Articles

Netflix Pulls The Plug On Luke Cage, No Season 3 For Marvel’s Harlem Hero
by Dominic Patten & Nellie Andrea (from Deadline)

Well, this is an unusual story. It's not like Iron Fist, which was cancelled presumably because of low ratings -- they've been working on Cage season 3 for months, apparently with the whole season plotted, half of it in detail, but creative disagreements between Marvel and Netflix have led to the latter just pulling the plug. Makes you wonder if a revival on Disney's forthcoming streaming service is on the cards, and also what the fate of the other Marvel/Netflix shows will be after their already-filming seasons are released.

Collection Count

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

A couple of new additions this week. Plus, it's once again that time of the month: the running time update! After the hu-uge one last month, it's only a lickle one this time; in fact, it's the smallest one since March.

Number of titles in collection: 2,155 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,153 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,002 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 2 [no change]

Number of discs in collection: 5,527 [up 2]
Number of films: 2,404 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 8,294 [no change]
Number of short films: 636 [no change]

Total running time of collection (approx.):
408 days, 14 hours, and 8 minutes.
(Up 13 hours (exactly) from last month.)

See you next week, faithful reader.

TV

Daredevil
3x01 Resurrection
3x02 Please
Two-and-a-half years since the end of season two, Daredevil's back! Of course, in between we've had The Defenders, which had a pretty significant impact on Daredevil -- any viewers who decided to skip that are gonna be confused!
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]

Upstart Crow
3x05 The Most Unkindest Cut of All
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
[#214 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

Films

School of Rock (2003)
[3rd watch]
Rewatchathon 2018 #39. According to my records this was my third watch of School of Rock, which is weird because I only remember seeing it once. Are my records wrong, or my memory? Probably I saw it twice fairly close together or something. Anyhow, I've decided to trust past-me's record keeping.

TV

The Great Model Railway Challenge
1x01 Heat One: Classic Movies
1x02 Heat Two: British TV Shows
[Watch episodes one and two (again) on My5.]

Would I Lie To You?
12x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Matinee (1993)
[#213 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

Films

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
[#212 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

Articles

LFF Review: They Shall Not Grow Old Honours Veterans But Not The Archive
by PH (from Silent London)
An interesting perspective on Peter Jackson's new World War I documentary, which is being positively talked-up most places.

TV

The Imitation Game
1x06 Episode 6
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]

Films

Suspiria (1977)
[#211 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]
Blindspot 2018 #10

TV

Doctor Who
37x02 The Ghost Monument
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

TiMER (2009)
[#210 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]

Collection Count

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

After a landmark occasion last week (1,000 Blu-rays! My first 4K discs!), this week has nothing to report. So I've added a new stat to track my 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays. I've counted them as a subset of Blu-rays because, well, they are (plus most/all UHD releases contain a regular Blu-ray copy anyhow). It's listed as "no change" because, of course, I actually bought them last week.

Number of titles in collection: 2,153 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,153 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,000 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 2 [no change]

Number of discs in collection: 5,525 [no change]
Number of films: 2,402 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 8,294 [no change]
Number of short films: 636 [no change]

See you next week, faithful reader.

TV

Have I Got News For You
56x02 (12/10/18 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Upstart Crow
3x04 Sigh No More
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Articles

Exclusive: Christopher McQuarrie Goes Deep on Fallout, Mission 7, Hollywood, and More
and
Exclusive: Christopher McQuarrie on the Fallout Score, Action Sequences, Superhero Movies and More
by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub (from Collider)

I don't think I'll ever have had enough of Christopher McQuarrie talking about how he made Mission: Impossible. This two-part interview, transcribed from a Q&A after a screening of the film, sees him on as fine form as ever.

TV

Pointless
20x29 (10/10/18 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Pointless
20x28 (9/10/18 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Doctor Who
37x01 The Woman Who Fell to Earth
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Strictly Come Dancing
16x06 Week 3 Results (aka Movies Week)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

this week on 100 Films

It was nearly a whole week ago so maybe you've forgotten, but the new month actually started this week, and so 100 Films in a Year took a look back at the last one -- which had a pretty noteworthy occurrence...





As well as that, 3 brand-new reviews were published this week...


Behind-the-Scenes Comedy Review Roundup

Featuring:
- Mindhorn
- In & Out
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Read more here.


More next Sunday.