Grantchester
5x01 Episode 1
The Rookie
1x10 Flesh and Blood
1x11 Redwood
Would I Lie To You?
13x12 More Unseen Bits [season finale; 2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friday, 20 March 2020
Thursday, 19 March 2020
TV
Celebrity Mastermind
2019/2020 Episode 8 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
1x08 Time of Death
1x09 Standoff
A two-parter. The first half is a measured depiction of what actually happens when a cop shoots someone; the second half is an overblown remix of The Raid. Shame.
2019/2020 Episode 8 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
1x08 Time of Death
1x09 Standoff
A two-parter. The first half is a measured depiction of what actually happens when a cop shoots someone; the second half is an overblown remix of The Raid. Shame.
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
TV
Celebrity Mastermind
2019/2020 Episode 7 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Lucifer
3x26 Once Upon a Time [bonus episode]
And that's the end of Lucifer on Amazon. Next: the Netflix years.
[Watch season 3 (again) on Prime Video.]
McDonald & Dodds
1x02 A Wilderness of Mirrors [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
The Rookie
1x07 The Ride Along
2019/2020 Episode 7 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Lucifer
3x26 Once Upon a Time [bonus episode]
And that's the end of Lucifer on Amazon. Next: the Netflix years.
[Watch season 3 (again) on Prime Video.]
McDonald & Dodds
1x02 A Wilderness of Mirrors [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
The Rookie
1x07 The Ride Along
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
Films
Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
[#40 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
Hustlers (2019)
[#39 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
[#40 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
Hustlers (2019)
[#39 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
Monday, 16 March 2020
Sunday, 15 March 2020
Films
Godzilla: King of the Monsters 3D (2019)
[#38 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
The Invisible Guest (2016)
[#37 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
I hadn't even heard of this before it appeared on the IMDb Top 250, seemingly at random. But I'm glad it did, because... no spoilers! But if you like twisty thrillers, trust me: read nothing, just go watch this (it's on Netflix, in the UK at least).
[#38 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
The Invisible Guest (2016)
[#37 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
I hadn't even heard of this before it appeared on the IMDb Top 250, seemingly at random. But I'm glad it did, because... no spoilers! But if you like twisty thrillers, trust me: read nothing, just go watch this (it's on Netflix, in the UK at least).
this week on 100 Films
1 new review on 100 Films in a Year this week...
The Lion King (2019)
More next Sunday.
The Lion King (2019)
it’s like a cover song from a TV talent show: a reasonable approximation of the original, although clearly not as good, with unnecessarily added riffs and tricks as the cover artist struggles in vain to “make it their own” while not fundamentally deviating from what made the original so beloved.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 14 March 2020
TV
Doctor Who
4x24 The Moonbase Episode 2 [2nd watch]
As noted yesterday, I've seen the two surviving episodes of this serial before.
Star Trek: Picard
1x04 Absolute Candor
1x05 Stardust City Rag
[Watch Absolute Candor and Stardust City Rag (again) on Prime Video.]
4x24 The Moonbase Episode 2 [2nd watch]
As noted yesterday, I've seen the two surviving episodes of this serial before.
Star Trek: Picard
1x04 Absolute Candor
1x05 Stardust City Rag
[Watch Absolute Candor and Stardust City Rag (again) on Prime Video.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
As promised last week, another pile of additions. No records being challenged this time, but it's still bigger than the norm... although, as I've been a bit purchase-mad of late, maybe this is the current norm. Well, it can't last forever... but it will last until next week, at least, when I've got another pile of sales acquisitions turning up. I must develop some restraint.
Number of titles in collection: 2,318 [up 6]
Of which DVDs: 1,112 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,206 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 45 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,034 [up 12]
Number of films: 2,711 [up 5]
Number of TV episodes: 8,792 [up 8]
Number of short films: 690 [up 1]
One of this week's additions is the new animation of Doctor Who serial The Faceless Ones, and it presents a 'challenge' in terms of counting: how many episodes are on it? It's a 6-part serial, but it contains the whole animated serial in colour, and in black & white, and also the two surviving live-action episodes. You might say "it's a 6-parter, so it's 6", but those are all viable viewing options to me, so does that mean it's 14 episodes? Or split the difference and say 8 -- 6 animations (in colour or black & white) plus 2 live-action? I think that's what I'll go with, partly because the last animated release, The Macra Terror, also had both colour and b&w versions and I only counted it as 4. I'm not sure that's the right way to go about it (it seems to hedge it, rather), but it'll have to do.
See you next week, faithful reader.
As promised last week, another pile of additions. No records being challenged this time, but it's still bigger than the norm... although, as I've been a bit purchase-mad of late, maybe this is the current norm. Well, it can't last forever... but it will last until next week, at least, when I've got another pile of sales acquisitions turning up. I must develop some restraint.
Number of titles in collection: 2,318 [up 6]
Of which DVDs: 1,112 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,206 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 45 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,034 [up 12]
Number of films: 2,711 [up 5]
Number of TV episodes: 8,792 [up 8]
Number of short films: 690 [up 1]
One of this week's additions is the new animation of Doctor Who serial The Faceless Ones, and it presents a 'challenge' in terms of counting: how many episodes are on it? It's a 6-part serial, but it contains the whole animated serial in colour, and in black & white, and also the two surviving live-action episodes. You might say "it's a 6-parter, so it's 6", but those are all viable viewing options to me, so does that mean it's 14 episodes? Or split the difference and say 8 -- 6 animations (in colour or black & white) plus 2 live-action? I think that's what I'll go with, partly because the last animated release, The Macra Terror, also had both colour and b&w versions and I only counted it as 4. I'm not sure that's the right way to go about it (it seems to hedge it, rather), but it'll have to do.
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 13 March 2020
TV
Doctor Who
4x23 The Moonbase Episode 1
Continuing my watch-through of animated missing episodes that I've not yet seen. This serial's only half missing, and I've seen the surviving episodes before (plus audio to fill the gaps, I presume (I forget)). This first part is one of the animated ones.
4x23 The Moonbase Episode 1
Continuing my watch-through of animated missing episodes that I've not yet seen. This serial's only half missing, and I've seen the surviving episodes before (plus audio to fill the gaps, I presume (I forget)). This first part is one of the animated ones.
Films
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
[#36 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
The Lion King 3D (2019)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2020 #10
[#36 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
The Lion King 3D (2019)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2020 #10
Thursday, 12 March 2020
TV
Doctor Who
4x14 The Power of the Daleks Episode Six
A great serial. How mad it was wiped. The animation isn't perfect, but it's a reasonable stand-in.
Also watched the commentary on episode four by a selection of people involved with the Daleks in nuWho, and the roundup of short clips that survive from the original.
4x14 The Power of the Daleks Episode Six
A great serial. How mad it was wiped. The animation isn't perfect, but it's a reasonable stand-in.
Also watched the commentary on episode four by a selection of people involved with the Daleks in nuWho, and the roundup of short clips that survive from the original.
Films
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner (2019)
[#35 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
Some might just consider this a special feature on a Doctor Who Blu-ray, but it's feature-length and received some measure of praise, so I'm counting it. And it really is very good -- if you consider yourself a Whovian, it's a must-see.
[#35 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
Some might just consider this a special feature on a Doctor Who Blu-ray, but it's feature-length and received some measure of praise, so I'm counting it. And it really is very good -- if you consider yourself a Whovian, it's a must-see.
Wednesday, 11 March 2020
TV
Doctor Who
4x13 The Power of the Daleks Episode Five
Would I Lie To You?
13x12 More Unseen Bits [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
4x13 The Power of the Daleks Episode Five
Would I Lie To You?
13x12 More Unseen Bits [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
Harakiri (1962)
[#34 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
The 4th greatest film of all time according to Letterboxd user, and 33rd according to IMDb voters, and yet it's never been on my Blindspot list! It was under consideration this year but, well, there's not room for everything.
[#34 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
The 4th greatest film of all time according to Letterboxd user, and 33rd according to IMDb voters, and yet it's never been on my Blindspot list! It was under consideration this year but, well, there's not room for everything.
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