The Imitation Game
1x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Iron Fist
2x06 The Dragon Dies at Dawn
2x07 Morning of the Mindstorm
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Thursday, 13 September 2018
Wednesday, 12 September 2018
Tuesday, 11 September 2018
TV
Magic for Humans
1x04 Seeing is Believing
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
1x05 Horror [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
1x04 Seeing is Believing
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
1x05 Horror [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 10 September 2018
Sunday, 9 September 2018
this week on 100 Films
9 brand-new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week, and they were...
The Disaster Artist (2017)
I Am Sartana, Your Angel of Death (1969)
My Life as a Courgette (2016)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky VI (1986)
The Room (2003)
Film Noir Review Roundup
More next Sunday.
The Disaster Artist (2017)
Franco and friends (the lead cast includes his brother, his brother’s wife, and his best mate) seem to be having a jolly old time recreating their favourite bad movie, and they’re certainly not above patting themselves on the back for how well they’ve done it... For aficionados of The Room such dedication pays off: there are lots of fun references — not just the obvious stuff (the recreation of actual scenes), but scattered lines and nods throughout the movie.Read more here.
I Am Sartana, Your Angel of Death (1969)
The second official movie to star Western antihero Sartana is, according to the blurb on Arrow’s Blu-ray release, “a more playful film than its predecessor, possessing an inventive visual style and developing its central character into a more creative and resourceful figure.” That’s bang on — and it’s a better film for it.Read more here.
My Life as a Courgette (2016)
the film takes a more cartoonish style, at least on the surface. In fact, the whimsical production design belies the very serious nature of the story — it’s not as monumentally grim as it could be, given the subject matter, but it doesn’t shy away from some very dark areas. It handles these with an understated, calm maturity that is both befitting and refreshing.Read more here.
Rocky IV (1985)
Interpreting a sports movie as really being about the conflict between the USA and the Soviet Union might normally be considered subtextual analysis, but that’s not the case here — it couldn’t be more blatant. Sometimes this is as hilariously preposterous as you’d expect (Rocky’s victory speech is greeted by a standing ovation from the Soviet politburo!), but other bits actually work quite well.Read more here.
Rocky VI (1986)
An early work from Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki (one of those world cinema names I recognise but couldn’t tell you a single film by), Rocky VI is not, in fact, the sixth entry in the Rocky franchise, but a short parody of the fourth one (the Roman numerals in the title being an inversion of the real film’s IV, obv.). Kaurismäki described the short as “my revenge on Mr. Stallone, who I think is an asshole.” Don’t hold back, Aki, tell us what you really think!Read more here.
The Room (2003)
Ostensibly the story of the relationship woes of twentysomethings in San Francisco, there is nothing wrong with The Room… for the first two minutes. Then Tommy Wiseau enters a room and opens his mouth. There are no words to accurately describe Wiseau — he has to be witnessed to be believed. From there out, the film is distractingly ridiculousRead more here.
Film Noir Review Roundup
I’ve made a conscious effort to watch more film noirs this year, and today’s roundup contains a few results of that:Read more here.
- The Narrow Margin (1952)
- Accomplice (1946)
- Shockproof (1949)
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 8 September 2018
Films
The Tree of Life (2011)
[#192 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]
+ the special features on the current Blu-ray (mainly, half-hour documentary Exploring The Tree of Life)
[#192 in 100 Films in a Year 2018]
+ the special features on the current Blu-ray (mainly, half-hour documentary Exploring The Tree of Life)
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
After last week's massive update (6 films! 61 discs! 188 episodes of TV!), this couldn't be more different: absolutely nothing to report! More next week though, guaranteed.
Number of titles in collection: 2,145 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,154 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 991 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 5,508 [no change]
Number of films: 2,394 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 8,293 [no change]
Number of short films: 624 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
After last week's massive update (6 films! 61 discs! 188 episodes of TV!), this couldn't be more different: absolutely nothing to report! More next week though, guaranteed.
Number of titles in collection: 2,145 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,154 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 991 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 5,508 [no change]
Number of films: 2,394 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 8,293 [no change]
Number of short films: 624 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 7 September 2018
TV
Jack Ryan
1x06 Sources and Methods
1x07 The Boy
1x08 Inshallah [season finale]
Despite how this looks, I didn't burn through almost half the season just to get it done for Iron Fist. Well, obviously I watched all these episodes within 24 hours, but I didn't sit and watch them back to back. (Just so we're clear on this important information.)
[Watch it (again) on Prime Video.]
Upstart Crow
3x01 Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be!
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
1x06 Sources and Methods
1x07 The Boy
1x08 Inshallah [season finale]
Despite how this looks, I didn't burn through almost half the season just to get it done for Iron Fist. Well, obviously I watched all these episodes within 24 hours, but I didn't sit and watch them back to back. (Just so we're clear on this important information.)
[Watch it (again) on Prime Video.]
Upstart Crow
3x01 Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be!
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 6 September 2018
TV
The Imitation Game
1x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Jack Ryan
1x05 End of Honor
I'd hoped to have this finished by today, because Iron Fist season 2 is out tomorrow. Oh well. (It's good, I just haven't had the time.)
[Watch it (again) on Prime Video.]
1x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Jack Ryan
1x05 End of Honor
I'd hoped to have this finished by today, because Iron Fist season 2 is out tomorrow. Oh well. (It's good, I just haven't had the time.)
[Watch it (again) on Prime Video.]
Wednesday, 5 September 2018
TV
Reported Missing
2x01 Episode 1
Not normally my kind of programme, but the write-up in the Radio Times was too intriguing: a dad reports his five-year-old son missing, having not seen him for two years after a custody dispute with the mother; but when the police track her down, she says the boy doesn't exist and she doesn't even know the man who made the report. To say much more would spoil the twists and turns as the case unfolds...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
2x01 Episode 1
Not normally my kind of programme, but the write-up in the Radio Times was too intriguing: a dad reports his five-year-old son missing, having not seen him for two years after a custody dispute with the mother; but when the police track her down, she says the boy doesn't exist and she doesn't even know the man who made the report. To say much more would spoil the twists and turns as the case unfolds...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 4 September 2018
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