The Hobbit (1977)
[#14 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Sunday, 6 February 2022
this week on 100Films.co.uk
A new month began this week, and that now kicks off two types of post at 100Films.co.uk. First, my trusty monthly review...
And now, something that used to be a part of that review, but is now its own dedicated series: my failures. Yay!
As well as that, there were 6 new reviews published this week...
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise (2007)
Archive 5, Vol.3
More next Sunday.
And now, something that used to be a part of that review, but is now its own dedicated series: my failures. Yay!
As well as that, there were 6 new reviews published this week...
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise (2007)
The singer Meat Loaf was very protective of his creative process, and apparently this documentary was the first time he’d allowed cameras behind the scenes to document it. Certainly, he’s frequently uncomfortable with or begrudging of their presence, although he seems to get used to them over time, allowing us some rare insights.Read more here.
Archive 5, Vol.3
Featuring...Read more here.
- Guinevere (1994)
- The Kid (1921/1972)
- Defending Your Life (1991)
- The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
- Sherlock Jr. (1924)
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 5 February 2022
Films
Don't Look Up (2021)
The first film I've watched this year that doesn't qualify towards my All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge. I feel like that should be a negative, but it's almost exciting. Like, this was part of the point of the new challenge — that not everything counts — and this is the first time that's swung into action.
The first film I've watched this year that doesn't qualify towards my All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge. I feel like that should be a negative, but it's almost exciting. Like, this was part of the point of the new challenge — that not everything counts — and this is the first time that's swung into action.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Look, I'm not trying to keep having weeks that push close to all-time-record status, it just keeps happening! I really need to rein myself in... But, yes, another 13 new titles this week, one an upgrade, makes a total increase of 12 two weeks in a row.
Speaking of last week, I mentioned then that if all the 4Ks in the post had actually arrived, it would've been a record-breaker. Well, the remainder turned up this week (of course). It's no record-breaker, but it does see my 4K total stop just one shy of 150 titles — I thought it was going to be 150, but then I remembered one was an upgrade. How many (or, rather, few) of those 149 have I actually watched? I dread to think...
Number of titles in collection: 2,779 [up 12]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,724 [up 12]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 149 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 6,964 [up 31]
Number of films: 3,309 [up 26]
Number of additional cuts: 252 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 9,237 [no change]
Number of short films: 949 [up 12]
In case you missed it, those 12 titles brought a total of 26 films and 4 alternate cuts. Crikey. I really ought to watch more of my Blu-rays...
See you next week, faithful reader.
Look, I'm not trying to keep having weeks that push close to all-time-record status, it just keeps happening! I really need to rein myself in... But, yes, another 13 new titles this week, one an upgrade, makes a total increase of 12 two weeks in a row.
Speaking of last week, I mentioned then that if all the 4Ks in the post had actually arrived, it would've been a record-breaker. Well, the remainder turned up this week (of course). It's no record-breaker, but it does see my 4K total stop just one shy of 150 titles — I thought it was going to be 150, but then I remembered one was an upgrade. How many (or, rather, few) of those 149 have I actually watched? I dread to think...
Number of titles in collection: 2,779 [up 12]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,724 [up 12]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 149 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 6,964 [up 31]
Number of films: 3,309 [up 26]
Number of additional cuts: 252 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 9,237 [no change]
Number of short films: 949 [up 12]
In case you missed it, those 12 titles brought a total of 26 films and 4 alternate cuts. Crikey. I really ought to watch more of my Blu-rays...
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 4 February 2022
Sunday, 30 January 2022
Films
L'avventura (1960)
[#12 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Blindspot 2022 #1
Voyage of Time: An IMAX Documentary (2016)
[#11 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
[#12 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Blindspot 2022 #1
Voyage of Time: An IMAX Documentary (2016)
[#11 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
this week on 100Films.co.uk
12 new reviews were published to 100Films.co.uk this week — mainly short(er) ones in roundup-type posts, but they're still reviews.
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
2022 | Weeks 1–3
Archive 5, Vol.2
More next Sunday.
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
may have been entertaining for preteens in the ’80s and ’90s, but surely anyone older could only love it because of nostalgia from watching it at that age; and it’s probably a bit slow-paced for today’s youth.Read more here.
2022 | Weeks 1–3
Featuring...Read more here.
- Carry On Spying (1964)
- Penny Serenade (1941)
- The Navigator (1924)
- In the Line of Fire (1993)
- Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper (2004)
- Free Guy (2021)
Archive 5, Vol.2
Featuring...Read more here.
- Royal Wedding (1951)
- A Study in Scarlet (1933)
- Chicken Run (2000)
- The Last of Sheila (1973)
- Road to Zanzibar (1941)
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 29 January 2022
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
After nothing last week, this one certainly set about making up for it: a big 13 new additions, including a DVD... but also a DVD-to-BD uprade, so that change gets wiped out below. Oh well.
Also five new 4K titles, which is the most in one go for six months. The most ever in a single week was six back in February 2019, fairly soon after I'd first started buying them (in October 2018). This week could've set a new record, if a few orders weren't so tardy in the post. Oh well.
Number of titles in collection: 2,767 [up 12]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,712 [up 12]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 147 [up 5]
Number of discs in collection: 6,933 [up 19]
Number of films: 3,283 [up 15]
Number of additional cuts: 248 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,237 [no change]
Number of short films: 936 [up 2]
It's also time once again for the monthly running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
498 days, 16 hours, and 46 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 11 hours, and 26 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
After nothing last week, this one certainly set about making up for it: a big 13 new additions, including a DVD... but also a DVD-to-BD uprade, so that change gets wiped out below. Oh well.
Also five new 4K titles, which is the most in one go for six months. The most ever in a single week was six back in February 2019, fairly soon after I'd first started buying them (in October 2018). This week could've set a new record, if a few orders weren't so tardy in the post. Oh well.
Number of titles in collection: 2,767 [up 12]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,712 [up 12]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 147 [up 5]
Number of discs in collection: 6,933 [up 19]
Number of films: 3,283 [up 15]
Number of additional cuts: 248 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,237 [no change]
Number of short films: 936 [up 2]
It's also time once again for the monthly running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
498 days, 16 hours, and 46 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 11 hours, and 26 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 28 January 2022
Monday, 24 January 2022
Music
Braver Than We Are
by Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf's final album, on which all the songs were written by Jim Steinman. That led the album's producer to comment that "I believe this is actually Bat [Out of Hell] 3... I might get myself in trouble, but I'm gonna say that. Jim's involvement in this record is so intense. The songs, the way they run together and the narrative of the record, nothing has been this cohesive since Bat 1." I'm gonna give a big "hmm" to that, because while it's a nice idea in theory, I didn't feel the album was all that cohesive, nor that it was as "Bat Out of Hell-y" as the real Bat 3. Maybe I'll change my mind with time, I dunno, but it's not like the record came out (over five years ago now — I missed it at the time) with a big "the real Bat 3!" fanfare, is it?
by Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf's final album, on which all the songs were written by Jim Steinman. That led the album's producer to comment that "I believe this is actually Bat [Out of Hell] 3... I might get myself in trouble, but I'm gonna say that. Jim's involvement in this record is so intense. The songs, the way they run together and the narrative of the record, nothing has been this cohesive since Bat 1." I'm gonna give a big "hmm" to that, because while it's a nice idea in theory, I didn't feel the album was all that cohesive, nor that it was as "Bat Out of Hell-y" as the real Bat 3. Maybe I'll change my mind with time, I dunno, but it's not like the record came out (over five years ago now — I missed it at the time) with a big "the real Bat 3!" fanfare, is it?
Sunday, 23 January 2022
Films
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (2004)
[#7 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Free Guy (2021)
[#8 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
[#7 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Free Guy (2021)
[#8 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
this week on 100Films.co.uk
6 new reviews were published to 100Films.co.uk this week...
American Animals (2018)
Archive 5, Vol.1
More next Sunday.
American Animals (2018)
if a crime was committed, how come they’re interviewing the criminals? That latter thought contributes to a genuine tension and suspense throughout the film. How far will this plot go? Do they even actually attempt it? One of the guys keeps saying, “I expected there to be something to stop us”, and you think maybe something will stop them… but the fact this film exists, and there’s all the chat about how the boys let their parents down and whatever, shows something happened. (No spoilers!)Read more here.
Archive 5, Vol.1
Featuring...Read more here.
- Never Too Young to Die (1986)
- Bachelor Knight (1947)
- Little Women (2019)
- Aniara (2018)
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 22 January 2022
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Well now, this is something of a surprise. I've got plenty on order, including preorders out on Monday; and stuff in the post, even... but none of it's actually turned up. So, for the first time since WHEN, it's a week with no changes whatsoever! I think those will remain a rarity for the foreseeable...
Number of titles in collection: 2,755 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,700 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 142 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,913 [no change]
Number of films: 3,268 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 247 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,237 [no change]
Number of short films: 934 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Well now, this is something of a surprise. I've got plenty on order, including preorders out on Monday; and stuff in the post, even... but none of it's actually turned up. So, for the first time since WHEN, it's a week with no changes whatsoever! I think those will remain a rarity for the foreseeable...
Number of titles in collection: 2,755 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,700 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 142 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,913 [no change]
Number of films: 3,268 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 247 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,237 [no change]
Number of short films: 934 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 21 January 2022
Thursday, 20 January 2022
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Sunday, 16 January 2022
this week on 100Films.co.uk
With my review of 2021 all wrapped up last week, I could properly begin the future of 100Films.co.uk this week. And it started with a pair of lists detailing 24 films I must watch in 2022...
Blindspot 2022
What Do You Mean You Haven’t Seen These Films from 1986?
As well as that, I actually posted a new review!
I Care a Lot (2020)
More next Sunday.
Blindspot 2022
For those still unfamiliar with it, Blindspot’s premise is simple: choose 12 films you should have seen but haven’t, then watch one a month throughout the year. (Those 12 also contribute to my All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge.) Below, I’ve listed my selection for this year, and afterwards I’ll talk a bit about how I chose them.Read more here.
What Do You Mean You Haven’t Seen These Films from 1986?
After a couple of years ‘off’, “What Do You Mean You Haven’t Seen…?” is back... with a slightly refined focus. Whereas before it featured great or significant movies I should’ve seen from across film history, now I’m giving it a specific theme each year. For the inaugural year of its new version, I’ve picked my birth year: the 12 films from 1986 that I’m most surprised I haven’t seen.Read more here.
As well as that, I actually posted a new review!
I Care a Lot (2020)
it’s hard to discuss what’s so fundamentally wrong with I Care a Lot without digging into what occurs past some of its twists — it starts as one thing (which works), quickly becomes something else (which also works), but after about the halfway mark, it ends up diving off the deep end into a mess of implausibility.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
I was going to try to calm down my purchasing this year, dear reader, but January doesn't seem to be off to a good start in that regard. Even the numbers are hiding things, because that one new Ultra HD title is an upgrade from a regular Blu-ray (the film of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), so there were really four additions this week. And there's more already on order, of course.
Number of titles in collection: 2,755 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,700 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 142 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,913 [up 6]
Number of films: 3,268 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 247 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,237 [up 11]
Number of short films: 934 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
I was going to try to calm down my purchasing this year, dear reader, but January doesn't seem to be off to a good start in that regard. Even the numbers are hiding things, because that one new Ultra HD title is an upgrade from a regular Blu-ray (the film of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), so there were really four additions this week. And there's more already on order, of course.
Number of titles in collection: 2,755 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,700 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 142 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,913 [up 6]
Number of films: 3,268 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 247 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,237 [up 11]
Number of short films: 934 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Saturday, 15 January 2022
TV
The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off
2x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Leverage
4x03 The 15 Minutes Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x76 Week 16: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
2x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Leverage
4x03 The 15 Minutes Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x76 Week 16: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
Gosford Park (2001)
[3rd watch]
[#2 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
I feel certain I've seen this twice, but I would've guessed the second time was no more than eight or nine years ago, max; but it's not covered by this blog, ergo it must be more than that; or, possibly, I've actually only seen it once, and just spent so long thinking "I must rewatch that" that I ended up believing I had rewatched it. Who knows. Anyway, it's really good.
[3rd watch]
[#2 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
I feel certain I've seen this twice, but I would've guessed the second time was no more than eight or nine years ago, max; but it's not covered by this blog, ergo it must be more than that; or, possibly, I've actually only seen it once, and just spent so long thinking "I must rewatch that" that I ended up believing I had rewatched it. Who knows. Anyway, it's really good.
Friday, 14 January 2022
TV
Leverage
4x02 The 10 Li'l Grifters Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x74 Week 15: Thursday
5x75 Week 15: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Stewart Francis: Pun Gent
4x02 The 10 Li'l Grifters Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x74 Week 15: Thursday
5x75 Week 15: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Stewart Francis: Pun Gent
Thursday, 13 January 2022
TV
Cracker
1x01 The Mad Woman in the Attic Part 1 [2nd watch]
1x02 The Mad Woman in the Attic Part 2 [2nd watch]
I first started watching Cracker back in 2009 (my original thoughts on this two-parter are here and here), and got most of the way through series 2 before some reason the viewing dropped off (midway through a three-parter, oddly). Long have I meant to resume it, or start it again (what with it having been 13 years), so here I go. On the DVDs every multi-episode story is presented as a movie, without obvious breaking points, so that might be how I'm watching this time. More importantly: it's really good.
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x71 Week 15: Monday
5x72 Week 15: Tuesday
5x73 Week 15: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x01 The Mad Woman in the Attic Part 1 [2nd watch]
1x02 The Mad Woman in the Attic Part 2 [2nd watch]
I first started watching Cracker back in 2009 (my original thoughts on this two-parter are here and here), and got most of the way through series 2 before some reason the viewing dropped off (midway through a three-parter, oddly). Long have I meant to resume it, or start it again (what with it having been 13 years), so here I go. On the DVDs every multi-episode story is presented as a movie, without obvious breaking points, so that might be how I'm watching this time. More importantly: it's really good.
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x71 Week 15: Monday
5x72 Week 15: Tuesday
5x73 Week 15: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 12 January 2022
TV
Leverage
4x01 The Long Way Down Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x68 Week 14: Wednesday
5x69 Week 14: Thursday
5x70 Week 14: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
4x01 The Long Way Down Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x68 Week 14: Wednesday
5x69 Week 14: Thursday
5x70 Week 14: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 11 January 2022
TV
Grantchester
6x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x66 Week 14: Monday
5x67 Week 14: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
6x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x66 Week 14: Monday
5x67 Week 14: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 10 January 2022
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x63 Week 12: Wednesday
5x64 Week 13: Thursday
5x65 Week 13: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
6x06 Episode 6 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
5x63 Week 12: Wednesday
5x64 Week 13: Thursday
5x65 Week 13: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
6x06 Episode 6 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 9 January 2022
TV
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x60 Week 12: Friday
5x61 Week 13: Monday
5x62 Week 13: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
6x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x60 Week 12: Friday
5x61 Week 13: Monday
5x62 Week 13: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
6x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
this week on 100Films.co.uk
A new era began this week on 100 Films. For starters, it's been rebranded as 100Films.co.uk. Learn more below...
A new era begins...
The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge
But the old era still requires some wrapping up — my "review of 2021" posts started last week, and continued this week with...
2021 Statistics
The Worst of 2021
The Best of 2021
More next Sunday.
A new era begins...
Welcome to my new-look blog! Don’t worry, you’re going to find a lot of it familiar — I haven’t changed the underlying template, and all the old posts are still there... Primarily, it’s a new name and a new logo, which is showcased on the front page in dozens of randomly-changing header images... More substantively, along with the revised aesthetics comes an adjusted focus.Read more here.
The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge
Just like its title, this new version is similar but different. My original challenge was wholly straightforward: watch 100 films I’d never seen before every year... But this brand-new version of the challenge… well, it’s going to require some explaining... You see, rather than just watching any old 100 films, now there are a selection of categories, and films will need to fulfil criteria to qualify. Whereas the old challenge merely motivated me to watch more films, this new version is designed to encourage me to watch certain kinds of films.Read more here.
But the old era still requires some wrapping up — my "review of 2021" posts started last week, and continued this week with...
2021 Statistics
one of my personal highlights of the entire year: the statistics. Regular readers will know what this is all about, but if you’re new to these parts and enjoy things like percentages and graphs… oh boy, you’re in for a treat!Read more here.
The Worst of 2021
‘Worst of’ lists have become widely unpopular in the film-viewing community in recent years... but film watching inevitably involves taking the rough with the smooth... Also, I’ve done this list for 14 of 100 Films in a Year’s 15 years, so now would be an odd time to stopRead more here.
The Best of 2021
Finally, for the last time (not really the last time): what I consider to be the best (or, more accurately, my favourite) films I saw for the first time in 2021 (that bit’s correct)... it’s 10% of whatever my final total is. This year that total was 207, so it rounds to 21. (If you think that’s too many for a list like this, feel free to scroll down and start wherever you like.)Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 8 January 2022
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x59 Week 12: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
6x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
5x59 Week 12: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
6x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Number of titles in collection: 2,752 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,697 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 141 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,907 [up 2]
Number of films: 3,266 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 247 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,226 [no change]
Number of short films: 934 [up 4]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Number of titles in collection: 2,752 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,697 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 141 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,907 [up 2]
Number of films: 3,266 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 247 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,226 [no change]
Number of short films: 934 [up 4]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 7 January 2022
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x57 Week 12: Tuesday
5x58 Week 12: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
6x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
5x57 Week 12: Tuesday
5x58 Week 12: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
6x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 6 January 2022
TV
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x10 Episode 10 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x56 Week 12: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
6x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
8x10 Episode 10 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x56 Week 12: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
6x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 5 January 2022
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x53 Week 11: Wednesday
5x54 Week 11: Thursday
5x55 Week 11: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
5x53 Week 11: Wednesday
5x54 Week 11: Thursday
5x55 Week 11: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 4 January 2022
TV
The Great British Bake Off
12x10 The Final [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x52 Week 11: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
6x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
12x10 The Final [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x52 Week 11: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
6x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 3 January 2022
TV
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x09 Episode 9
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x50 Week 10: Friday
5x51 Week 11: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
8x09 Episode 9
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x50 Week 10: Friday
5x51 Week 11: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 2 January 2022
TV
Agatha Raisin
4x01 Kissing Christmas Goodbye [Christmas special]
The Great British Bake Off
12x09 Pâtisserie Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x48 Week 10: Wednesday
5x49 Week 10: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
4x01 Kissing Christmas Goodbye [Christmas special]
The Great British Bake Off
12x09 Pâtisserie Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x48 Week 10: Wednesday
5x49 Week 10: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
It's the last Collection Count of the year! No, not of 2022 — I know it's already January 2nd, but I didn't get anything new this year (yet), so this is really the last count for 2021. (Also, it was meant to be posted yesterday, but sorting out all the numbers took time.)
The big addition this week is Severin's box set of folk horror, All the Haunts Be Ours, which across 12 discs (plus 3 CDs) contains a whopping 22 films and 14 shorts (not to mention all the other special features). There's also Fim Detective's The Sherlock Holmes Vault, containing four films from the 1930s plus a bunch of shorts. Together, they represent some significant increases for the final update of the year.
Also this week, as well as the usual stats, it's time for a monthly running time update. Plus, as I said, it's the annual wrapup, so we can also see how things have increased since 2020's final count.
Number of titles in collection: 2,750 [up 3 this week; up 240 in 2021]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change this week; down 26 in 2021]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,695 [up 3 this week; up 266 in 2021]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 141 [up 1 this week; up 48 in 2021]
Ending the year on a nice rounded number of 2,750 titles? I like it. But that increase... Last year's title increase was 234, which I described as "mad" because the previous high was 154 — and now there's a new high! Oh dear. Moving on...
Number of discs in collection: 6,905 [up 18 this week; up 459 in 2021]
Number of films: 3,264 [up 27 this week; up 363 in 2021]
Number of additional cuts: 247 [up 1 this week; up 44 in 2021]
Number of TV episodes: 9,226 [up 1 this week; up 244 in 2021]
Number of short films: 930 [up 21 this week; up 119 in 2021]
459 discs in one year?! Bloody hell! But last year it was over 500, so... As for 244 episodes of TV, that's a new low, down from last year's then-new low of 289. I think it's partly me buying less TV, but also less TV making it to disc nowadays (whither a Blu-ray box set of The Americans, hmm?), not to mention a lot of the 'best' TV having shorter seasons.
Total running time of collection (approx.):
497 days, 5 hours, and 20 minutes.
(Up 6 days, 13 hours, and 12 minutes from last month.)
(Up 30 days, 14 hours, and 48 minutes from last year.)
That's a massive increase for just one month (all those many-film box sets, I guess), but last year's annual increase was larger (over 32 days). Still, the average is around 23 days, so 2021 was no shirk. Last year I said "I do hope I manage to calm it down again next year" and, well, I guess I did... but not much, eh? Maybe next year...
And that begins next week, when I'll definitely have more stuff to add. There's no stopping me! See you then, faithful reader.
It's the last Collection Count of the year! No, not of 2022 — I know it's already January 2nd, but I didn't get anything new this year (yet), so this is really the last count for 2021. (Also, it was meant to be posted yesterday, but sorting out all the numbers took time.)
The big addition this week is Severin's box set of folk horror, All the Haunts Be Ours, which across 12 discs (plus 3 CDs) contains a whopping 22 films and 14 shorts (not to mention all the other special features). There's also Fim Detective's The Sherlock Holmes Vault, containing four films from the 1930s plus a bunch of shorts. Together, they represent some significant increases for the final update of the year.
Also this week, as well as the usual stats, it's time for a monthly running time update. Plus, as I said, it's the annual wrapup, so we can also see how things have increased since 2020's final count.
Number of titles in collection: 2,750 [up 3 this week; up 240 in 2021]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change this week; down 26 in 2021]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,695 [up 3 this week; up 266 in 2021]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 141 [up 1 this week; up 48 in 2021]
Ending the year on a nice rounded number of 2,750 titles? I like it. But that increase... Last year's title increase was 234, which I described as "mad" because the previous high was 154 — and now there's a new high! Oh dear. Moving on...
Number of discs in collection: 6,905 [up 18 this week; up 459 in 2021]
Number of films: 3,264 [up 27 this week; up 363 in 2021]
Number of additional cuts: 247 [up 1 this week; up 44 in 2021]
Number of TV episodes: 9,226 [up 1 this week; up 244 in 2021]
Number of short films: 930 [up 21 this week; up 119 in 2021]
459 discs in one year?! Bloody hell! But last year it was over 500, so... As for 244 episodes of TV, that's a new low, down from last year's then-new low of 289. I think it's partly me buying less TV, but also less TV making it to disc nowadays (whither a Blu-ray box set of The Americans, hmm?), not to mention a lot of the 'best' TV having shorter seasons.
Total running time of collection (approx.):
497 days, 5 hours, and 20 minutes.
(Up 6 days, 13 hours, and 12 minutes from last month.)
(Up 30 days, 14 hours, and 48 minutes from last year.)
That's a massive increase for just one month (all those many-film box sets, I guess), but last year's annual increase was larger (over 32 days). Still, the average is around 23 days, so 2021 was no shirk. Last year I said "I do hope I manage to calm it down again next year" and, well, I guess I did... but not much, eh? Maybe next year...
And that begins next week, when I'll definitely have more stuff to add. There's no stopping me! See you then, faithful reader.
this week on 100 Films
No reviews on 100 Films in a Year this week, but my look back at 2021 is underway...
2021: The Full List
My Most-Read Posts of 2021
There was also the December monthly review, which obviously has a year-end-y aspect to it...
And tomorrow on 100 Films, a new era begins...
2021: The Full List
As revealed in my December review, 2021 finished on a tally of 207 new films — my third highest ever. They’re all listed below, in alphabetical orderRead more here.
My Most-Read Posts of 2021
2021 was a relatively quiet year for me, review-wise — I made just 55 posts, vs. over 120 in each of 2019 and 2020, and over 200 in 2018 and 2017. Nonetheless, that’s still enough from which to draw a Top 5, right?Read more here.
There was also the December monthly review, which obviously has a year-end-y aspect to it...
And tomorrow on 100 Films, a new era begins...
Saturday, 1 January 2022
TV
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2021
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Big New Years & Years Eve Party
Part 2 (of 2)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Doctor Who
39x07 Eve of the Daleks [New Year's Day special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Happy New Year Live!
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x46 Week 10: Monday
5x47 Week 10: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Big New Years & Years Eve Party
Part 2 (of 2)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Doctor Who
39x07 Eve of the Daleks [New Year's Day special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Happy New Year Live!
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x46 Week 10: Monday
5x47 Week 10: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Friday, 31 December 2021
Films
23 Walks (2020)
[#207 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
A Study in Scarlet (1933)
[#206 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
That's it for another year of 100 Films. The last year? Well, we'll see...
[#207 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
A Study in Scarlet (1933)
[#206 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
That's it for another year of 100 Films. The last year? Well, we'll see...
Thursday, 30 December 2021
TV
Death in Paradise
11x00 Christmas Special
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off
12x08 Free-From Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x08 Episode 8
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x44 Week 9: Thursday
5x45 Week 9: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
11x00 Christmas Special
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off
12x08 Free-From Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x08 Episode 8
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x44 Week 9: Thursday
5x45 Week 9: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 29 December 2021
TV
Blankety Blank
1x09 Episode 9
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x06 Part of the Family [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x40 Week 8: Friday
5x41 Week 9: Monday
5x42 Week 9: Tuesday
5x43 Week 9: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x09 Episode 9
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x06 Part of the Family [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x40 Week 8: Friday
5x41 Week 9: Monday
5x42 Week 9: Tuesday
5x43 Week 9: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 28 December 2021
TV
Anything Goes
I suppose I could count this as a film, as it was screened in cinemas, but it does feel like a filmed stage production (cf. One Man, Two Guvnors, Hamilton). Whatever you count it as, it's really good fun.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x37 Week 8: Tuesday
5x38 Week 8: Wednesday
5x39 Week 8: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
I suppose I could count this as a film, as it was screened in cinemas, but it does feel like a filmed stage production (cf. One Man, Two Guvnors, Hamilton). Whatever you count it as, it's really good fun.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x37 Week 8: Tuesday
5x38 Week 8: Wednesday
5x39 Week 8: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 27 December 2021
TV
The Great British Bake Off
12x07 Caramel Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x07 Episode 7
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
12x07 Caramel Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x07 Episode 7
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Sunday, 26 December 2021
TV
Blankety Blank
1x10 Christmas Special [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x05 Something to Share?
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Michael Ball & Alfie Boe: Back Together
[Watch it (again) on My5.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
29x07 Episode 7 [season finale]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x35 Week 7: Friday
5x36 Week 8: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x10 Christmas Special [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x05 Something to Share?
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Michael Ball & Alfie Boe: Back Together
[Watch it (again) on My5.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
29x07 Episode 7 [season finale]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x35 Week 7: Friday
5x36 Week 8: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A bunch of new box sets turned up this week, just befoe Christmas... and their impact was completely wiped out by two of them being partial upgrades. One was Cartoon Saloon's Irish Folklore Trilogy, replacing my copy of the only one of trilogy I owned (Song of the Sea). Another was the latest classic Doctor Who Blu-ray release, which this time replaced three DVDs (and maybe another Blu-ray, Shada, although as there are some special feature differences, I'm hanging on to that for now). Take all that into account and the net increase in titles was... zero. Of course, evidence of the new arrivals exists elsewhere. For example, another was Arrow's Shawscope: Volume One box set, which alone added 12 films to that tally.
But then Christmas came, and with it a couple of Blu-rays as pressies, and so things ended up like this...
Number of titles in collection: 2,747 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,692 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 140 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,887 [up 19]
Number of films: 3,237 [up 17]
Number of additional cuts: 246 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,225 [up 38]
Number of short films: 909 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A bunch of new box sets turned up this week, just befoe Christmas... and their impact was completely wiped out by two of them being partial upgrades. One was Cartoon Saloon's Irish Folklore Trilogy, replacing my copy of the only one of trilogy I owned (Song of the Sea). Another was the latest classic Doctor Who Blu-ray release, which this time replaced three DVDs (and maybe another Blu-ray, Shada, although as there are some special feature differences, I'm hanging on to that for now). Take all that into account and the net increase in titles was... zero. Of course, evidence of the new arrivals exists elsewhere. For example, another was Arrow's Shawscope: Volume One box set, which alone added 12 films to that tally.
But then Christmas came, and with it a couple of Blu-rays as pressies, and so things ended up like this...
Number of titles in collection: 2,747 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,692 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 140 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,887 [up 19]
Number of films: 3,237 [up 17]
Number of additional cuts: 246 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,225 [up 38]
Number of short films: 909 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
this week on 100 Films
Just a brief one from 100 Films in a Year this week...
Merry Christmas from 100 Films in a Year
Big changes are coming soon...
Merry Christmas from 100 Films in a Year
this is — officially speaking — 100 Films in a Year’s last Christmas. I’ve been stuffing it with more Christmas films than I usually watch, but, ironically, not Last Christmas. Maybe tomorrow. (Maybe not, too.)Read more here.
Big changes are coming soon...
Saturday, 25 December 2021
TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
29x08 Christmas Special
Old Jack's Boat
2x00 The Christmas Quest
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
9x11 at Christmas
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Pointless Celebrities
14x17 Christmas Special 2021
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
29x08 Christmas Special
Old Jack's Boat
2x00 The Christmas Quest
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
9x11 at Christmas
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Pointless Celebrities
14x17 Christmas Special 2021
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friday, 24 December 2021
TV
Doctor Who
39x06 Flux, Chapter Six: The Vanquishers [season finale; 2nd watch]
Conversation around this died off so quickly, I can't believe it's only been a couple of weeks since it was on. Indeed, so instantly did I drop it from my memory that I'd also forgotten my other half was away and hadn't seen it yet. Hardly a glowing recommendation, eh? But then it doesn't deserve one... although, removed of any expectations, I minded it less on a second viewing.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Not Going Out
11x06 Panto [Christmas special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
39x06 Flux, Chapter Six: The Vanquishers [season finale; 2nd watch]
Conversation around this died off so quickly, I can't believe it's only been a couple of weeks since it was on. Indeed, so instantly did I drop it from my memory that I'd also forgotten my other half was away and hadn't seen it yet. Hardly a glowing recommendation, eh? But then it doesn't deserve one... although, removed of any expectations, I minded it less on a second viewing.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Not Going Out
11x06 Panto [Christmas special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 23 December 2021
TV
Blankety Blank
1x08 Episode 8
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x04 I Love Lucy
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Hawkeye
Part 5 Ronin
Part 6 So This Is Christmas? [finale]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
29x06 Episode 6
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x34 Week 7: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x08 Episode 8
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x04 I Love Lucy
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Hawkeye
Part 5 Ronin
Part 6 So This Is Christmas? [finale]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
29x06 Episode 6
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x34 Week 7: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 22 December 2021
Tuesday, 21 December 2021
Monday, 20 December 2021
Films
The Final Countdown (1980)
[#200 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
As 100 Films is... changing... this is my last-ever official #200. The title seemed apt.
Jingle All the Way (1996)
[#199 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#200 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
As 100 Films is... changing... this is my last-ever official #200. The title seemed apt.
Jingle All the Way (1996)
[#199 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Sunday, 19 December 2021
Saturday, 18 December 2021
Films
Dreamcatcher (2003)
[#198 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
[#197 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
[#198 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
[#197 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
This week's additions are mostly anime: that big sale order I've been talking about finally turned up, as did this week's single biggest addition (in every sense), the ultimate edition of Neon Genesis Evangelion. It's huge, heavy, and gorgeous. Should it replace my Platinum Edition DVDs, though? I ought to double-check the special features and sort that out, because there's no point keeping DVDs of something I have on Blu-ray unless the Blu-rays are missing content. The DVDs are in a rather nice tin, though...
Number of titles in collection: 2,745 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 1,058 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,687 [up 11]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 139 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,868 [up 27]
Number of films: 3,220 [up 8]
Number of additional cuts: 243 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,187 [up 68]
Number of short films: 909 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader... though probably not on my usual day, as that's Christmas Day and I imagine I'll be busy. But you never know.
This week's additions are mostly anime: that big sale order I've been talking about finally turned up, as did this week's single biggest addition (in every sense), the ultimate edition of Neon Genesis Evangelion. It's huge, heavy, and gorgeous. Should it replace my Platinum Edition DVDs, though? I ought to double-check the special features and sort that out, because there's no point keeping DVDs of something I have on Blu-ray unless the Blu-rays are missing content. The DVDs are in a rather nice tin, though...
Number of titles in collection: 2,745 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 1,058 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,687 [up 11]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 139 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,868 [up 27]
Number of films: 3,220 [up 8]
Number of additional cuts: 243 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,187 [up 68]
Number of short films: 909 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader... though probably not on my usual day, as that's Christmas Day and I imagine I'll be busy. But you never know.
Friday, 17 December 2021
TV
Moriarty the Patriot
1x19 The White Knight of London Act 1
1x20 The White Knight of London Act 2
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
1x19 The White Knight of London Act 1
1x20 The White Knight of London Act 2
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
Thursday, 16 December 2021
Wednesday, 15 December 2021
Tuesday, 14 December 2021
Monday, 13 December 2021
Fiction
Doctor Who: The Wintertime Paradox by Dave Rudden
Foreword
Introduction: The Wintertime Paradox
1. He's Behind You
Foreword
Introduction: The Wintertime Paradox
1. He's Behind You
Sunday, 12 December 2021
Fiction
Doctor Who: Twelve Angels Weeping by Dave Rudden
1. The Master: Anything You Can Do [the end]
Enjoyed that a lot. As with any anthology, some stories are better than others, but overall there were more hits than misses (and the misses aren't "misses" per se, they're just not direct-hits).
Now, as I mentioned back at the start, it's on to the next one...
1. The Master: Anything You Can Do [the end]
Enjoyed that a lot. As with any anthology, some stories are better than others, but overall there were more hits than misses (and the misses aren't "misses" per se, they're just not direct-hits).
Now, as I mentioned back at the start, it's on to the next one...
Saturday, 11 December 2021
Films
Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
[#192 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
There are three cuts of this film, and the Blu-ray I own contains two of them. So, to clarify, I watched the UK/international theatrical cut.
Elf (2003)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #33
[#192 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
There are three cuts of this film, and the Blu-ray I own contains two of them. So, to clarify, I watched the UK/international theatrical cut.
Elf (2003)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #33
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
So, last week I mentioned that I'd ordered a pile of stuff from All the Anime's sale. Frankly, I really thought it would turn up this week, but it hasn't. Even without it, this is a Big Week — with it, it would've been a record-shatterer. We'll see what happens when it does finally turn up.
Things that did arrive include StudioCanal's UK 4K release of Mulholland Drive. I now own three copies of the film, including a Special Edition DVD and Criterion Blu-ray, and I'll be keeping them all due to unique special features. But I guess I didn't know that when I bought the Criterion Blu-ray, because I'd removed the DVD from my list (but not actually got round to selling it, fortunately). So, this week it goes back in... despite never having left, really. Does this mean I'll soon get round to watching all those special features? Haha! That's another matter entirely...
Number of titles in collection: 2,735 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,059 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,676 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 138 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 6,841 [up 24]
Number of films: 3,212 [up 21]
Number of additional cuts: 243 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,119 [no change]
Number of short films: 907 [up 9]
See you next week, faithful reader.
So, last week I mentioned that I'd ordered a pile of stuff from All the Anime's sale. Frankly, I really thought it would turn up this week, but it hasn't. Even without it, this is a Big Week — with it, it would've been a record-shatterer. We'll see what happens when it does finally turn up.
Things that did arrive include StudioCanal's UK 4K release of Mulholland Drive. I now own three copies of the film, including a Special Edition DVD and Criterion Blu-ray, and I'll be keeping them all due to unique special features. But I guess I didn't know that when I bought the Criterion Blu-ray, because I'd removed the DVD from my list (but not actually got round to selling it, fortunately). So, this week it goes back in... despite never having left, really. Does this mean I'll soon get round to watching all those special features? Haha! That's another matter entirely...
Number of titles in collection: 2,735 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,059 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,676 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 138 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 6,841 [up 24]
Number of films: 3,212 [up 21]
Number of additional cuts: 243 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,119 [no change]
Number of short films: 907 [up 9]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 10 December 2021
Thursday, 9 December 2021
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
TV
Moriarty the Patriot
1x17 The Riot in New Scotland Yard
1x18 The Merchant of London
When I started this back in July, I thought I'd race through it — I really enjoyed that first episode, and the ones that followed held definite promise. But here I am five months later, still with a bunch of episodes to go. That's because the early sheen has long worn off, and I've found it a bit of a plod since. I still intend to finish it — these two episodes felt like a slight improvement, although still with nagging things I dislike — but hopefully it won't take me too much longer.
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
1x17 The Riot in New Scotland Yard
1x18 The Merchant of London
When I started this back in July, I thought I'd race through it — I really enjoyed that first episode, and the ones that followed held definite promise. But here I am five months later, still with a bunch of episodes to go. That's because the early sheen has long worn off, and I've found it a bit of a plod since. I still intend to finish it — these two episodes felt like a slight improvement, although still with nagging things I dislike — but hopefully it won't take me too much longer.
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
Tuesday, 7 December 2021
Fiction
Doctor Who: Twelve Angels Weeping by Dave Rudden
6. Silurians: The Red-Eyed League
Another really good one, this; so good it makes me want to read/listen to more stories of the Paternoster Gang. Of course, whether the other work that's been produced about the trio would match this is another matter...
6. Silurians: The Red-Eyed League
Another really good one, this; so good it makes me want to read/listen to more stories of the Paternoster Gang. Of course, whether the other work that's been produced about the trio would match this is another matter...
Monday, 6 December 2021
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