory (2020)
Often cited as one of the best live acts around, for their latest concert movie British rock band Muse have attempted something a bit different: rather than just footage of them performing songs in front of a massive audience, Simulation Theory attempts to tell a sci-fi narrative… driven by and/or interspersed with the band performing songs in front of a massive audience, natch.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 20 February 2021
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A few new additions this week, again. I thought next week was going to finally be a totally quiet one, but I just ordered some stuff that I expect will turn up. I'm insatiable.
Number of titles in collection: 2,544 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,081 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,463 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,526 [up 7]
Number of films: 2,950 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 208 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [no change]
Number of short films: 841 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A few new additions this week, again. I thought next week was going to finally be a totally quiet one, but I just ordered some stuff that I expect will turn up. I'm insatiable.
Number of titles in collection: 2,544 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,081 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,463 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,526 [up 7]
Number of films: 2,950 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 208 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [no change]
Number of short films: 841 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 19 February 2021
TV
It's a Sin
Part 5 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 5 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
WandaVision
Part 7 Breaking the Fourth Wall
Part 5 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 5 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
WandaVision
Part 7 Breaking the Fourth Wall
Films
The House of Fear (1939)
[#44 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Not to be confused with the Sherlock Holmes film of the same title, this is a remake of The Last Warning — and a vastly inferior one at that.
Muse: Simulation Theory (2020)
[#45 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#44 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Not to be confused with the Sherlock Holmes film of the same title, this is a remake of The Last Warning — and a vastly inferior one at that.
Muse: Simulation Theory (2020)
[#45 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Thursday, 18 February 2021
TV
It's a Sin
Part 4 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 4 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
Part 4 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 4 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
TV
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
I don't know if this actually aired anywhere in the UK (probably on a Sky channel if it did), but I got hold of it nonetheless out of curiosity. More thoughts on Letterboxd.
I don't know if this actually aired anywhere in the UK (probably on a Sky channel if it did), but I got hold of it nonetheless out of curiosity. More thoughts on Letterboxd.
Films
The Guilty (2018)
[#42 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Mortal Kombat (1995)
[#41 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#42 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Mortal Kombat (1995)
[#41 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
TV
It's a Sin
Part 3 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 3 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
Part 3 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 3 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
Films
The Last Warning (1928)
[#40 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the extras on the new Masters of Cinema Blu-ray: an audio commentary by Kim Newman and Stephen Jones; and a 10-minute video essay that, despite that short running time, still only talked about the actual film for about a third of its running time!
[#40 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the extras on the new Masters of Cinema Blu-ray: an audio commentary by Kim Newman and Stephen Jones; and a 10-minute video essay that, despite that short running time, still only talked about the actual film for about a third of its running time!
Monday, 15 February 2021
Films
Crocodile Dundee II (1999)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #5. I'm sure I watched this as a kid, but I didn't remember a second of it.
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #5. I'm sure I watched this as a kid, but I didn't remember a second of it.
Sunday, 14 February 2021
TV
It's a Sin
Part 2 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 2 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
Part 2 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 2 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
Films
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
[#39 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The only Oscar Best Picture winner from the last 30 years that I hadn't seen. (Next oldest: 1988's Rain Man, which is on this year's Blindspot list.)
[#39 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The only Oscar Best Picture winner from the last 30 years that I hadn't seen. (Next oldest: 1988's Rain Man, which is on this year's Blindspot list.)
this week on 100 Films
5 new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week, all thanks to another 100-week roundup...
The 100-Week Roundup XXV
More next Sunday.
The 100-Week Roundup XXV
Featuring...Read more here.
- The Italian Job
- Downsizing
- Brigsby Bear
- Starship Troopers
- Escape from New York
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 13 February 2021
Films
Tangerines (2013)
[#37 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The White Tiger (2021)
[#38 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#37 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
The White Tiger (2021)
[#38 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A bit of a calmer week this time, with only three new additions... though as two of those are box sets, there's still a whole pile of new films and shorts. Also, that rarest of rarities: a new DVD! (Of a film not available on Blu, obv.)
Number of titles in collection: 2,540 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,081 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,459 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,519 [up 12]
Number of films: 2,946 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 206 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [no change]
Number of short films: 836 [up 15]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A bit of a calmer week this time, with only three new additions... though as two of those are box sets, there's still a whole pile of new films and shorts. Also, that rarest of rarities: a new DVD! (Of a film not available on Blu, obv.)
Number of titles in collection: 2,540 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,081 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,459 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,519 [up 12]
Number of films: 2,946 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 206 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [no change]
Number of short films: 836 [up 15]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 12 February 2021
TV
It's a Sin
Part 1 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 1 (of 5)
Channel 4's quarter-hour "after show" thingy.
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
WandaVision
Part 6 All-New Halloween Spooktacular!
Part 1 (of 5)
[Watch the whole series (again) on All 4.]
It's a Sin: After Hours
Episode 1 (of 5)
Channel 4's quarter-hour "after show" thingy.
[Watch it (again) on All 4 or YouTube.]
WandaVision
Part 6 All-New Halloween Spooktacular!
Thursday, 11 February 2021
Films
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
[#35 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Also...
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #4. This isn't just because I enjoyed it so much I watched it twice (although it is very good), but because the BFI Blu-ray has a choice of soundtracks: the first is the original 1926 musical score; the second is an English voiceover narration recorded in 2013 but based on the director's original text. Really, the latter wasn't worth bothering with (I wrote a little more about that on Letterboxd).
[#35 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Also...
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #4. This isn't just because I enjoyed it so much I watched it twice (although it is very good), but because the BFI Blu-ray has a choice of soundtracks: the first is the original 1926 musical score; the second is an English voiceover narration recorded in 2013 but based on the director's original text. Really, the latter wasn't worth bothering with (I wrote a little more about that on Letterboxd).
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
Monday, 8 February 2021
Sunday, 7 February 2021
Films
The Dig (2021)
[#33 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
[#32 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#33 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
[#32 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
this week on 100 Films
We're a whole week into February now, but that week began with February beginning, and so over at 100 Films in a Year it was time to look back at the first month of 2021...
And I published 3 new film reviews, too...
The 100-Week Roundup XXIV
More next Sunday.
And I published 3 new film reviews, too...
The 100-Week Roundup XXIV
Featuring... - Bruce Almighty - Isle of Dogs - Life is BeautifulRead more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 6 February 2021
Films
When the Wind Blows (1986)
[#31 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the commentary by first assistant editor John Fordham and film historian Nick Redman ("first assistant editor" sounds like a bit of a lowly position to be doing the commentary, but Fordham was there for most of production and seems to know a fair bit — it's not a bad track), and the interview with Raymond Briggs (insightful into the original conception of the characters, including how he had to make them "fairly dim" in order to slavishly follow the "lunatic" official advice!)
[#31 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
+ the commentary by first assistant editor John Fordham and film historian Nick Redman ("first assistant editor" sounds like a bit of a lowly position to be doing the commentary, but Fordham was there for most of production and seems to know a fair bit — it's not a bad track), and the interview with Raymond Briggs (insightful into the original conception of the characters, including how he had to make them "fairly dim" in order to slavishly follow the "lunatic" official advice!)
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Last week I said this week might challenge some of the record-breakers from last year. In the end, due to stuff getting lost in the post or not arriving as quickly as expected, it's not quite at that level — but it's still a relatively big'un, with 11 all-new titles, containing 15 films (no multi-film sets, just a bunch of extra films as special features!) and 38 episodes of TV, plus a pile of short films too. Sadly, nothing on Ultra HD or DVD, and no additional cuts, otherwise every single stat would've gone up. Hey-ho, you can't have it all!
Number of titles in collection: 2,537 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,080 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,457 [up 11]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,507 [up 28]
Number of films: 2,935 [up 15]
Number of additional cuts: 206 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [up 38]
Number of short films: 821 [up 9]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Last week I said this week might challenge some of the record-breakers from last year. In the end, due to stuff getting lost in the post or not arriving as quickly as expected, it's not quite at that level — but it's still a relatively big'un, with 11 all-new titles, containing 15 films (no multi-film sets, just a bunch of extra films as special features!) and 38 episodes of TV, plus a pile of short films too. Sadly, nothing on Ultra HD or DVD, and no additional cuts, otherwise every single stat would've gone up. Hey-ho, you can't have it all!
Number of titles in collection: 2,537 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,080 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,457 [up 11]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 96 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,507 [up 28]
Number of films: 2,935 [up 15]
Number of additional cuts: 206 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,048 [up 38]
Number of short films: 821 [up 9]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 5 February 2021
Thursday, 4 February 2021
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Films
The Burning Buddha Man (2013)
[#29 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Coming to America (1988)
[#28 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#29 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Coming to America (1988)
[#28 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
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