Films

Laura (1944)
[#93 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

TV

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
3x18 Cheddar
3x19 Terry Kitties

The City and the City
Part 4 Breach [finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Phantasm (1979)
[#92 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

TV

The City and the City
Part 3 Orciny
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Who Dares Wins
11x04 (14/4/18 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
[#91 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

TV

The City and the City
Part 2 Ul Qoma
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Not Going Out
9x05 Pants on Fire
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Wild Strawberries (1957)
[#90 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

Blindspot 2018 #4

TV

The City and the City
Part 1 Besźel
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Episodes
5x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 3D (2017)
[#89 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

TV

Lucifer
2x12 Love Handles
2x13 A Good Day to Die

Who Dares Wins
11x03 (7/4/18 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

this week on 100 Films

Just 2 new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week, but one was a big'un...


Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

like a massive comic book crossover rendered in live-action. You might think “of course it is”, but it’s not that long ago that this wouldn’t even have been possible (the CGI required is phenomenal), and even less time since it would’ve been considered profitable (remember when all superhero movies had to be “grounded”?) As much as it’s a familiar epic sci-fi action blockbuster, it’s also a new kind of thing to the big screen. There are pros and cons to turning that kind of narrative into a movie, but Infinity War is heavy on the former and relatively light on the latter. When it comes down to it, it’s just marvellous entertainment.

Read more here.


Geostorm (2017)

Some people, even including some filmmakers, seem to think critics and “pretentious” filmgoers slag off movies like Geostorm based solely on the genre or concept or some other fundamental characteristic. And, yeah, there must be some people who won’t give certain genres a fair shot; but that’s not widely the case, as the praise attracted by better blockbusters proves time and again. No, films like this get slagged off when they’re shittily made. Geostorm is shittily made.

Read more here.


More next Sunday.

TV

Ordeal by Innocence
Part 3 (of 3)
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

New York, New York (1977)
[#88 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

Collection Count

Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.

It's meant to be the always-exciting running time update this week... but I've been away from home all week, so I don't have the numbers to hand. There should also be a bunch of new titles added, but they're currently laying on my doormat at home, awaiting my return.

So for now, the numbers remain unchanged:

Number of titles in collection: 2,100 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,163 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 937 [no change]

Number of discs in collection: 5,374 [no change]
Number of films: 2,341 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 8,018 [no change]
Number of short films: 607 [no change]

See you next week for definite increases, faithful reader.

TV

Ordeal by Innocence
Part 1 (of 3)
Part 2 (of 3)
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
[#87 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

Liar Liar (1997)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2018 #16

Films

The Death of Stalin (2017)
[#85 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

Yes Man (2008)
[#86 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

Films

Killing Gunther (2017)
[#83 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

The Snowman (2017)
[#84 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

TV

Westworld
2x01 Journey into Night

Films

The Disaster Artist (2017)
[#82 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

The Room (2003)
[#81 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]