Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
Sunday, 9 August 2026
this fortnight on 100Films.co.uk
Didn't get round to posting a 100Films.co.uk update last week, but that's okay because it just means both halves of my July review are condensed into this post.
First up, the general review of the month:
And then, the failures:
More next Sunday? Unlikely as ever these days.
First up, the general review of the month:
And then, the failures:
More next Sunday? Unlikely as ever these days.
Saturday, 8 August 2026
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Three brand-new 4K releases this week, including an upgrade for Jackie Chan's Armour of God.
Number of titles in collection: 3,721 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,757 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 549 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 8,937 [up 5]
Number of films: 4,811 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 509 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 10,136 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,322 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Three brand-new 4K releases this week, including an upgrade for Jackie Chan's Armour of God.
Number of titles in collection: 3,721 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,757 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 549 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 8,937 [up 5]
Number of films: 4,811 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 509 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 10,136 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,322 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 7 August 2026
Thursday, 6 August 2026
Wednesday, 5 August 2026
TV
Only Murders in the Building
5x01 Nail in the Coffin
As usual, watching this in August almost a year late.
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x58 Week 12: Wednesday
5x01 Nail in the Coffin
As usual, watching this in August almost a year late.
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x58 Week 12: Wednesday
Tuesday, 4 August 2026
Monday, 3 August 2026
Tabletop Games
Daggerheart
All 3 games continuing.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
All 3 games continuing.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A bit late this week because a pile of stuff turned up on Saturday morning but then I had a busy weekend. As ever, I know no one cares but me.
Number of titles in collection: 3,719 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,755 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 546 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 8,932 [up 9]
Number of films: 4,809 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 508 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 10,136 [up 13]
Number of short films: 1,322 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A bit late this week because a pile of stuff turned up on Saturday morning but then I had a busy weekend. As ever, I know no one cares but me.
Number of titles in collection: 3,719 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,755 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 546 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 8,932 [up 9]
Number of films: 4,809 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 508 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 10,136 [up 13]
Number of short films: 1,322 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Sunday, 2 August 2026
Saturday, 1 August 2026
Friday, 31 July 2026
Monday, 27 July 2026
Sunday, 26 July 2026
Saturday, 25 July 2026
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
This week's additions include the second volume of All the Haunts Be Ours, a collection of folk horror from US label Severin that includes 24 feature films and 21 shorts, as well as copious special features and a whole book of new fiction. I already own the first volume, of course... not that I've actually watched any of it. I really should.
Number of titles in collection: 3,715 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,751 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 542 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,923 [up 17]
Number of films: 4,807 [up 30]
Number of additional cuts: 506 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,123 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,321 [up 24]
See you next week, faithful reader.
This week's additions include the second volume of All the Haunts Be Ours, a collection of folk horror from US label Severin that includes 24 feature films and 21 shorts, as well as copious special features and a whole book of new fiction. I already own the first volume, of course... not that I've actually watched any of it. I really should.
Number of titles in collection: 3,715 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,751 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 542 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,923 [up 17]
Number of films: 4,807 [up 30]
Number of additional cuts: 506 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,123 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,321 [up 24]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 24 July 2026
Fiction
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
[2nd read]
Chapters 1–5
Read this many, many years ago (long before the Will Smith film, even), but a friend recently read it and that inspired me to read it again, because I remember it being good.
[2nd read]
Chapters 1–5
Read this many, many years ago (long before the Will Smith film, even), but a friend recently read it and that inspired me to read it again, because I remember it being good.
Thursday, 23 July 2026
Wednesday, 22 July 2026
Tuesday, 21 July 2026
Monday, 20 July 2026
Sunday, 19 July 2026
Films
The Odyssey (2026)
[#37 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2026]
First trip to the cinema in 14 months.
[#37 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2026]
First trip to the cinema in 14 months.
Saturday, 18 July 2026
Video Games
Balatro
Finally won a run today! 12 hours of playtime, that's taken me. Not so bad, I suppose.
Finally won a run today! 12 hours of playtime, that's taken me. Not so bad, I suppose.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Only one new addition trickling in again this week, but it's also time for the monthly running time update, factoring in a pile of stuff that arrived a few weeks ago.
Number of titles in collection: 3,712 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,748 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 542 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,906 [up 1]
Number of films: 4,777 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 506 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 10,123 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,297 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
620 days, 9 hours, and 18 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 16 hours, and 33 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Only one new addition trickling in again this week, but it's also time for the monthly running time update, factoring in a pile of stuff that arrived a few weeks ago.
Number of titles in collection: 3,712 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,748 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 542 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,906 [up 1]
Number of films: 4,777 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 506 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 10,123 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,297 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
620 days, 9 hours, and 18 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 16 hours, and 33 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 17 July 2026
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Monday, 13 July 2026
Sunday, 12 July 2026
TV
Heated Rivalry
1x01 Rookies
Not normally my kind of thing (a sports-centric romance show), but it was recommended to me so giving it a go.
1x01 Rookies
Not normally my kind of thing (a sports-centric romance show), but it was recommended to me so giving it a go.
Saturday, 11 July 2026
Fiction
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Chapter 1
I've wanted to read this certified classic for years; the fact there's a TV adaptation on the way has finally spurred me on.
Chapter 1
I've wanted to read this certified classic for years; the fact there's a TV adaptation on the way has finally spurred me on.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Number of titles in collection: 3,711 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,747 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 541 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,905 [up 5]
Number of films: 4,776 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 505 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,123 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,297 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Number of titles in collection: 3,711 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,747 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 541 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,905 [up 5]
Number of films: 4,776 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 505 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,123 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,297 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 10 July 2026
Fiction
Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths & Legends by Claire Fayers
The Drowned Land
The Three Calves
Taliesin Saves the Day
Pryderi and the Fairy Queen
The Afanc
King Arthur's Cave [the end]
The Drowned Land
The Three Calves
Taliesin Saves the Day
Pryderi and the Fairy Queen
The Afanc
King Arthur's Cave [the end]
Thursday, 9 July 2026
Fiction
Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths & Legends by Claire Fayers
Rhiannon and Her Baby
Tappers in the Copper Mine
Rhiannon and Her Baby
Tappers in the Copper Mine
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Fiction
Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths & Legends by Claire Fayers
The Leaves That Hung But Never Grew
The Devil and Giant Jack
The Leaves That Hung But Never Grew
The Devil and Giant Jack
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Fiction
Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths & Legends by Claire Fayers
Rhiannon and Pwyll
The Boy Who Asked Questions
The Girl from Llyn-y-Fan-Fach
The Fairy Harp
Rhiannon and Pwyll
The Boy Who Asked Questions
The Girl from Llyn-y-Fan-Fach
The Fairy Harp
Monday, 6 July 2026
Sunday, 5 July 2026
Fiction
Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths & Legends by Claire Fayers
My Brother the Fairy
Gelert the Brave
Devil's Bridge
My Brother the Fairy
Gelert the Brave
Devil's Bridge
this week on 100Films.co.uk
Let's see how 100Films.co.uk is doing at the halfway point of 2026, first with the regular review of June...
And then last month's failures...
More next Sunday.
And then last month's failures...
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 4 July 2026
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Just one new addition this week, and as it's a BD-to-4K upgrade, it barely even registers.
Number of titles in collection: 3,707 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,743 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 540 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,900 [down 1]
Number of films: 4,772 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 505 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,123 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,297 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Just one new addition this week, and as it's a BD-to-4K upgrade, it barely even registers.
Number of titles in collection: 3,707 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,743 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 540 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,900 [down 1]
Number of films: 4,772 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 505 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,123 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,297 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 3 July 2026
Fiction
Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths & Legends by Claire Fayers
Introduction
The Dragon and the Flag
Flower-Face
Introduction
The Dragon and the Flag
Flower-Face
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
After absolutelty nothing last week, this week saw the arrival of nine box sets! Most of them are actually single-film affairs, but even those often come as "box sets" these days thanks to making everything premium. (One set included two films that replaced previous Blu-ray copies, hence the lower total increase below.) Anyway, working all that out is why this update is days late... not that anyone would care but me.
Number of titles in collection: 3,707 [up 7]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,743 [up 7]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 539 [up 7]
Number of discs in collection: 8,901 [up 33]
Number of films: 4,772 [up 18]
Number of additional cuts: 505 [up 9]
Number of TV episodes: 10,123 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,297 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
After absolutelty nothing last week, this week saw the arrival of nine box sets! Most of them are actually single-film affairs, but even those often come as "box sets" these days thanks to making everything premium. (One set included two films that replaced previous Blu-ray copies, hence the lower total increase below.) Anyway, working all that out is why this update is days late... not that anyone would care but me.
Number of titles in collection: 3,707 [up 7]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,743 [up 7]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 539 [up 7]
Number of discs in collection: 8,901 [up 33]
Number of films: 4,772 [up 18]
Number of additional cuts: 505 [up 9]
Number of TV episodes: 10,123 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,297 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Monday, 29 June 2026
Sunday, 28 June 2026
TV
Poker Face
2x07 One Last Job
I like most episodes of this show, but I loved this one.
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x43 Week 9: Wednesday
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
Part 2 (of 2)
2x07 One Last Job
I like most episodes of this show, but I loved this one.
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x43 Week 9: Wednesday
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
Part 2 (of 2)
Saturday, 27 June 2026
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Monday, 22 June 2026
Sunday, 21 June 2026
TV
The Mighty Nein
1x04 The Mighty Nein
I have mixed feelings about how much they've changed from the actual play, but this is still a really good show.
[Watch it (again) on Prime Video.]
1x04 The Mighty Nein
I have mixed feelings about how much they've changed from the actual play, but this is still a really good show.
[Watch it (again) on Prime Video.]
Video Games
Balatro
Actually got to Ante 8 today. Didn't beat it, but you get rewards for even reaching it, so that was nice. Still not "a quick game", though — took me an hour to do that.
Actually got to Ante 8 today. Didn't beat it, but you get rewards for even reaching it, so that was nice. Still not "a quick game", though — took me an hour to do that.
Saturday, 20 June 2026
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
No new additions this week (several things that are out on Monday are in the post, due to arrive on Monday — shocker!), but it is time for the monthly running time update.
Number of titles in collection: 3,700 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,736 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 532 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,868 [no change]
Number of films: 4,754 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 496 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,123 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,297 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
618 days, 16 hours, and 45 minutes.
(Up 10 hours and 33 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
No new additions this week (several things that are out on Monday are in the post, due to arrive on Monday — shocker!), but it is time for the monthly running time update.
Number of titles in collection: 3,700 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,736 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 532 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,868 [no change]
Number of films: 4,754 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 496 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,123 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,297 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
618 days, 16 hours, and 45 minutes.
(Up 10 hours and 33 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 19 June 2026
TV
The Mighty Nein
1x03 The Fletching & Moondrop Traveling Carnival of Curiosities
Finally picking this back up, after just seven months. Ridiculous, but here we are.
[Watch it (again) on Prime Video.]
1x03 The Fletching & Moondrop Traveling Carnival of Curiosities
Finally picking this back up, after just seven months. Ridiculous, but here we are.
[Watch it (again) on Prime Video.]
Video Games
Balatro
Getting into the groove of "just play to unlock cards you don't have yet, don't worry about understanding it or playing it well". Dunno if that's the right approach, but it's quicker.
Getting into the groove of "just play to unlock cards you don't have yet, don't worry about understanding it or playing it well". Dunno if that's the right approach, but it's quicker.
Thursday, 18 June 2026
Video Games
Balatro
Played for an hour-and-a-half today. Has it finally clicked? Eh, I wouldn't go that far, but I didn't have anything else I felt like doing and multiple runs are good for filling out my card collection.
Played for an hour-and-a-half today. Has it finally clicked? Eh, I wouldn't go that far, but I didn't have anything else I felt like doing and multiple runs are good for filling out my card collection.
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Monday, 15 June 2026
Sunday, 14 June 2026
Saturday, 13 June 2026
Video Games
Balatro
The Sphere
Took me less than five minutes to finish this today, once I spotted the (too subtle, in my opinion) clue for how to get past the puzzle I was stuck on — which turned out to be the final puzzle.
The Sphere
Took me less than five minutes to finish this today, once I spotted the (too subtle, in my opinion) clue for how to get past the puzzle I was stuck on — which turned out to be the final puzzle.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A handful of 4K titles this week, including an upgrade from regular Blu-ray for Speed Racer. Plus, a 2-disc Hammer box set which is 100% special features (including one short film, so it crops up there, at least).
Number of titles in collection: 3,700 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,736 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 532 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 8,868 [up 6]
Number of films: 4,754 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 496 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 10,123 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,297 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A handful of 4K titles this week, including an upgrade from regular Blu-ray for Speed Racer. Plus, a 2-disc Hammer box set which is 100% special features (including one short film, so it crops up there, at least).
Number of titles in collection: 3,700 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 964 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,736 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 532 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 8,868 [up 6]
Number of films: 4,754 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 496 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 10,123 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,297 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 12 June 2026
Video Games
Balatro
Played my most successful run yet. Still feel like I'm muddling through rather than really knowing what I'm doing, but when the right cards come up and synergies click, it is moderately satisfying. Got defeated at the end of Ante 6 (of 8) and that took almost an hour, so still the idea of this being a "one more quick run" game is ludicrous to me.
The Sphere
I'm pretty good at point-and-click adventure games — I've been playing them most of my life. This one came out today, free, billed as a 20–30 minute experience. After an hour of playtime (some of which was spent faffing with Steam Deck controls to make them palatable, to be fair), I'm still stumped by one puzzle; and I only got past the first "puzzle" because I happened to see a solution on Reddit. It looks pretty, at least.
Played my most successful run yet. Still feel like I'm muddling through rather than really knowing what I'm doing, but when the right cards come up and synergies click, it is moderately satisfying. Got defeated at the end of Ante 6 (of 8) and that took almost an hour, so still the idea of this being a "one more quick run" game is ludicrous to me.
The Sphere
I'm pretty good at point-and-click adventure games — I've been playing them most of my life. This one came out today, free, billed as a 20–30 minute experience. After an hour of playtime (some of which was spent faffing with Steam Deck controls to make them palatable, to be fair), I'm still stumped by one puzzle; and I only got past the first "puzzle" because I happened to see a solution on Reddit. It looks pretty, at least.
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Video Games
AtmaSphere
Abandoning this. I did manage to complete the level I got stuck at yesterday, and immediately found the next one trickier (unsurprisingly). It's too stressful to be fun for me, which is a shame because I like the underlying concept and the rainy atmosphere / peaceful music would be pleasant... if the gameplay didn't completely undermine it.
Balatro
Some people think Balatro is the most addictive game in history. Me, I load it up once every few months when I'm not sure what else I want to play to see if it's finally clicked. I don't dislike it, but I still don't really get what's meant to be so amazing about it. And it still took over half-an-hour to get through a run that I only got to about the halfway point (Ante 4 or 5 of 8) — that's still not my idea of a "quick game where you always want just one more run".
Abandoning this. I did manage to complete the level I got stuck at yesterday, and immediately found the next one trickier (unsurprisingly). It's too stressful to be fun for me, which is a shame because I like the underlying concept and the rainy atmosphere / peaceful music would be pleasant... if the gameplay didn't completely undermine it.
Balatro
Some people think Balatro is the most addictive game in history. Me, I load it up once every few months when I'm not sure what else I want to play to see if it's finally clicked. I don't dislike it, but I still don't really get what's meant to be so amazing about it. And it still took over half-an-hour to get through a run that I only got to about the halfway point (Ante 4 or 5 of 8) — that's still not my idea of a "quick game where you always want just one more run".
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