Castle
7x14 Resurrection
7x15 Reckoning
Junior Bake Off
4x02 Heat Two
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Monday, 14 November 2016
Sunday, 13 November 2016
TV
Class
1x05 Brave-ish Heart
Including a short educational interlude about Sikhism, apparently.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Junior Bake Off
4x01 Heat One
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Red Dwarf
11x01 Twentica
1x05 Brave-ish Heart
Including a short educational interlude about Sikhism, apparently.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Junior Bake Off
4x01 Heat One
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Red Dwarf
11x01 Twentica
this week on 100 Films
5 brand-new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week, and they were...
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)
Fantastic Four (2015)
Moneyball (2011)
The Survivalist (2015)
The Visit (2015)
Also, my 100 Favourites series continued with 2 more posts...
Star Wars (1977)
Team America: World Police (2004)
More next Sunday.
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)
Holy nostalgia hit, Batman! This animated movie reunites the surviving stars of the enduringly popular ’60s Batman TV series (and spin-off movie) for a new adventure in the style of their classic ones — that is to say it’s funny and colourful, a world away from the Dark Knight version of Batman we’re so accustomed to these days.Read more here.
Fantastic Four (2015)
What could have been a comfortable 3-star movie, maybe even 4 if it followed through well enough, is dragged down to 2 by studio meddling. Will they never learn? Nonetheless, I actually enjoyed enough of Fantastic Four that, while it won’t be going on the long-list of contenders for the best movies I’ve seen this year, I won’t be putting it on the list for the worst either.Read more here.
Moneyball (2011)
it’s like turning on a real game of any sport you know nothing about: you can discern some stuff, but the coverage is not being produced for you. At one point it cuts to a match and a caption informs us it’s the “bottom of the 9th”. I’m sure that means something to baseball fans, but I can tell you the rest of us haven’t got the foggiest. Is the “bottom” at the beginning or the end? The 9th what? And is it the 9th of 9 or the 9th of 10? Or is it the fact it’s the 9th that’s significant here? For Moneyball as a movie in its own right, rather than some niche special interest thing, this attitude is a drawback.Read more here.
The Survivalist (2015)
’70s self-sufficiency sitcom The Good Life meets bleak post-apocalypse drama The Road in this technically-science-fiction dramatic thriller, the BAFTA-nominated debut of writer-director Stephen Fingleton.Read more here.
The Visit (2015)
Although Shyamalan has always moved in supernatural circles in his movies, he’s not really directed a proper Horror movie before now. Nonetheless, it’s not surprising that his skill set lends itself to the genre. Although the found-footage format is a little forced at times (isn’t it always?), it’s also used effectively to create some nailbiting sequences, putting you alongside the kids as they fear just what the hell is going in. And some of it is pretty darn freaky.Read more here.
Also, my 100 Favourites series continued with 2 more posts...
Star Wars (1977)
Lucas almost instantly conjures up a universe that feels wholly-imagined and genuinely lived-in... Throw in an array of likeable and entertaining characters, plus groundbreaking special effects, and you’re on to a winner. The plot may just be a classical hero narrative, but it’s in space and has laser swords — that counts for a lot.Read more here.
Team America: World Police (2004)
“Matt Damon.”Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 12 November 2016
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Even more stuff! And there'll be more next week. And the week after. And...
Number of titles in collection: 1,907 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,196 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 713 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 4,902 [up 5]
Number of films in collection: 2,108 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 7,467 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 500 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Even more stuff! And there'll be more next week. And the week after. And...
Number of titles in collection: 1,907 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,196 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 713 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 4,902 [up 5]
Number of films in collection: 2,108 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 7,467 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 500 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 11 November 2016
Thursday, 10 November 2016
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
Films
The Pianist (2002)
[#175 in 100 Films in a Year 2016]
What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...? 2016 #10
I accidentally missed doing one of these in October, and I watched #9 right at the start of September, so it's actually been over two months. Time flies!
[#175 in 100 Films in a Year 2016]
What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...? 2016 #10
I accidentally missed doing one of these in October, and I watched #9 right at the start of September, so it's actually been over two months. Time flies!
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
Monday, 7 November 2016
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Another (very) late update thanks to there being a massive load of additions and changes this time, including both DVD-to-Blu-ray upgrades and Blu-ray-to-Blu-ray upgrades to muddy the numerical waters. In all, eleven new titles were acquired, one of which will be somehow integrated into another,* and three titles were removed.**
On the bright side, all of this kerfuffle ended up arriving just inside this week (hence the delay), rather than tipping over to next as I had expected -- so it should be an all-round quieter time next week.
Number of titles in collection: 1,903 [up 7]
Of which DVDs: 1,196 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 709 [up 9]
Number of discs in collection: 4,897 [up 13]
Number of films in collection: 2,104 [up 10]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 7,467 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 500 [up 4]
See you next week, faithful reader.
* I bought the Spider-Man Trilogy Blu-ray, which doesn't include the Spider-Man 3 bonus disc; so I also bought the original 2-disc release of Spider-Man 3 to get that disc. Now I have to work out how exactly to sell the duplicate, because... oh, it's quite boring, I'll stop there. Point is: I bought the Spider-Man Trilogy and Spider-Man 3 (2 titles), but because I'll put the latter in the former it goes into my collection as 1 title.
** Talking of Spider-Man, I should really be removing my DVDs of the trilogy now. But the DVD releases of Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 2.1 each have over half-an-hour of special features not duplicated on the Blu-ray; the first film has a few bits & bobs not carried over, as well as being a DVD dear to my heart; and by that point, well, it'd be kinda weird to get rid of Spider-Man 3 (and I have it in an Amazon-exclusive special sleeve to boot). So, for now, they all stay. For now.
Another (very) late update thanks to there being a massive load of additions and changes this time, including both DVD-to-Blu-ray upgrades and Blu-ray-to-Blu-ray upgrades to muddy the numerical waters. In all, eleven new titles were acquired, one of which will be somehow integrated into another,* and three titles were removed.**
On the bright side, all of this kerfuffle ended up arriving just inside this week (hence the delay), rather than tipping over to next as I had expected -- so it should be an all-round quieter time next week.
Number of titles in collection: 1,903 [up 7]
Of which DVDs: 1,196 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 709 [up 9]
Number of discs in collection: 4,897 [up 13]
Number of films in collection: 2,104 [up 10]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 7,467 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 500 [up 4]
See you next week, faithful reader.
* I bought the Spider-Man Trilogy Blu-ray, which doesn't include the Spider-Man 3 bonus disc; so I also bought the original 2-disc release of Spider-Man 3 to get that disc. Now I have to work out how exactly to sell the duplicate, because... oh, it's quite boring, I'll stop there. Point is: I bought the Spider-Man Trilogy and Spider-Man 3 (2 titles), but because I'll put the latter in the former it goes into my collection as 1 title.
** Talking of Spider-Man, I should really be removing my DVDs of the trilogy now. But the DVD releases of Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 2.1 each have over half-an-hour of special features not duplicated on the Blu-ray; the first film has a few bits & bobs not carried over, as well as being a DVD dear to my heart; and by that point, well, it'd be kinda weird to get rid of Spider-Man 3 (and I have it in an Amazon-exclusive special sleeve to boot). So, for now, they all stay. For now.
Sunday, 6 November 2016
this week on 100 Films
This week on 100 Films in a Year began(-ish) with a look back at last month...
Then, just 2 brand-new reviews were published...
Cool World (1992)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
And The Guest made its UK TV premiere, so I wrote about that...
And finally, my 100 Favourites series continued, also with 2 more posts...
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spy Game (2001)
More next Sunday.
Then, just 2 brand-new reviews were published...
Cool World (1992)
It’s not a fundamentally bad story at a conceptual level, but its execution is a jumble, and the twisted Cool World is an unpleasant place to have to spend time. The darkness of the story is actually toned down from Bakshi’s original concept... but only so much: it’s still full of sex, references to sex, and general depraved behaviour.Read more here.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
It’s even worse than the first one, because it’s boring. Some bits and bobs may actually be improved (some of the direction is slicker; Bella’s terrible voice over is reduced), but goddamn, it’s so dull. So little actually happens. It feels like it’s probably setting things in place for whatever’s to come next for an entire movie.Read more here.
And The Guest made its UK TV premiere, so I wrote about that...
And finally, my 100 Favourites series continued, also with 2 more posts...
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man! Spider-Man does whatever a spider can — spins a web any size, catches thieves just like flies. Is he strong? Listen bud, he’s got genetically-modified blood. Wealth and fame he’s ignored, action is his reward… though he’s having doubts about if it’s worth it. With great power comes great responsibility, and neither sit well with a kid who wants a normal life.Read more here.
Spy Game (2001)
“You don’t just trade these people like they’re baseball cards! It’s not a game!”Read more here.
“Oh, yes it is. It’s exactly what it is. And it’s no kid’s game either. This is a whole other game. And it’s serious and it’s dangerous. And it’s not one you want to lose.”
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 5 November 2016
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