TV

Doctor Who
25x03 Remembrance of the Daleks Part Three [3rd watch]

The Great British Bake Off
5x09 Semi-final - Patisserie
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Mock the Week
13x09 (26/9/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Two Tribes
1x29 (25/9/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Doctor Who
25x02 Remembrance of the Daleks Part Two [3rd watch]

Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2x05 Episode 5

Two Tribes
1x28 (24/9/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

This is Not a Film (2011)
[#97 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]

TV

Doctor Who
25x01 Remembrance of the Daleks Part One [3rd watch]
After Saturday's Doctor Who took us to Coal Hill School, here's what happened the last time the Doctor visited that esteemed educational establishment. Also, a belated Dalek story, something felt owing ever since I didn't pick one to follow Into the Dalek.

Pioneers of Television
4x05 Robin Williams Remembered

Scott & Bailey
4x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]

Two Tribes
1x27 (23/9/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Crimes of Passion
1x05 Dangerous Dreams
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

No (2012)
[#96 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]

this week on 100 Films

Four brand-new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week, and they were...


Alter Egos (2012)

You might not think superheroes lend themselves to the ultra-low-budget indie treatment, but where there’s a will there’s a way, and clearly writer-director Jordan Galland had a will.

Read more here.


American Hustle (2013)

“Don’t put metal in the science oven!” If you’ve seen that bit, you’ve seen the most successful thing American Hustle has to offer. Possibly a victim of hype, it’s an over-long disappointment.

Read more here.


Touch of Evil (1958/1998)

This is not film noir as many think they know it. Instead of a doggedly determined wisecracking PI solving a slightly seedy case, Touch of Evil is suffused with a sweaty and disquieting atmosphere. It’s like a terrible fever dream, with events and characters that sometimes seem disconnected, but nonetheless interweave through a dense plot.

Read more here.


Up (2009)

You know Up: it's the Pixar movie where everyone talks about how amazing the first 10 minutes are, and never seems to have anything to say about the rest of the film. Which sums it up pretty well, to be honest.

Read more here.


Plus seven were new to the new blog...


The Blues Brothers (1980)

Cult comedy musical, with a more-than-healthy dose of the surreal... its insistence at being random, crazy, and incessantly silly throughout is beautifully anarchic.

Read more here.


Children of Heaven (1997)

a charming little number, with a simple story about a brother and sister that nonetheless runs itself on inventive incident — the amount of (pleasingly light-hearted) drama it can ring from one missing pair of shoes is, in many ways, quite extraordinary.

Read more here.


Field of Dreams (1989)

it’s almost unremittingly pleasant. The lack of anything hard-hitting is no doubt why some have such a dim view of the film... [it] won’t shock you, it likely won’t make you think very hard, and any moral message or meaning it has is positive and reassuring… but what’s so wrong with that?

Read more here.


The Game (1997)

Having seen it a few times over the years, I've come to the conclusion that The Game is by far at its best on your first viewing, when you don't know how it will end and it's stuffed with mysteries and twists... a lot of the film's enjoyment comes from being played with, the back-and-forth of what the truth is.

Read more here.


The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

Even more attractive are the skills Welles brings directorially, on display throughout... the cruise offers many of the best bits — the hot, sweaty foreign climes are conveyed brilliantly, aided by sumptuous location photography, and these sunny scenes contrast nicely with the noir plot.

Read more here.


Lethal Weapon (1987)

my mind frequently wandered during Lethal Weapon — often to Die Hard. This may predate the Bruce Willis franchise by several years, but it’s a testament to the fame of that film’s Christmas setting that my first thought was they’d ripped it off

Read more here.


The Woodsman (2004)

recently released paedophile struggles to fit back into the world and avoid recommitting former crimes... Kevin Bacon manages the tricky task of eliciting sympathy and understanding as the paedophile

Read more here.



More next Sunday.

TV

Doctor Who
34x06 The Caretaker
Very much enjoyed that. OK, there are similarities to previous episodes, but that almost seems to be the theme this season. It was likeable, both fun and funny, and most importantly of all, entertaining. Best of the season so far? Certainly the most easily enjoyable, I'd say.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Doctor Who Extra
1x06 The Caretaker
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Pointless Celebrities
6x17 (27/9/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
[#95 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]

Collection Count

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

Nothing again this week! I know, it's so unlike me.

Number of titles in collection: 1,697 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,203 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 494 [no change]

Number of discs in collection: 4,232 [no change]
Number of films in collection: 1,830 [no change]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,242 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 438 [no change]

Maybe there'll be something next week... but maybe not... See you here either way, faithful reader.

TV

Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2x04 Episode 4

Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
3x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]

Pointless Celebrities
6x16 (20/9/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Mad City (1997)
[#94 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]

TV

Doctor Who
15x16 The Sun Makers Part Four
Yep, that was jolly good. Definitely underrated.

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
1x08 Episode 8
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Pioneers of Television
3x03 Superheroes

Two Tribes
1x26 (22/9/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Doctor Who
15x15 The Sun Makers Part Three
Really enjoying this. It only came 162nd (out of 241) on DWM's last poll of greatest Who stories, with a score of 66%. That's definitely too harsh -- there are certainly worse things above it.

The Great British Bake Off
5x08 Advanced Dough
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Two Tribes
1x25 (19/9/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

American Hustle (2013)
[#93 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]

TV

Derren Brown: Infamous
I hope that woman at the end has changed her phone number...
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]

Doctor Who
15x14 The Sun Makers Part Two

Scott & Bailey
4x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]

Two Tribes
1x24 (18/9/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Doctor Who
15x13 The Sun Makers Part One
After the Doctor and friends robbed a bank on Saturday, here they come up against evil taxmen, in the most thinly-veiled 'satire' ever made (I suspect).

Tumble
1x06 Episode 6 [season finale]

Two Tribes
1x23 (17/9/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Always (1989)
[#92 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]

TV

Crimes of Passion
1x04 Roses, Kisses and Death
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Frankenweenie (2012)
[#91 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]