Disenchanted (2022)
Disappointing.
Saturday, 26 November 2022
Friday, 25 November 2022
TV
Blankety Blank
2x06 Episode 6
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x06 Udûn
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x16 Week 4: Monday
6x17 Week 4: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x10 Heart Beat
2x06 Episode 6
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x06 Udûn
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x16 Week 4: Monday
6x17 Week 4: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x10 Heart Beat
Thursday, 24 November 2022
TV
Blankety Blank
2x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x05 Partings
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x14 Week 3: Thursday
6x15 Week 3: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x09 Breakdown
2x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x05 Partings
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x14 Week 3: Thursday
6x15 Week 3: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x09 Breakdown
Wednesday, 23 November 2022
TV
How I Met Your Father
1x06 Stacey
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x04 The Great Wave
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x13 Week 3: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x08 Hit and Run
1x06 Stacey
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x04 The Great Wave
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x13 Week 3: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x08 Hit and Run
Tuesday, 22 November 2022
TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x03 Adar
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x08 Episode 8
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x12 Week 3: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x03 Adar
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x08 Episode 8
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x12 Week 3: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 21 November 2022
TV
Blankety Blank
2x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x01 A Shadow of the Past
1x02 Adrift
Off to a promising start, I thought. And it certainly looks the part — the budget may be phenomenally huge, but it looks like it's all on screen.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x07 Episode 7
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x11 Week 3: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x07 Fire Fight
2x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1x01 A Shadow of the Past
1x02 Adrift
Off to a promising start, I thought. And it certainly looks the part — the budget may be phenomenally huge, but it looks like it's all on screen.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x07 Episode 7
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x11 Week 3: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x07 Fire Fight
Sunday, 20 November 2022
TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x06 Episode 6
The Rookie
4x06 Poetic Justice
Tim Minchin: So F**king Rock
[2nd watch]
I reckon Not Perfect might still be Minchin’s best song.
30x06 Episode 6
The Rookie
4x06 Poetic Justice
Tim Minchin: So F**king Rock
[2nd watch]
I reckon Not Perfect might still be Minchin’s best song.
Saturday, 19 November 2022
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x09 Week 2: Thursday
6x10 Week 2: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
6x09 Week 2: Thursday
6x10 Week 2: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
After zero new titles last week, there's something to report this time — although, as I also mentioned last week, exactly how much has been subject to manufacturers and retailers hitting release dates and/or shipping stock early. And so, out of a list of 15 titles that might've turned up in time for this update, I actually received... six. Hopefully the rest will be here in time for next week.
This was also supposed to be the monthly running time up date, but I just haven't had time to work that out, so that's bumped to next time too.
Number of titles in collection: 2,961 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,040 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,921 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 210 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,319 [up 9]
Number of films: 3,557 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,017 [up 4]
See you next week, faithful reader.
After zero new titles last week, there's something to report this time — although, as I also mentioned last week, exactly how much has been subject to manufacturers and retailers hitting release dates and/or shipping stock early. And so, out of a list of 15 titles that might've turned up in time for this update, I actually received... six. Hopefully the rest will be here in time for next week.
This was also supposed to be the monthly running time up date, but I just haven't had time to work that out, so that's bumped to next time too.
Number of titles in collection: 2,961 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,040 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,921 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 210 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,319 [up 9]
Number of films: 3,557 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,017 [up 4]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Thursday, 17 November 2022
Wednesday, 16 November 2022
TV
Doctor Who
Shada Episode Six [finale]
Picked up considerably as it went on. Maybe not quite the “lost classic” its reputation would have had us believe, but that seems to be an inevitable consequence for half of Who that goes unfinished or missing. On the bright side, it means we now have multiple competing versions of it to mess around with canon (always fun). It’s just a shame this version wasn’t fully animated, because then it would be that bit more official as another ‘visual’ McGann adventure to go alongside the TVM and Night of the Doctor. Oh well.
Have I Got News for You
64x07 (4/11/2022 edition; extended repeat) [season finale]
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Mock the Week
21x01 (23/9/2022 edition)
21x02 (30/9/2022 edition)
21x07 The History of... Part 2 [series finale]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shada Episode Six [finale]
Picked up considerably as it went on. Maybe not quite the “lost classic” its reputation would have had us believe, but that seems to be an inevitable consequence for half of Who that goes unfinished or missing. On the bright side, it means we now have multiple competing versions of it to mess around with canon (always fun). It’s just a shame this version wasn’t fully animated, because then it would be that bit more official as another ‘visual’ McGann adventure to go alongside the TVM and Night of the Doctor. Oh well.
Have I Got News for You
64x07 (4/11/2022 edition; extended repeat) [season finale]
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Mock the Week
21x01 (23/9/2022 edition)
21x02 (30/9/2022 edition)
21x07 The History of... Part 2 [series finale]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 15 November 2022
Films
The Killing (1956)
[#77 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Obviously this isn't how I run my challenge anymore, but still worth noting that this is the 100th new (to me) film I've seen in 2022.
[#77 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Obviously this isn't how I run my challenge anymore, but still worth noting that this is the 100th new (to me) film I've seen in 2022.
Monday, 14 November 2022
Films
Killer's Kiss (1955)
[#76 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
+ the extras on Criterion's Blu-ray: an original trailer, and a nine-minute analysis by Geoffrey O’Brien
[#76 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
+ the extras on Criterion's Blu-ray: an original trailer, and a nine-minute analysis by Geoffrey O’Brien
Articles
‘We’ve forgotten how to be innocent’: Tim Minchin on comedy, music and the joy of Matilda
by Eva Wiseman (from The Guardian)
Thought this was a typically insightful interview with Minchin. Not much about Matilda in it, though I am looking forward to that very much.
by Eva Wiseman (from The Guardian)
Thought this was a typically insightful interview with Minchin. Not much about Matilda in it, though I am looking forward to that very much.
Sunday, 13 November 2022
this week on 100Films.co.uk
No new reviews on 100Films.co.uk this week, but I did finally start a series of posts I'd promised back in January. This first one takes a look at Sight & Sound's 2012 poll to find the 100 Greatest Films of All Time...
More next Sunday.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 12 November 2022
TV
Doctor Who
Shada Episode Four
For a story written in 1979 and designed to go out to general audiences on BBC One, all the stuff about Time Lord tech and history does feel remarkably fanwanky. It seems much more at home as a BBCi webcast from 2003.
Shada Episode Four
For a story written in 1979 and designed to go out to general audiences on BBC One, all the stuff about Time Lord tech and history does feel remarkably fanwanky. It seems much more at home as a BBCi webcast from 2003.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
In what regular readers will know is a rarity, there's nothing at all to report this week! Well, except that I noticed something in my collection actually had three short films where previously I'd counted none, so that stat goes up all by itself.
Number of titles in collection: 2,956 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,041 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,915 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 209 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,310 [no change]
Number of films: 3,550 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,013 [up 3]
See you next week, faithful reader, when there should definitely be some new additions — although just how many is at the whims of distributors getting titles out on time...
In what regular readers will know is a rarity, there's nothing at all to report this week! Well, except that I noticed something in my collection actually had three short films where previously I'd counted none, so that stat goes up all by itself.
Number of titles in collection: 2,956 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,041 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,915 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 209 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,310 [no change]
Number of films: 3,550 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,013 [up 3]
See you next week, faithful reader, when there should definitely be some new additions — although just how many is at the whims of distributors getting titles out on time...
Friday, 11 November 2022
Thursday, 10 November 2022
Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Films
Absence (2015)
Short film from the guys behind lockdown hit Host. I actually watched it twice, because it's so short (under 3 minutes), having read the director's notes in between, and I found it more interesting the second time with those in mind. Also, if you're going to watch it, do so on Vimeo rather than YouTube — the film has a very specific visual texture that the latter's heavyhanded compression absolutely wrecks.
Come and See (1985)
[#72 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Blindspot 2022 #9
+ the special feature on Criterion's Blu-ray where cinematographer Roger Deakins talks about the film's quality for ten minutes
Short film from the guys behind lockdown hit Host. I actually watched it twice, because it's so short (under 3 minutes), having read the director's notes in between, and I found it more interesting the second time with those in mind. Also, if you're going to watch it, do so on Vimeo rather than YouTube — the film has a very specific visual texture that the latter's heavyhanded compression absolutely wrecks.
Come and See (1985)
[#72 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Blindspot 2022 #9
+ the special feature on Criterion's Blu-ray where cinematographer Roger Deakins talks about the film's quality for ten minutes
Magazines
Doctor Who Magazine #584
I rarely bother to mention it (the last time was in 2016), but I buy DWM every month, and usually read at least some of it. This is a special issue, though, because it's packed with info about the forthcoming era — "forthcoming" as in "doesn't start for a whole year", and yet already we're learning about it. That's a level of marketing I can get behind.
Also of particular note: the comic strip this issue picks up directly where The Power of the Doctor left off, beginning a 13-part tale (which will unfurl monthly until the first 60th anniversary special airs, this time (ish) next year) that's the official first adventure for the 14th Doctor. The comic strip's never been allowed to do something so vital before. Exciting times.
I rarely bother to mention it (the last time was in 2016), but I buy DWM every month, and usually read at least some of it. This is a special issue, though, because it's packed with info about the forthcoming era — "forthcoming" as in "doesn't start for a whole year", and yet already we're learning about it. That's a level of marketing I can get behind.
Also of particular note: the comic strip this issue picks up directly where The Power of the Doctor left off, beginning a 13-part tale (which will unfurl monthly until the first 60th anniversary special airs, this time (ish) next year) that's the official first adventure for the 14th Doctor. The comic strip's never been allowed to do something so vital before. Exciting times.
Tuesday, 8 November 2022
Monday, 7 November 2022
TV
Doctor Who
Shada Episode One
Being the 2003 BBCi webcast version starring Paul McGann, also known (retrospectively) as Return to Shada. Yes, it's taken me almost 20 years to get round to this. (20 years! Where does time go?)
It's always nice to hear McGann as the Doctor, but this first episode is a bit slow going, fuelled by too little plot and too few instances of Douglas Adams' brilliant wit (although there are, thankfully, a couple of examples). I hope things pick up in future episodes…
Shada Episode One
Being the 2003 BBCi webcast version starring Paul McGann, also known (retrospectively) as Return to Shada. Yes, it's taken me almost 20 years to get round to this. (20 years! Where does time go?)
It's always nice to hear McGann as the Doctor, but this first episode is a bit slow going, fuelled by too little plot and too few instances of Douglas Adams' brilliant wit (although there are, thankfully, a couple of examples). I hope things pick up in future episodes…
Sunday, 6 November 2022
TV
Inside Man
Part 4 (of 4)
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Louis Theroux Interviews
1x02 Dame Judi Dench
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Part 4 (of 4)
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Louis Theroux Interviews
1x02 Dame Judi Dench
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
this week on 100Films.co.uk
It was a week of roundups on 100Films.co.uk this week, with the usual "new month" stuff plus a compilation of last week's Scream reviews.
We'll come to that in a minute, because first it's the overall review of October...
And that was accompanied by the usual overview of films I failed to watch last month...
Finally, as I mentioned at the start, that roundup of my Scream coverage...
More next Sunday.
We'll come to that in a minute, because first it's the overall review of October...
And that was accompanied by the usual overview of films I failed to watch last month...
Finally, as I mentioned at the start, that roundup of my Scream coverage...
More next Sunday.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Four new additions this week, although it really doesn't look like it. Yes, I've been upgrading again. This time it's Highlander, from Blu-ray to 4K. I also bought Arrow's red Giallo Essentials box set, from which I already owned one of the films, so the box set replaces that. Then Indicator's Universal Noir #1 set turned up several weeks earlier than expected, and that single-handedly accounts for most of the increases below.
Number of titles in collection: 2,956 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,041 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,915 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 209 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,310 [up 10]
Number of films: 3,550 [up 9]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,010 [up 3]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Four new additions this week, although it really doesn't look like it. Yes, I've been upgrading again. This time it's Highlander, from Blu-ray to 4K. I also bought Arrow's red Giallo Essentials box set, from which I already owned one of the films, so the box set replaces that. Then Indicator's Universal Noir #1 set turned up several weeks earlier than expected, and that single-handedly accounts for most of the increases below.
Number of titles in collection: 2,956 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,041 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,915 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 209 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,310 [up 10]
Number of films: 3,550 [up 9]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,010 [up 3]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Saturday, 5 November 2022
TV
Blankety Blank
2x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
How I Met Your Father
1x05 The Good Mom
Inside Man
Part 2 (of 4)
Part 3 (of 4)
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x05 Episode 5
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x08 Week 2: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x05 A.C.H.
2x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
How I Met Your Father
1x05 The Good Mom
Inside Man
Part 2 (of 4)
Part 3 (of 4)
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x05 Episode 5
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x08 Week 2: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x05 A.C.H.
Friday, 4 November 2022
TV
Blankety Blank
2x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Inside Man
Part 1 (of 4)
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x04 Episode 4
2x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Inside Man
Part 1 (of 4)
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x04 Episode 4
Thursday, 3 November 2022
TV
Doctor Who
39x09 The Power of the Doctor [2nd watch]
Posted some rewatch thoughts on Letterboxd.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x03 Episode 3
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x07 Week 2: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
39x09 The Power of the Doctor [2nd watch]
Posted some rewatch thoughts on Letterboxd.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x03 Episode 3
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x07 Week 2: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 2 November 2022
TV
Blankety Blank
2x01 Episode 1
Is this only series 2? It feels like it's been back longer than that...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x06 Week 2: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
2x01 Episode 1
Is this only series 2? It feels like it's been back longer than that...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x06 Week 2: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 1 November 2022
TV
Have I Got News for You
64x06 (28/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
64x06 (28/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 30 October 2022
this week on 100Films.co.uk
It's Halloween tomorrow, and to mark the occasion, 100Films.co.uk has covered the entire Scream movie series (so far)...
Scream (1996)
Scream 2 (1997)
Scream 3 (2000)
Scre4m (2011)
Scream (2022)
More next Sunday.
Scream (1996)
simultaneously a spoof of the slasher genre and a genuine entry in it — potentially a tricky tightrope to walk (several major directors were rejected because they thought the film was just a comedy), but Wes Craven nails the tone so perfectly that he makes it look easy. So what might have been a last-hurrah commentary on what had already been instead turned out to be the beginning of a new wave; one which has helped fuel the genre for over 25 years since.Read more here.
Scream 2 (1997)
Where the first was a forensic deconstruction of the slasher genre, the second is more of a vague gesture in the general direction of sequel tropes — less focused, less insightful, less funny. But, crucially, it’s still quite entertaining.Read more here.
Scream 3 (2000)
The Scream movies were always noteworthy for the metatextual way in which they addressed and engaged with the tropes and clichés of slasher movies, but actually setting this one in Hollywood on the set of a slasher movie based on the events of the previous movies is perhaps taking the whole self-awareness thing one step too far.Read more here.
Scre4m (2011)
the eleven years since the last movie gave the filmmakers enough fresh material to chew on to make the film a more-than-worthwhile addition to the franchise. For my money, the fresh perspectives make it easily the series’ best film since the first.Read more here.
Scream (2022)
it gets to both have its cake and eat it by pointing out the laughable clichés and ridiculous tropes of other horror films, then doing them anyway. Some people dislike this approach — “pointing out that what you’re doing is a cliché doesn’t stop it from being a cliché” — but, personally, I think it’s part of the charm of these films. They don’t do the thing and then have someone go “that was so cliché!”, they tell you “wouldn’t it be clichéd if this happened?” and then it does. Too subtle a difference for some, I guess, but it works for me.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 29 October 2022
TV
Have I Got News for You
64x05 (21/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Mock the Week
20x12 Compilation
20x13 End of Year Special [season finale]
21x06 The History of... Part 1
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
64x05 (21/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Mock the Week
20x12 Compilation
20x13 End of Year Special [season finale]
21x06 The History of... Part 1
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
The Mission (1986)
[#68 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2022 #8
Scream (2022)
[#69 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
+ the audio commentary. I only put it on to find out who the participants were (because the menu didn't say), then I wound up leaving it on for a bit, until eventually I decided I may as well just stick with it until the end.
[#68 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2022 #8
Scream (2022)
[#69 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
+ the audio commentary. I only put it on to find out who the participants were (because the menu didn't say), then I wound up leaving it on for a bit, until eventually I decided I may as well just stick with it until the end.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
As it's almost Halloween, spooky new additions this week include Ghostwatch, the BBC's (in)famous 1992 horror special. This is the third time I've bought it, even though I've never seen it, which is ridiculous, I know. The new edition is a Blu-ray — perhaps a bit pointless, seeing as it was made for TV back in the SD era, but it has new special features and whatnot, so I replaced my two previous DVD copies.
Four other new titles this week (one of which includes four different cuts of the same film) results in... this...
Number of titles in collection: 2,954 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,041 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,913 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 208 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,300 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,541 [up 5]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [down 2]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
As it's almost Halloween, spooky new additions this week include Ghostwatch, the BBC's (in)famous 1992 horror special. This is the third time I've bought it, even though I've never seen it, which is ridiculous, I know. The new edition is a Blu-ray — perhaps a bit pointless, seeing as it was made for TV back in the SD era, but it has new special features and whatnot, so I replaced my two previous DVD copies.
Four other new titles this week (one of which includes four different cuts of the same film) results in... this...
Number of titles in collection: 2,954 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,041 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,913 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 208 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,300 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,541 [up 5]
Number of additional cuts: 290 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,432 [down 2]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Thursday, 27 October 2022
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Sunday, 23 October 2022
TV
Doctor Who
39x09 The Power of the Doctor [BBC Centenary special]
Posted about this on Twitter and condensed most of those thoughts on Letterboxd, so go there if you want my opinion (but note, it's very spoilery).
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
39x09 The Power of the Doctor [BBC Centenary special]
Posted about this on Twitter and condensed most of those thoughts on Letterboxd, so go there if you want my opinion (but note, it's very spoilery).
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
this week on 100Films.co.uk
4 new reviews were published to 100Films.co.uk this week...
2022 | Weeks 27–28
More next Sunday.
2022 | Weeks 27–28
Featuring...Read more here.
- Johnny Gunman (1957)
- A Better Tomorrow (1986)
- Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015)
- The Lost Daughter (2021)
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 22 October 2022
TV
Have I Got News for You
64x02 (30/9/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Mock the Week
21x05 (21/10/2022 edition)
The last-ever episode! But it's not a "series finale" because there's some kind of two-part "look back" to come.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
64x02 (30/9/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episode (again) on iPlayer.]
Mock the Week
21x05 (21/10/2022 edition)
The last-ever episode! But it's not a "series finale" because there's some kind of two-part "look back" to come.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A bunch of brand-new titles that were meant to arrive this week got delayed until next week, or even next month... but never fear, because a load of other stuff turned up! Mostly that can be broken down into two groups: another big order from the US (consisting of five 4K titles (two of them upgrades) and three regular Blus), and a handful of titles from Arrow's Shocktober sale (which would've included two box sets, but one of those didn't turn up as quickly as expected either).
All-in-all, that makes for 11 new titles, with 15 films between them, across 22 discs. Which actually totals up as follows...
Number of titles in collection: 2,951 [up 9]
Of which DVDs: 1,043 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,908 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 208 [up 5]
Number of discs in collection: 7,296 [up 20]
Number of films: 3,536 [up 13]
Number of additional cuts: 287 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,434 [up 12]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
And if all that wasn't enough, this week it's time for a slightly-delayed (i.e. it should've been here last week) running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
520 days, 23 hours, and 21 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 18 hours, and 26 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
A bunch of brand-new titles that were meant to arrive this week got delayed until next week, or even next month... but never fear, because a load of other stuff turned up! Mostly that can be broken down into two groups: another big order from the US (consisting of five 4K titles (two of them upgrades) and three regular Blus), and a handful of titles from Arrow's Shocktober sale (which would've included two box sets, but one of those didn't turn up as quickly as expected either).
All-in-all, that makes for 11 new titles, with 15 films between them, across 22 discs. Which actually totals up as follows...
Number of titles in collection: 2,951 [up 9]
Of which DVDs: 1,043 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,908 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 208 [up 5]
Number of discs in collection: 7,296 [up 20]
Number of films: 3,536 [up 13]
Number of additional cuts: 287 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,434 [up 12]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
And if all that wasn't enough, this week it's time for a slightly-delayed (i.e. it should've been here last week) running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
520 days, 23 hours, and 21 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 18 hours, and 26 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 21 October 2022
TV
Friday Night Live
Really enjoyed that. Wouldn't mind C4 bringing it back properly.
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Newscast
(21/10/2022 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ros Atkins on the Week
1x01 Resignation of Liz Truss
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Really enjoyed that. Wouldn't mind C4 bringing it back properly.
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Newscast
(21/10/2022 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ros Atkins on the Week
1x01 Resignation of Liz Truss
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 19 October 2022
TV
Have I Got News for You
64x03 (7/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
64x04 (14/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
64x03 (7/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
64x04 (14/10/2022 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 17 October 2022
Sunday, 16 October 2022
Saturday, 15 October 2022
Films
The Two Faces of January (2014)
[2nd watch]
[#62 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
I originally counted my rewatch of Encanto as #62, but that arguably throws up some conflicts with my rules (I've already counted Encanto once, when I watched it the first time). So, as this is another October rewatch that can qualify, it seems sensible just to count this instead.
Walk the Line (2005)
[2nd watch]
[#63 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Not seen this since it was in the cinema, even though I've owned the DVD probably since it came out. It qualifies as this month's DVD watch, too... even though I didn't actually watch my copy (I was away from home and watched someone else's)... and it's in HD on Disney+, so even if I had been home, I probably wouldn't have watched my DVD. Kinda defeats the purpose of the DVD category (to watch more of my DVDs), but the rules don't actually specify it has to be my copy that gets watched (though it is kinda heavily implied), so...
[2nd watch]
[#62 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
I originally counted my rewatch of Encanto as #62, but that arguably throws up some conflicts with my rules (I've already counted Encanto once, when I watched it the first time). So, as this is another October rewatch that can qualify, it seems sensible just to count this instead.
Walk the Line (2005)
[2nd watch]
[#63 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Not seen this since it was in the cinema, even though I've owned the DVD probably since it came out. It qualifies as this month's DVD watch, too... even though I didn't actually watch my copy (I was away from home and watched someone else's)... and it's in HD on Disney+, so even if I had been home, I probably wouldn't have watched my DVD. Kinda defeats the purpose of the DVD category (to watch more of my DVDs), but the rules don't actually specify it has to be my copy that gets watched (though it is kinda heavily implied), so...
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Another big haul this week, primarily made up of an order from Indicator's sale. I picked up seven titles therein, although I also snagged an empty Hammer Volume Two box — I already owned two of the titles that go in it, and two of the seven I ordered were the other two. So, of course, that does slightly funny things to this week's totals (I never really know if those "funny things" show up in the end results, but I certainly have to think about them when computing the numbers).
Also this week: the reward from a Kickstarter I backed a year-and-a-half ago; two Masters of Cinema titles, one new (officially out Monday), one on offer (which has ended); and an Arrow release I picked up secondhand (to make sure I got the booklet) because 88 Films are releasing its sort-of-follow-up later this month, so I thought I ought to have both.
Number of titles in collection: 2,942 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 1,043 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,899 [up 8]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 203 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,276 [up 13]
Number of films: 3,523 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 286 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
This week should also have been the monthly running time update, but with so much going on I just haven't had time to work it out. Next week instead, then, faithful reader.
Another big haul this week, primarily made up of an order from Indicator's sale. I picked up seven titles therein, although I also snagged an empty Hammer Volume Two box — I already owned two of the titles that go in it, and two of the seven I ordered were the other two. So, of course, that does slightly funny things to this week's totals (I never really know if those "funny things" show up in the end results, but I certainly have to think about them when computing the numbers).
Also this week: the reward from a Kickstarter I backed a year-and-a-half ago; two Masters of Cinema titles, one new (officially out Monday), one on offer (which has ended); and an Arrow release I picked up secondhand (to make sure I got the booklet) because 88 Films are releasing its sort-of-follow-up later this month, so I thought I ought to have both.
Number of titles in collection: 2,942 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 1,043 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,899 [up 8]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 203 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,276 [up 13]
Number of films: 3,523 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 286 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
This week should also have been the monthly running time update, but with so much going on I just haven't had time to work it out. Next week instead, then, faithful reader.
Thursday, 13 October 2022
Monday, 10 October 2022
Comics
Wasted Space #1 by Michael Moreci & Hayden Sherman
It's been over eight years since I last read a single issue of a comic, back in the days when I collected them. I stopped buying because they weren't getting read — I know roughly how many I had still unread at the end, but I'm not going to say because it's insane.
Anyway, I read this one because they're Kickstarting a complete collection of the series, which piqued my interest ("Philip K. Dick in a blender with Preacher"? C'mon!), and they're offering the first issue for free online as a taster. But if you're interested, get a wriggle on: at time of posting, the Kickstarter only had 32 hours left.
It's been over eight years since I last read a single issue of a comic, back in the days when I collected them. I stopped buying because they weren't getting read — I know roughly how many I had still unread at the end, but I'm not going to say because it's insane.
Anyway, I read this one because they're Kickstarting a complete collection of the series, which piqued my interest ("Philip K. Dick in a blender with Preacher"? C'mon!), and they're offering the first issue for free online as a taster. But if you're interested, get a wriggle on: at time of posting, the Kickstarter only had 32 hours left.
Sunday, 9 October 2022
TV
Scouting for Toys
1x08 Mr Timpo
[Watch the series (again) on UKTV Play.]
Strictly Come Dancing
20x05 Week 3 (aka Movies Week)
20x06 Week 3 Results
Just dropping in for Movies Week, as I often do.
[Watch these episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x08 Mr Timpo
[Watch the series (again) on UKTV Play.]
Strictly Come Dancing
20x05 Week 3 (aka Movies Week)
20x06 Week 3 Results
Just dropping in for Movies Week, as I often do.
[Watch these episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Saturday, 8 October 2022
Films
Encanto (2021)
[2nd watch]
[#62 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
I think this is going to count as #62. What gives me pause is that it was also #28, but that was a different viewing. My rules say a film can't count multiple times, but what I really mean is I can't count it multiple times from a single viewing — a rewatch (counted in the Rewatch category) is different, right? That's my current thinking, anyway.
The Infernal Cauldron (1903)
The One-Man Band (1900)
Watched a couple of Georges Méliès shorts on YouTube. I only did it to tick them off a list on Letterboxd, really (and, in the case of the second, to check if I'd seen it before. I don't think I had; not in full, anyway), but they're incredible pieces of work — still entertaining, 120 years after they were created.
[2nd watch]
[#62 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
I think this is going to count as #62. What gives me pause is that it was also #28, but that was a different viewing. My rules say a film can't count multiple times, but what I really mean is I can't count it multiple times from a single viewing — a rewatch (counted in the Rewatch category) is different, right? That's my current thinking, anyway.
The Infernal Cauldron (1903)
The One-Man Band (1900)
Watched a couple of Georges Méliès shorts on YouTube. I only did it to tick them off a list on Letterboxd, really (and, in the case of the second, to check if I'd seen it before. I don't think I had; not in full, anyway), but they're incredible pieces of work — still entertaining, 120 years after they were created.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Just two packages of Blu-rays turned up this week, but ooh, there's all sorts going on across them. For one thing, one contained four titles and the other five — so that's two weeks' worth at the average rate I mentioned last time. However, three of the latter were Blu-ray upgrades of titles I owned on DVD, and one of the former was a BD-to-BD upgrade, so the net total is only five additions.
Various other stats went up and down as titles were subtracted and added, though the end result of it all looks calm: five new titles, with five films, on five discs.
Number of titles in collection: 2,934 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,043 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,891 [up 8]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 203 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,263 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,512 [up 5]
Number of additional cuts: 284 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Just two packages of Blu-rays turned up this week, but ooh, there's all sorts going on across them. For one thing, one contained four titles and the other five — so that's two weeks' worth at the average rate I mentioned last time. However, three of the latter were Blu-ray upgrades of titles I owned on DVD, and one of the former was a BD-to-BD upgrade, so the net total is only five additions.
Various other stats went up and down as titles were subtracted and added, though the end result of it all looks calm: five new titles, with five films, on five discs.
Number of titles in collection: 2,934 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,043 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,891 [up 8]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 203 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,263 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,512 [up 5]
Number of additional cuts: 284 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 7 October 2022
Thursday, 6 October 2022
Monday, 3 October 2022
Sunday, 2 October 2022
this week on 100Films.co.uk
No new reviews to share from 100Films.co.uk this week, but as a new month began there was the usual monthly review...
Plus the roundup of films I failed to watch...
More next Sunday.
Plus the roundup of films I failed to watch...
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 1 October 2022
TV
How I Met Your Father
1x04 Dirrty Thirty
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x02 Episode 2
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x02 Week 1: Tuesday
6x03 Week 1: Wednesday
6x04 Week 1: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
7x02 Episode 2
7x03 Episode 3
7x04 Episode 4
[Watch series 7 (again) on iPlayer.]
1x04 Dirrty Thirty
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x02 Episode 2
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x02 Week 1: Tuesday
6x03 Week 1: Wednesday
6x04 Week 1: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
7x02 Episode 2
7x03 Episode 3
7x04 Episode 4
[Watch series 7 (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Considering my collection grew by 240 titles last year, I guess five titles in one week is more-or-less average (the actual average is 4.6, so it does round up to five, but only just).
Two of them were new releases this week, because there's always stuff I want coming out nowadays; and to underline that point, another one is a new release from next week; while the other two were... well, not new. Although, one of them only came out a couple of weeks ago; but, in my mind, if I don't preorder it or get it in release week, it's no longer a "new release". (And the fourth title came out three years and one month ago, so that's not new by anyone's standards.)
Number of titles in collection: 2,929 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,046 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,883 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 203 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,258 [up 8]
Number of films: 3,507 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 284 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Considering my collection grew by 240 titles last year, I guess five titles in one week is more-or-less average (the actual average is 4.6, so it does round up to five, but only just).
Two of them were new releases this week, because there's always stuff I want coming out nowadays; and to underline that point, another one is a new release from next week; while the other two were... well, not new. Although, one of them only came out a couple of weeks ago; but, in my mind, if I don't preorder it or get it in release week, it's no longer a "new release". (And the fourth title came out three years and one month ago, so that's not new by anyone's standards.)
Number of titles in collection: 2,929 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,046 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,883 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 203 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,258 [up 8]
Number of films: 3,507 [up 7]
Number of additional cuts: 284 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 30 September 2022
TV
How I Met Your Father
1x03 The Fixer
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x25 Episode 25
6x01 Week 1: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x04 Red Hot
Shetland
7x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
1x03 The Fixer
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x25 Episode 25
6x01 Week 1: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x04 Red Hot
Shetland
7x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 29 September 2022
TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
30x01 Episode 1
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x24 Episode 24
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
30x01 Episode 1
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x24 Episode 24
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 25 September 2022
Saturday, 24 September 2022
Games
Return to Monkey Island
And that's the end! A good ending too, I thought. I can immediately see it'll be controversial with some people, but I don't think we should really have expected anything too different (not that I'm saying we should've guessed this, exactly, but it seems in-keeping). Plus, when put alongside The Matrix Resurrections, I feel like there are finally some legacy sequels giving me the kind of things I've long wanted a legacy sequel to attempt. Love that.
Wish I knew exactly how long the game had taken me. It's my own fault for going back and replaying segments before I'd finished it through once! I got to the end in just under 15 hours, per Steam, but that includes replaying the very end three times, not to mention all the earlier replaying.
And after that, I played for another two hours to hit the final few achievements I missed. A big chunk of that was hunting around for the last few trivia cards; another was that I had to replay a whole swathe of the game because I didn't have any appropriately-placed savegames to quickly pull off something. One of the downsides to the game only allowing 8 save points (plus that, for this particular accomplishment, you need to do something in Part 2 or 3 that doesn't pay off until Part 5, meaning I had to replay the end of Part 3 and all of Part 4; but I initially realised that a little way into Part 4, so if I'd had more savegames I could've just repeated a little bit then instead of a whole part later. Hey ho).
So, I've got 38 out of the 39 achievements. The only one I'm missing is a speed run (completed in under 2 hours). I've never seen the point in speed running point-and-click adventures — story and humour are the goal of the genre, not racing through the puzzles as fast as possible. But as it's the only one I'm missing... and you can do it on Casual Mode, which I haven't played... Maybe...
And that's the end! A good ending too, I thought. I can immediately see it'll be controversial with some people, but I don't think we should really have expected anything too different (not that I'm saying we should've guessed this, exactly, but it seems in-keeping). Plus, when put alongside The Matrix Resurrections, I feel like there are finally some legacy sequels giving me the kind of things I've long wanted a legacy sequel to attempt. Love that.
Wish I knew exactly how long the game had taken me. It's my own fault for going back and replaying segments before I'd finished it through once! I got to the end in just under 15 hours, per Steam, but that includes replaying the very end three times, not to mention all the earlier replaying.
And after that, I played for another two hours to hit the final few achievements I missed. A big chunk of that was hunting around for the last few trivia cards; another was that I had to replay a whole swathe of the game because I didn't have any appropriately-placed savegames to quickly pull off something. One of the downsides to the game only allowing 8 save points (plus that, for this particular accomplishment, you need to do something in Part 2 or 3 that doesn't pay off until Part 5, meaning I had to replay the end of Part 3 and all of Part 4; but I initially realised that a little way into Part 4, so if I'd had more savegames I could've just repeated a little bit then instead of a whole part later. Hey ho).
So, I've got 38 out of the 39 achievements. The only one I'm missing is a speed run (completed in under 2 hours). I've never seen the point in speed running point-and-click adventures — story and humour are the goal of the genre, not racing through the puzzles as fast as possible. But as it's the only one I'm missing... and you can do it on Casual Mode, which I haven't played... Maybe...
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
It is a quieter one this week, with only two new additions — both new releases, though not sharing a date: one is from this week; the other has arrived early from the week after next. Fun times.
Number of titles in collection: 2,924 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,046 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,878 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 201 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,250 [up 2]
Number of films: 3,500 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 281 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
It is a quieter one this week, with only two new additions — both new releases, though not sharing a date: one is from this week; the other has arrived early from the week after next. Fun times.
Number of titles in collection: 2,924 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,046 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,878 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 201 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,250 [up 2]
Number of films: 3,500 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 281 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 23 September 2022
Games
Return to Monkey Island
Apparently I somehow managed to play 4 hours today. It didn't feel like it! I'm sure that's testament to the quality of the game. Also that I did it across three or four bursts, rather than one or two big chunks (like on Tuesday).
Also also, this isn't the amount of time I've spent playing through the story: as a record of that the time is 'off' because I've repeated a few bits in order to hit some achievements. So, it's certainly an accurate count of how long I've spent playing the game, but not of how long it will have taken me to get through the main narrative.
For today, I leave it at the start of Part V — the final part! I guess it'll all be over tomorrow. Exciting, but also sad.
Apparently I somehow managed to play 4 hours today. It didn't feel like it! I'm sure that's testament to the quality of the game. Also that I did it across three or four bursts, rather than one or two big chunks (like on Tuesday).
Also also, this isn't the amount of time I've spent playing through the story: as a record of that the time is 'off' because I've repeated a few bits in order to hit some achievements. So, it's certainly an accurate count of how long I've spent playing the game, but not of how long it will have taken me to get through the main narrative.
For today, I leave it at the start of Part V — the final part! I guess it'll all be over tomorrow. Exciting, but also sad.
Thursday, 22 September 2022
Games
Return to Monkey Island
Another hour-and-a-half today brings me to almost 10 hours of playtime. Truly, it's flown by — based on my other recent gaming experiences, this doesn't feel like I've been playing for that long (even compared to solid-gold classics like the original couple of Monkey Islands). It really is superb.
Not sure how much is left, though. Feels like there must be a fair bit to go, but also like I'm getting towards the end (I'm in Part IV and I'm pretty sure Part V is the climax). I'll be sad when it's over...
Another hour-and-a-half today brings me to almost 10 hours of playtime. Truly, it's flown by — based on my other recent gaming experiences, this doesn't feel like I've been playing for that long (even compared to solid-gold classics like the original couple of Monkey Islands). It really is superb.
Not sure how much is left, though. Feels like there must be a fair bit to go, but also like I'm getting towards the end (I'm in Part IV and I'm pretty sure Part V is the climax). I'll be sad when it's over...
Video
Radiance: An Interview with Fran Simeoni
by Man v Film on YouTube
This is a fantastic interview with the founder of Radiance, the new boutique Blu-ray label, about their opening slate of ten films. Of those titles, there were quite a few (okay, most) that I'd never even heard of, so this is a superb introduction — now I want almost all of 'em (my poor wallet!)
Plus, some discussion about the label's birth and plans for its future. All really interesting stuff.
by Man v Film on YouTube
This is a fantastic interview with the founder of Radiance, the new boutique Blu-ray label, about their opening slate of ten films. Of those titles, there were quite a few (okay, most) that I'd never even heard of, so this is a superb introduction — now I want almost all of 'em (my poor wallet!)
Plus, some discussion about the label's birth and plans for its future. All really interesting stuff.
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Games
Return to Monkey Island
Almost another 3 hours of playtime today. I was going to try to limit myself to something like 1 hour a day, so as not to rush through it too fast, but I find it hard to resist... So good.
Almost another 3 hours of playtime today. I was going to try to limit myself to something like 1 hour a day, so as not to rush through it too fast, but I find it hard to resist... So good.
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Films
Broken Blossoms (1919)
[#59 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
And that finally completes the Decades portion of my New 100 Films Challenge. It started off as the easiest category to do (almost any film I watched counted — I completed 58% of it in January alone), but as it went on it became a bit harder. Turns out I don't watch many films from the 1950s (that took until May), and even fewer from the 1910s — which I knew, and is the kind of reason the category exists.
On the bright side, the very next film I watch that doesn't fit into another category can be a Wildcard for this one, because any film released in "a decade" counts!
[#59 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
And that finally completes the Decades portion of my New 100 Films Challenge. It started off as the easiest category to do (almost any film I watched counted — I completed 58% of it in January alone), but as it went on it became a bit harder. Turns out I don't watch many films from the 1950s (that took until May), and even fewer from the 1910s — which I knew, and is the kind of reason the category exists.
On the bright side, the very next film I watch that doesn't fit into another category can be a Wildcard for this one, because any film released in "a decade" counts!
Games
Return to Monkey Island
Regular readers (are there any?) will know how much I've been anticipating this. It came out yesterday, but I was too busy with statey funes to play it. But I'd booked today off work in preparation, and so I spent about 5½ hours on it today — plus a bit more time reading some stuff on Twitter and forums to help mop up a couple of achievements I'd missed (I've got 13 out of 39 on my first day!)
I would've played even more, but I don't want to rush it too much — Monkey Island games hardly come along often; this is one to savour. But it's so good, so much fun, that I don't know how much I'll be able to draw it out. I already want to go play it some more...
Regular readers (are there any?) will know how much I've been anticipating this. It came out yesterday, but I was too busy with statey funes to play it. But I'd booked today off work in preparation, and so I spent about 5½ hours on it today — plus a bit more time reading some stuff on Twitter and forums to help mop up a couple of achievements I'd missed (I've got 13 out of 39 on my first day!)
I would've played even more, but I don't want to rush it too much — Monkey Island games hardly come along often; this is one to savour. But it's so good, so much fun, that I don't know how much I'll be able to draw it out. I already want to go play it some more...
Monday, 19 September 2022
Sunday, 18 September 2022
Saturday, 17 September 2022
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
I was going to call this week a quiet one, but I've ended up with five new additions — although, by my recent standerds, it is a quieter one.
They should have divided neatly into two pairs: a couple of UK Criterion releases from the current offer everyone's got on, and a couple of new releases that aren't due out until Monday but arrived early. But then a fifth turned up unexpectedly: Eureka's box set of the Police Story trilogy in 4K, which isn't due out until the 26th. Exciting! That one replaces my old 1080p set of Police Story 1&2, so the number of titles still only goes up by four.
Also of note: one of those 4K titles is my 200th! Already?! I really should watch more of them...
Number of titles in collection: 2,922 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,046 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,876 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 201 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,248 [up 6]
Number of films: 3,498 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 281 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [up 5]
Also this week, it's time for the monthly running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
518 days, 4 hours, and 55 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 8 hours, and 6 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
I was going to call this week a quiet one, but I've ended up with five new additions — although, by my recent standerds, it is a quieter one.
They should have divided neatly into two pairs: a couple of UK Criterion releases from the current offer everyone's got on, and a couple of new releases that aren't due out until Monday but arrived early. But then a fifth turned up unexpectedly: Eureka's box set of the Police Story trilogy in 4K, which isn't due out until the 26th. Exciting! That one replaces my old 1080p set of Police Story 1&2, so the number of titles still only goes up by four.
Also of note: one of those 4K titles is my 200th! Already?! I really should watch more of them...
Number of titles in collection: 2,922 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,046 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,876 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 201 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,248 [up 6]
Number of films: 3,498 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 281 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,007 [up 5]
Also this week, it's time for the monthly running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
518 days, 4 hours, and 55 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 8 hours, and 6 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 16 September 2022
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Articles
Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman talk Return to Monkey Island
by elTee & Marius (from The International House of Mojo)
The much-anticipated third/sixth Monkey Island game is out on Monday (good thing there's nothing else going on that day), so here's a fairly extensive interview with its two primary designers, conducted by one of the foremost MI fan sites — i.e. it asks all the kinds of things long-term fans want to know. Super.
by elTee & Marius (from The International House of Mojo)
The much-anticipated third/sixth Monkey Island game is out on Monday (good thing there's nothing else going on that day), so here's a fairly extensive interview with its two primary designers, conducted by one of the foremost MI fan sites — i.e. it asks all the kinds of things long-term fans want to know. Super.
Sunday, 11 September 2022
TV
The 1% Club
1x07 Episode 7
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
BBC News
6+ hours of a hearse (and entourage) driving through Scotland? That seemed to be what most of the coverage was today. Suffice to say, I didn't watch anything like all of it. Feeling suitably weaned off ahead of returning to work tomorrow.
1x07 Episode 7
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
BBC News
6+ hours of a hearse (and entourage) driving through Scotland? That seemed to be what most of the coverage was today. Suffice to say, I didn't watch anything like all of it. Feeling suitably weaned off ahead of returning to work tomorrow.
this week on 100Films.co.uk
5 new reviews were published to 100Films.co.uk this week...
2022 | Week 26
More next Sunday.
2022 | Week 26
Featuring...Read more here.
- The Flying Deuces (1939)
- Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)
- My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
- Ambulance (2022)
- Easy A (2010)
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 10 September 2022
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
TV dominates this week — and causes my DVD count to actually go up, too! That's because I bought two "complete series" DVD sets from Network: the 1950s Adventures of Sir Lancelot (starring Doctor Who's William Russell) and Gerry Anderson's Space Precinct. Between them that's 11 discs and 54 episodes of TV. But my DVD count only goes up by one, because I also upgraded Robin of Sherwood from DVD to Blu-ray. Plus, there was a new animated Doctor Who release, just to push things up a little further.
Not that the films were slacking either, with four new movie-centric releases, with multiple films, discs, alternate cuts and so on across them. In fact, the only category that doesn't increase this week is short films, which is a shame. Also, it kinda depends how you count it: one of the titles I bought was Indicator's Robin Hood at Hammer double feature, which also includes a Children's Film Foundation short as an extra. Except that "short" runs 61 minutes, which makes it a feature in my book. So there.
Number of titles in collection: 2,918 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 1,046 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,872 [up 7]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 199 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,242 [up 19]
Number of films: 3,492 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 278 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [up 60]
Number of short films: 1,002 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
TV dominates this week — and causes my DVD count to actually go up, too! That's because I bought two "complete series" DVD sets from Network: the 1950s Adventures of Sir Lancelot (starring Doctor Who's William Russell) and Gerry Anderson's Space Precinct. Between them that's 11 discs and 54 episodes of TV. But my DVD count only goes up by one, because I also upgraded Robin of Sherwood from DVD to Blu-ray. Plus, there was a new animated Doctor Who release, just to push things up a little further.
Not that the films were slacking either, with four new movie-centric releases, with multiple films, discs, alternate cuts and so on across them. In fact, the only category that doesn't increase this week is short films, which is a shame. Also, it kinda depends how you count it: one of the titles I bought was Indicator's Robin Hood at Hammer double feature, which also includes a Children's Film Foundation short as an extra. Except that "short" runs 61 minutes, which makes it a feature in my book. So there.
Number of titles in collection: 2,918 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 1,046 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,872 [up 7]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 199 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,242 [up 19]
Number of films: 3,492 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 278 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,422 [up 60]
Number of short films: 1,002 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 9 September 2022
TV
BBC News
Had the news on all day... while doing other stuff, obviously — that much non-stop often-repetitious coverage wouldn't be good for you; but there's enough going on at a time like this to merit it. Perhaps the most important moment was the King's address, and then this evening there was:
A Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen
The big special of prerecorded interviews that we all knew existed, as it does for many a major figure, regularly updated to cover later events and more recent significant figures (in this case, including Boris Johnson). It did a rather good job of surveying the entirety of the Queen's life, including not (totally) whitewashing the controversies. And if you want a fuller version, well, there's always The Crown...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Had the news on all day... while doing other stuff, obviously — that much non-stop often-repetitious coverage wouldn't be good for you; but there's enough going on at a time like this to merit it. Perhaps the most important moment was the King's address, and then this evening there was:
A Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen
The big special of prerecorded interviews that we all knew existed, as it does for many a major figure, regularly updated to cover later events and more recent significant figures (in this case, including Boris Johnson). It did a rather good job of surveying the entirety of the Queen's life, including not (totally) whitewashing the controversies. And if you want a fuller version, well, there's always The Crown...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 8 September 2022
Tuesday, 6 September 2022
TV
Have I Got News for You
64x00 Have I Got News for Boris: A Special Tribute
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
64x00 Have I Got News for Boris: A Special Tribute
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 4 September 2022
TV
House of the Dragon
1x02 The Rogue Prince
Mystery Science Theater 3000
13x07 Gamera vs Jiger
They’ve mentioned repeatedly on the post-episode-premiere Q&As how hard the writers found this one, due to having to riff an entire movie with no leeway to cut for time or repetition (which they do on all the other films they cover), and I feel like that comes across in the final episode. There are some great riffs (the songs; the running gag about the little girl’s bloodthirstiness), but also longer-than-usual periods of silence and some stuff that was a bit too esoteric. By no means a disaster, but not among the best the season has had to offer.
1x02 The Rogue Prince
Mystery Science Theater 3000
13x07 Gamera vs Jiger
They’ve mentioned repeatedly on the post-episode-premiere Q&As how hard the writers found this one, due to having to riff an entire movie with no leeway to cut for time or repetition (which they do on all the other films they cover), and I feel like that comes across in the final episode. There are some great riffs (the songs; the running gag about the little girl’s bloodthirstiness), but also longer-than-usual periods of silence and some stuff that was a bit too esoteric. By no means a disaster, but not among the best the season has had to offer.
this week on 100Films.co.uk
You may have noticed that a new month began halfway through this week, and so there was the usual pair of lookbacks on 100Films.co.uk.
First, at the month as a whole...
Then, at all the films I didn't watch...
No new reviews, though. Hopefully there'll be some more of those next Sunday.
First, at the month as a whole...
Then, at all the films I didn't watch...
No new reviews, though. Hopefully there'll be some more of those next Sunday.
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