Films

Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
[#76 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
[#77 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
That's the original Japanese version (on disc 8 in Criterion's Showa set), not the US re-jig (the one on disc 2).

Films

Godzilla (1954)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #12

Sátántangó (1994)
[#74 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Finally, concluding with parts 10–12.

Films

Sátántangó (1994)
[#74 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Continuing with parts 7–9.

The Son of Kong (1933)
[#75 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]

this week on 100 Films

A new month means a new monthly review over at 100 Films in a Year...





And there were 3 new film reviews, too...


Godzilla (1954)

more than just the blockbuster entertainment of its day, Godzilla is a serious-minded work. A giant monster stomping on cities — or, if you prefer, a man in a rubber suit stomping on models — may have soon become fodder for the kind of movie fans who enjoy pulp entertainment, but, in its original incarnation, it’s an analogy for the terror of the nuclear bomb. Released just nine years after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it’s one of the first films to deal with that scar on the Japanese national psyche

Read more here — including my thoughts on the US re-edit: Godzilla, King of the Monsters!


Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

feels like a combination of the two previous MonsterVerse films. As a direct sequel to Godzilla (2014), it brings in plot threads and a couple of supporting characters from that movie. It also adopts the dark visual style of Gareth Edwards’ movie, eschewing the colourfulness that was part of Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ contribution in Kong: Skull Island. But what director Michael Dougherty does retain is that film's pulpiness in the storyline.

Read more here.


More next Sunday.

Films

King Kong (1933)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #11
I also watched the "lost spider pit sequence" recreation, created by Peter Jackson and Weta while they were working on his 2005 remake. The making of their clip is covered in a half-hour segment of the main feature's 2.5-hour making-of documentary, and that behind-the-scenes glimpse is even more impressive than the finished piece. The amount of time and effort and skill that Jackson & Weta put into creating such a short sequence — something they themselves describe as “just a bit of fun” — is phenomenal.

Sátántangó (1994)
[#74 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Continuing with parts 4–6.

Collection Count

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

Just one new addition this week. Not even a new release or a sale title, like you might expect, but something I heard recommended and decided to pick up.

It's also time for the monthly running time update, so let's see what difference was made by all those sale acquisitions last month...

Number of titles in collection: 2,567 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,075 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,492 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 97 [no change]

Number of discs in collection: 6,543 [up 1]
Number of films: 2,981 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 215 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,052 [no change]
Number of short films: 848 [no change]

Total running time of collection (approx.):
473 days, 20 hours, and 33 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 4 hours, and 25 minutes from last month.)

See you next week, faithful reader.

Films

Sátántangó (1994)
[#74 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Blindspot 2021 #4
A seven-hour black-and-white 'slow cinema' Hungarian art drama? Crikey! Thankfully, it’s split into 12 parts, so I’m going to watch it in chunks (if all goes to plan, I'll finish it over the long Easter weekend). Today: parts 1–3.

Films

Wonder Woman 3D (2017)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #10

Films

Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972)
[#72 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
Blindspot 2021 #3

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
[#73 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]

TV

Doctor Who
39x00 Revolution of the Daleks [New Year's Day special; 2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Leverage
2x12 The Zanzibar Marketplace Job

Unforgotten
4x06 Episode 6 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]

TV

Death in Paradise
10x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Unforgotten
4x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]

Films

Midnight in Paris (2011)
[#71 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]

TV

Leverage
2x11 The Bottle Job

Unforgotten
4x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]

Who Dares Wins
12x10 (7/9/19 edition) [season finale]
After being behind on Who Dares Wins for years, I'm finally all caught up! Now I just hope they make some more...

Films

Bachelor Knight (1947)
[#70 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
aka The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

this week on 100 Films

5 new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week...


Eighth Grade (2018)

if you look past the modern milieu to the fundamental feelings underneath, they’re universal and speak across the generations. This is the most truthful movie about what it’s actually like to be a teenager I think I’ve ever seen. It really captures the uncomfortableness of being a not-popular teen, both for good (well done filmmakers, you conveyed your point) or ill (it can be as squirm-inducing as living the real thing).

Read more here.


The Man Who Reviewed Some Films

Featuring...
- The Man Who Knew Infinity
- The Man Who Knew Too Much
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
- The Man Who Sleeps

Read more here.


More next Sunday.

TV

Unforgotten
4x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]

Films

The Prom (2020)
[#69 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]

Vivacious Lady (1938)
[#68 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]

Collection Count

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

No new releases this week, but, once again, sales got me: there's a Criterion offer across most UK retailers right now, and that's hard to resist. Only two titles so far, but I expect I'll cave to some more (there's around 10–12 from my wish list still in the sale).

Number of titles in collection: 2,566 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,075 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,491 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 97 [no change]

Number of discs in collection: 6,542 [up 2]
Number of films: 2,980 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 215 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,052 [no change]
Number of short films: 848 [no change]

See you next week, faithful reader.

TV

Celebrity Mastermind
2020/2021 Episode 8 (of 14)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Leverage
2x10 The Runaway Job

Not Going Out
11x03 Carol
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Unforgotten
4x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]

Audio Drama

Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures
275x04 The End of the Beginning Part 4: The Lost Moon [series finale]