An American Werewolf in London (1981)
[#237 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
Blindspot 2020 #10. This was supposed to be October's Blindspot film, for Halloween, but I messed up. But hey, it's only one day late!
Robolove (2019)
[#238 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
Sunday, 1 November 2020
this week on 100 Films
It's that time of the month again, folks: 100 Films in a Year's monthly review...
Also this week, 5 new film reviews...
Vampires Suck (2010)
The 100-Week Roundup XIV
More next Sunday.
Also this week, 5 new film reviews...
Vampires Suck (2010)
there are plenty of cheap, uninspired, crass, and rip-off gags, but some of it also made me laugh, so it’s not a total washout. It’s never as funny as the real thing at it’s funniest (Face Punch forever!), but it wasn’t as uninspired as I expected.Read more here.
The 100-Week Roundup XIV
Featuring...Read more here.
- It’s Such a Beautiful Day
- The Lives of Others
- Jennifer’s Body
- Going for Golden Eye
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 31 October 2020
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
This week's updates include a couple of new titles — biggest among them, Indicator's Fu Manchu box set — but (as mooted last week) I've removed the set of eight classic Universal monster movies, so a couple of stats still go down. And then, when tallying up, I discovered I'd forgotten something I bought earlier in the month was actually a DVD-to-BD upgrade, so even more stats drop or stay the same!
Regarding the Indicator set, it contains alternative presentations of several of the films, but I've only counted one as a true alternate cut. That one has a whole different prologue, whereas the others are just alternate title sequences, which I personally consider to be be a curio rather than a genuine additional cut.
Number of titles in collection: 2,456 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,086 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,370 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 80 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,338 [down 3]
Number of films: 2,810 [down 2]
Number of additional cuts: 188 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 8,975 [no change]
Number of short films: 771 [up 5]
Also this week, it's time for the monthly running time update. With several box sets rocking up this month (including that huge Universal one last week), does that mean an uncommonly large jump here?
Total running time of collection (approx.):
460 days, 9 hours, and 45 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 19 hours, and 45 minutes from last month.)
Well, I don't actually know what the average monthly increase is. This one doesn't challenge several of the ultra-big jumps I've had this year, but it's not paltry either.
Anyway, see you next week, faithful reader.
This week's updates include a couple of new titles — biggest among them, Indicator's Fu Manchu box set — but (as mooted last week) I've removed the set of eight classic Universal monster movies, so a couple of stats still go down. And then, when tallying up, I discovered I'd forgotten something I bought earlier in the month was actually a DVD-to-BD upgrade, so even more stats drop or stay the same!
Regarding the Indicator set, it contains alternative presentations of several of the films, but I've only counted one as a true alternate cut. That one has a whole different prologue, whereas the others are just alternate title sequences, which I personally consider to be be a curio rather than a genuine additional cut.
Number of titles in collection: 2,456 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,086 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,370 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 80 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,338 [down 3]
Number of films: 2,810 [down 2]
Number of additional cuts: 188 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 8,975 [no change]
Number of short films: 771 [up 5]
Also this week, it's time for the monthly running time update. With several box sets rocking up this month (including that huge Universal one last week), does that mean an uncommonly large jump here?
Total running time of collection (approx.):
460 days, 9 hours, and 45 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 19 hours, and 45 minutes from last month.)
Well, I don't actually know what the average monthly increase is. This one doesn't challenge several of the ultra-big jumps I've had this year, but it's not paltry either.
Anyway, see you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 30 October 2020
Thursday, 29 October 2020
Films
The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
[#234 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
+ from Indicator's new box set, the introduction by BFI curator Vic Pratt, and the first hour of the audio commentary by experts Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (it's not that I got bored and quit; quite the opposite: I'd only intended to listen to the first few minutes, then got sucked in for just over an hour!)
[#234 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
+ from Indicator's new box set, the introduction by BFI curator Vic Pratt, and the first hour of the audio commentary by experts Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (it's not that I got bored and quit; quite the opposite: I'd only intended to listen to the first few minutes, then got sucked in for just over an hour!)
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Films
Vampires Suck (2010)
[#233 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
Waxworks (1924)
[#232 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
[#233 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
Waxworks (1924)
[#232 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Films
Misery (1990)
[#230 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
The Mole Agent (2020)
[#231 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
[#230 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
The Mole Agent (2020)
[#231 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
Sunday, 25 October 2020
TV
Demetri Martin: The Overthinker
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
7x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
7x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
this week on 100 Films
No new reviews at 100 Films in a Year this week — indeed, the only new post was about why that was...
FilmBath + AMPLIFY!
Hopefully, more reviews next Sunday.
FilmBath + AMPLIFY!
In a mirror of this post from last year, I’m here again to blame my recent blogging quietness on FilmBath Festival. Yes, even in these Covid-struck days, we are putting on a film festival. It’s different — smaller, for one thing, with just nine films over five days... But, as if to make up for that, we have a New Thing… AMPLIFY! is an online virtual film festival — which, in short, means you can enjoy it if you live anywhere in the UK.Read more here.
Hopefully, more reviews next Sunday.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A later-than-normal update again, because a bunch of stuff turned up on Saturday morning (that's why I set this to normally post at 3pm on Saturday, but it's no good if lots turns up when I'm busy with something else). By "lots" I primarily mean "something to think about": three shiny new titles, that's easy; but I picked up the Universal Classic Monsters 30-film Blu-ray set (which contains 31 films) in Amazon's Prime Day sale and that causes dilemmas. Does it replace my existing 8-film 'highlights' Blu-ray set? Does it also replace my similar DVD set? You might think "duh, of course", but the DVD set comes with some physical extras I'd like to keep.
For now, I've just added it as a brand-new title. Long-term, I suspect the 8-film set will go, but the DVDs won't — I've no need for those discs anymore, so I could sell them and keep the physical extras; but as that wouldn't save me any space (and the DVDs would only make a pittance), what's the point?
Number of titles in collection: 2,456 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,087 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,369 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 80 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,341 [up 28]
Number of films: 2,812 [up 34]
Number of additional cuts: 187 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 8,975 [no change]
Number of short films: 766 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A later-than-normal update again, because a bunch of stuff turned up on Saturday morning (that's why I set this to normally post at 3pm on Saturday, but it's no good if lots turns up when I'm busy with something else). By "lots" I primarily mean "something to think about": three shiny new titles, that's easy; but I picked up the Universal Classic Monsters 30-film Blu-ray set (which contains 31 films) in Amazon's Prime Day sale and that causes dilemmas. Does it replace my existing 8-film 'highlights' Blu-ray set? Does it also replace my similar DVD set? You might think "duh, of course", but the DVD set comes with some physical extras I'd like to keep.
For now, I've just added it as a brand-new title. Long-term, I suspect the 8-film set will go, but the DVDs won't — I've no need for those discs anymore, so I could sell them and keep the physical extras; but as that wouldn't save me any space (and the DVDs would only make a pittance), what's the point?
Number of titles in collection: 2,456 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,087 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,369 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 80 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,341 [up 28]
Number of films: 2,812 [up 34]
Number of additional cuts: 187 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 8,975 [no change]
Number of short films: 766 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Saturday, 24 October 2020
TV
The Great British Bake Off
11x04 Chocolate Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Jonathan Creek
5x04 Daemons' Roost [Christmas special; series finale]
It's been almost four years since this episode aired — not as long as the longest gap in the series' history (just under five years between the series four finale and The Grinning Man), but you can see why websites have decided this is probably the final-ever instalment (it certainly is for now, at least). If that's the case, it's not a bad one to go out on: a lot better than other recent episodes, and with some nice nods to the series' history.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
11x04 Chocolate Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Jonathan Creek
5x04 Daemons' Roost [Christmas special; series finale]
It's been almost four years since this episode aired — not as long as the longest gap in the series' history (just under five years between the series four finale and The Grinning Man), but you can see why websites have decided this is probably the final-ever instalment (it certainly is for now, at least). If that's the case, it's not a bad one to go out on: a lot better than other recent episodes, and with some nice nods to the series' history.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
Down with Love (2003)
[#228 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
Puzzle (2018)
[#229 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
[#228 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
Puzzle (2018)
[#229 in 100 Films in a Year 2020]
Friday, 23 October 2020
TV
Elementary
7x08 Miss Understood
Who Dares Wins
12x05 (27/7/19 edition)
Young Wallander
1x06 Bomb [season finale]
Well, that was... less than great. "Bomb" indeed. Full review in my next 100 Films TV column.
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
7x08 Miss Understood
Who Dares Wins
12x05 (27/7/19 edition)
Young Wallander
1x06 Bomb [season finale]
Well, that was... less than great. "Bomb" indeed. Full review in my next 100 Films TV column.
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Thursday, 22 October 2020
TV
Ghosts
1x01 Who Do You Think You Are? [2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
7x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Young Wallander
1x05 Billionaire's Black Tie
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
1x01 Who Do You Think You Are? [2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
7x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Young Wallander
1x05 Billionaire's Black Tie
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
TV
Elementary
7x07 From Russia with Drugs
The Great British Bake Off
11x03 Bread Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Young Wallander
1x04 Assassination Closed?
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
7x07 From Russia with Drugs
The Great British Bake Off
11x03 Bread Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Young Wallander
1x04 Assassination Closed?
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
TV
Jonathan Creek
5x03 The Curse of the Bronze Lamp [season finale]
An array of terrible subplots make you wish this episode was considerably shorter (it’s only an hour but feels like two), but its mystery is still the nearest these latter-day Creeks have come to its heyday highs.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Young Wallander
1x03 Mona & Munck Connection
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
5x03 The Curse of the Bronze Lamp [season finale]
An array of terrible subplots make you wish this episode was considerably shorter (it’s only an hour but feels like two), but its mystery is still the nearest these latter-day Creeks have come to its heyday highs.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Young Wallander
1x03 Mona & Munck Connection
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Monday, 19 October 2020
TV
Elementary
7x06 Command: Delete
Who Dares Wins
12x04 (20/7/19 edition)
Young Wallander
1x02 Nightclub Smugglers
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
7x06 Command: Delete
Who Dares Wins
12x04 (20/7/19 edition)
Young Wallander
1x02 Nightclub Smugglers
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Sunday, 18 October 2020
TV
Elementary
7x05 Into the Woods
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
7x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
7x05 Into the Woods
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
7x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
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