...and concluding with my "failures"...
More next month... or next Sunday, you never know.
Sunday, 4 May 2025
this week on 100Films.co.uk
I say "week", but these are really monthly updates from 100Films.co.uk nowadays, because all I post are my monthly reviews. And it's time once again for those, beginning with my overall review of April...
...and concluding with my "failures"...
More next month... or next Sunday, you never know.
...and concluding with my "failures"...
More next month... or next Sunday, you never know.
Saturday, 3 May 2025
Comics
Absolute Batman
#5 The Zoo Part Five by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta
#6 The Zoo Part Six by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta
#5 The Zoo Part Five by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta
#6 The Zoo Part Six by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
After the unusual completely-dead week last time, a burst of activity: all the stuff that really should have been here last time, plus some stuff on time for this week. Mind you, some stuff that really should have arrived, didn't; so that more-or-less guarantees more next week. Fun fun fun.
Number of titles in collection: 3,531 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,546 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 466 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,518 [up 15]
Number of films: 4,482 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 443 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 10,111 [up 10]
Number of short films: 1,229 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
After the unusual completely-dead week last time, a burst of activity: all the stuff that really should have been here last time, plus some stuff on time for this week. Mind you, some stuff that really should have arrived, didn't; so that more-or-less guarantees more next week. Fun fun fun.
Number of titles in collection: 3,531 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,546 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 466 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,518 [up 15]
Number of films: 4,482 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 443 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 10,111 [up 10]
Number of short films: 1,229 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 2 May 2025
Films
I've been intending to watch the How to Train Your Dragon short films and TV specials for some time, and what better time than slotting them in chronologically while rewatching the film trilogy? These four take place between the first two films; the final two take place after Film 3, so I'll watch them when appropriate.
In chronological order, the first salvo of shorts include...
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon (2010)
Book of Dragons (2011)
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014)
In chronological order, the first salvo of shorts include...
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon (2010)
Book of Dragons (2011)
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014)
Thursday, 1 May 2025
Films
How to Train Your Dragon 3D (2010)
[3rd watch]
[#41 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Third watch, but first in 3D — which was spectacular.
[3rd watch]
[#41 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Third watch, but first in 3D — which was spectacular.
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Films
I had to watch three films over the last three days to meet my monthly goals for 100 Films. I started today with... three still to go. Oops. How'd I get on?
Knight Chills (2001)
Saboteur (1942)
[#40 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2025 #4
Well, that's less than ideal. But the only one I missed was a rewatch, so it's not too bad — I can catch that up easily enough; especially as, overall, I'm ahead of target on my Challenge viewing.
Knight Chills (2001)
Saboteur (1942)
[#40 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2025 #4
Well, that's less than ideal. But the only one I missed was a rewatch, so it's not too bad — I can catch that up easily enough; especially as, overall, I'm ahead of target on my Challenge viewing.
Monday, 28 April 2025
Videos
Critical Role
2x100 Hunted at Sea
This was CR's first episode after their four-month Covid hiatus — for me, it's only been 17 days (and only that long because I watched a more recent one-shot in the interim and have been busy with other things). Hurrah for catching up years later. And hurrah for the internet achiving (almost) everything, because it means I can still watch the video announcing their return, and the one of them levelling up before this episode.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x100 Hunted at Sea
This was CR's first episode after their four-month Covid hiatus — for me, it's only been 17 days (and only that long because I watched a more recent one-shot in the interim and have been busy with other things). Hurrah for catching up years later. And hurrah for the internet achiving (almost) everything, because it means I can still watch the video announcing their return, and the one of them levelling up before this episode.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Sunday, 27 April 2025
Comics
Absolute Batman
#4 The Zoo Part Four by Scott Snyder & Gabriel Hernández Walta
Labelled as "part four", but a bit of an aside (with a new artist to boot) going back to the very beginnings of this iteration of Batman. Speaking of which, there's a nice interview with writer Scott Snyder that came out around the same time as this issue, talking about the thought behind and success of Absolute Batman, as well as this issue in particular.
The Uncanny X-Men
#9 Off the Leash by Gail Simone & Andrei Bressan
#10 Off the Leash Part 2 by Gail Simone & Andrei Bressan
#4 The Zoo Part Four by Scott Snyder & Gabriel Hernández Walta
Labelled as "part four", but a bit of an aside (with a new artist to boot) going back to the very beginnings of this iteration of Batman. Speaking of which, there's a nice interview with writer Scott Snyder that came out around the same time as this issue, talking about the thought behind and success of Absolute Batman, as well as this issue in particular.
The Uncanny X-Men
#9 Off the Leash by Gail Simone & Andrei Bressan
#10 Off the Leash Part 2 by Gail Simone & Andrei Bressan
Games
Storyteller
Another puzzle game free with Netflix — which I liked so much, I ended up finishing it today. It's not that long, but I still spent a fair bit of time with it to get through it all so quickly.
I say "all" — it says I'm 78% complete, but the remainder involves going back over completed levels to change the story and gain 'stamps'; but while there's a list of stamps to collect, it doesn't tell you which levels you can get them on, so it's a bit of a pain to second-guess and, frankly, I'm not sure I care that much.
The main game was fun, though. I'd've played more of that.
Another puzzle game free with Netflix — which I liked so much, I ended up finishing it today. It's not that long, but I still spent a fair bit of time with it to get through it all so quickly.
I say "all" — it says I'm 78% complete, but the remainder involves going back over completed levels to change the story and gain 'stamps'; but while there's a list of stamps to collect, it doesn't tell you which levels you can get them on, so it's a bit of a pain to second-guess and, frankly, I'm not sure I care that much.
The main game was fun, though. I'd've played more of that.
Saturday, 26 April 2025
TV
Doctor Who
41x03 The Well
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
5x10 Episode 10 [season finale; 2nd watch]
Nope, don't think I remembered a single answer.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
41x03 The Well
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
5x10 Episode 10 [season finale; 2nd watch]
Nope, don't think I remembered a single answer.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Unusually, there's absolutely nothing to report this week! I did place some orders, but mostly pre-orders. HMV's recent changes to their officially-ended never-ending 20% discount (if you've still got codes, it still works; but not on pre-orders, and not immediately on new releases) means I didn't order any of this week's new releases until Friday. They should turn up in time for next week, at least.
Number of titles in collection: 3,521 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,536 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 464 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,503 [no change]
Number of films: 4,471 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 442 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,101 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,227 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Unusually, there's absolutely nothing to report this week! I did place some orders, but mostly pre-orders. HMV's recent changes to their officially-ended never-ending 20% discount (if you've still got codes, it still works; but not on pre-orders, and not immediately on new releases) means I didn't order any of this week's new releases until Friday. They should turn up in time for next week, at least.
Number of titles in collection: 3,521 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,536 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 464 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,503 [no change]
Number of films: 4,471 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 442 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,101 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,227 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 25 April 2025
Games
The Almost Gone
Netflix keeps pushing its "games on TV" beta at me, so I thought I'd give it a go. This seemed the best bet for both being my kinda thing and working with the controller, which is an app on your phone. I played through Act One (of five) and quite enjoyed it.
Firstly, I was right on both counts: this is a "puzzle game", but it's effectively a differently-presented point-and-click adventure game; and the phone-based controller is a little awkward to use, which is fine for a game like this, where you click around at your own pace, but would be a nightmare for something reliant on speed and precision, like a platformer or fighting game. Netflix does offer those too, but I don't think I'll be attempting them anytime soon. Heck, even with this, I'll likely play the rest on my computer (it's also available via browser) rather than have to deal with the controller app again.
Netflix keeps pushing its "games on TV" beta at me, so I thought I'd give it a go. This seemed the best bet for both being my kinda thing and working with the controller, which is an app on your phone. I played through Act One (of five) and quite enjoyed it.
Firstly, I was right on both counts: this is a "puzzle game", but it's effectively a differently-presented point-and-click adventure game; and the phone-based controller is a little awkward to use, which is fine for a game like this, where you click around at your own pace, but would be a nightmare for something reliant on speed and precision, like a platformer or fighting game. Netflix does offer those too, but I don't think I'll be attempting them anytime soon. Heck, even with this, I'll likely play the rest on my computer (it's also available via browser) rather than have to deal with the controller app again.
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
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