The Menu (2022)
[#36 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2024]
Sunday, 5 May 2024
Comics
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Volume IV: The Tempest by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill
Five: The Fairy-Feller's Master-Stroke
Volume IV: The Tempest by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill
Five: The Fairy-Feller's Master-Stroke
this week on 100Films.co.uk
No regular reviews on 100Films.co.uk this week, but it was time to review the month just gone...
...and also list all the films I maybe should've, but didn't, watch during it...
More next Sunday.
...and also list all the films I maybe should've, but didn't, watch during it...
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 4 May 2024
Films
Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (2023)
[#35 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2024]
Mazes and Monsters (1982)
[#35 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2024]
Mazes and Monsters (1982)
Comics
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Volume IV: The Tempest by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill
Four: If Fictions Fare Not True--
Volume IV: The Tempest by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill
Four: If Fictions Fare Not True--
Games
The Leaf Riders of Wrenwood
2–5 May 2024
Once again caught up (not ahead, just that Saturday and Sunday share a page).
2–5 May 2024
Once again caught up (not ahead, just that Saturday and Sunday share a page).
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Another moderately hefty update this week, which kind of snuck up on me. Okay, almost half of it was another bulk order from the US (a different site for different reasons this time, so not technically connected to the other two... but it's still a pile of US titles all arriving at once, so, y'know); but the rest of it kind of crept in. Three are new releases, one arriving more promptly than its label (Anime Ltd) usually manage, the other two dispatched later than normal and, consequently, arriving a few days late; and one's a new release for next week, arriving uncommonly early (by recent standards); and the final two are a couple of "black market" versions of titles unavailable in official releases (John Woo Hong Kong classics The Killer and Hard Boiled).
Across those there's all kinds of content, meaning every category changes this week — including DVDs edging ever closer to slipping below 1,000 titles.
Number of titles in collection: 3,287 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,004 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,283 [up 12]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 348 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,965 [up 15]
Number of films: 4,047 [up 10]
Number of additional cuts: 385 [up 6]
Number of TV episodes: 9,716 [up 25]
Number of short films: 1,136 [up 7]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Another moderately hefty update this week, which kind of snuck up on me. Okay, almost half of it was another bulk order from the US (a different site for different reasons this time, so not technically connected to the other two... but it's still a pile of US titles all arriving at once, so, y'know); but the rest of it kind of crept in. Three are new releases, one arriving more promptly than its label (Anime Ltd) usually manage, the other two dispatched later than normal and, consequently, arriving a few days late; and one's a new release for next week, arriving uncommonly early (by recent standards); and the final two are a couple of "black market" versions of titles unavailable in official releases (John Woo Hong Kong classics The Killer and Hard Boiled).
Across those there's all kinds of content, meaning every category changes this week — including DVDs edging ever closer to slipping below 1,000 titles.
Number of titles in collection: 3,287 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,004 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,283 [up 12]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 348 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,965 [up 15]
Number of films: 4,047 [up 10]
Number of additional cuts: 385 [up 6]
Number of TV episodes: 9,716 [up 25]
Number of short films: 1,136 [up 7]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 3 May 2024
TV
Doctor Who
3x34 A Holiday for the Doctor
aka The Gunfighters Part One. After watching OK Corral-centric movie My Darling Clementine the other month, I was prompted to finally tackle this (shall we say) divisive story, which covers the same events... in its own syle...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
3x34 A Holiday for the Doctor
aka The Gunfighters Part One. After watching OK Corral-centric movie My Darling Clementine the other month, I was prompted to finally tackle this (shall we say) divisive story, which covers the same events... in its own syle...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Comics
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Volume IV: The Tempest by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill
Three: Dawn Is But Dark's Endeavour
Volume IV: The Tempest by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill
Three: Dawn Is But Dark's Endeavour
Thursday, 2 May 2024
TV
Doctor Who
15x04 Horror of Fang Rock Part Four
Sometimes I watch a Who story and think “this is great ‘n’ all, but it would also make a great standalone movie.” Fang Rock is one of those times — it would have so much potential repurposed as a low-budget, creepy, claustrophobic horror movie. That’s partly why it’s perfect for classic Who too — no futile attempts to punch above its weight (though the new effects do help in that regard); just some nicely-done confined lighthouse sets and a bunch of well-sketched and -performed characters. And a total bloodbath of a finale.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
15x04 Horror of Fang Rock Part Four
Sometimes I watch a Who story and think “this is great ‘n’ all, but it would also make a great standalone movie.” Fang Rock is one of those times — it would have so much potential repurposed as a low-budget, creepy, claustrophobic horror movie. That’s partly why it’s perfect for classic Who too — no futile attempts to punch above its weight (though the new effects do help in that regard); just some nicely-done confined lighthouse sets and a bunch of well-sketched and -performed characters. And a total bloodbath of a finale.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Comics
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Volume IV: The Tempest by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill
Two: And an Age of Giants, Adieu
Volume IV: The Tempest by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill
Two: And an Age of Giants, Adieu
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Comics
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Volume IV: The Tempest by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill
One: Farewell to Forever
This collected edition of the fourth and final LXG miniseries was released in late 2019, and... I think that's when I bought it? I intended to read it quickly, and I've had it ready to go here, templated up behind-the-scenes, all that time — i.e. four-and-a-half years. Jesus. Well, finally, here I go! It took some getting back in to — struggling to remember who everyone was (got there in the end, I think) and what the dangling plot threads were (honestly? Still not really sure) — but it's still good stuff, with striking art from O'Neill and dense storytelling from Moore.
Although I'm listing this as if it's one chapter, the collected edition presents it issue by issue — i.e. the bonus back matter, which previous League series have collated and included at the end of the volume, is here scattered throughout, as in its original publication. I'm certain there are good story reasons for that, but it's not worth individually listing every bonus comic and fake letters page and so on. So, take it as read going forward that "One" (etc) isn't really "The Tempest: Part One", it's "The Tempest: Issue One" (if that distinction makes sense).
Volume IV: The Tempest by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill
One: Farewell to Forever
This collected edition of the fourth and final LXG miniseries was released in late 2019, and... I think that's when I bought it? I intended to read it quickly, and I've had it ready to go here, templated up behind-the-scenes, all that time — i.e. four-and-a-half years. Jesus. Well, finally, here I go! It took some getting back in to — struggling to remember who everyone was (got there in the end, I think) and what the dangling plot threads were (honestly? Still not really sure) — but it's still good stuff, with striking art from O'Neill and dense storytelling from Moore.
Although I'm listing this as if it's one chapter, the collected edition presents it issue by issue — i.e. the bonus back matter, which previous League series have collated and included at the end of the volume, is here scattered throughout, as in its original publication. I'm certain there are good story reasons for that, but it's not worth individually listing every bonus comic and fake letters page and so on. So, take it as read going forward that "One" (etc) isn't really "The Tempest: Part One", it's "The Tempest: Issue One" (if that distinction makes sense).
Games
Box One
An "escape room in a box"-type game, specifically designed to be attempted by a single player, created by actor/author/magician/etc Neil Patrick Harris (so he's an actual toymaker as well as playing one!)
I've wanted this for a while, finally bought it thanks to a discount code, and it arrived yesterday — which seemed like perfect timing to play it as a birthday treat. (Oh, yes, today's my birthday.) So far, it's lots of fun, with at least one fantastic twist. I had sort of intended to play through it in one sitting, but I started later than intended in the end, and when I reached a point where you're asked to wait 24 hours*, it seemed a good jumping-off point.
* apparently you don't actually have to wait 24 hours (I looked it up on a forum, being careful to avoid spoilers), but, like I said, it was late and so on. I'll continue (and finish?) tomorrow.
The Leaf Riders of Wrenwood
29 April – 1 May 2024
An "escape room in a box"-type game, specifically designed to be attempted by a single player, created by actor/author/magician/etc Neil Patrick Harris (so he's an actual toymaker as well as playing one!)
I've wanted this for a while, finally bought it thanks to a discount code, and it arrived yesterday — which seemed like perfect timing to play it as a birthday treat. (Oh, yes, today's my birthday.) So far, it's lots of fun, with at least one fantastic twist. I had sort of intended to play through it in one sitting, but I started later than intended in the end, and when I reached a point where you're asked to wait 24 hours*, it seemed a good jumping-off point.
* apparently you don't actually have to wait 24 hours (I looked it up on a forum, being careful to avoid spoilers), but, like I said, it was late and so on. I'll continue (and finish?) tomorrow.
The Leaf Riders of Wrenwood
29 April – 1 May 2024
Videos
Critical Role
2x15 Where the River Goes [1st half]
With this episode, I pass 10% of the way through Campaign 2, both in terms of episode count and running time (worth noting because, although most episodes are a similar length, they range from 3-hours to 7-hours across the campaign. Ok, there's actually only one of the latter, but there are half-a-dozen around the 5-hour mark). So far, I've watched almost 60 hours (not counting Talks Machina) and it's still just beginning!
[Watch it (again) on YouTube.]
2x15 Where the River Goes [1st half]
With this episode, I pass 10% of the way through Campaign 2, both in terms of episode count and running time (worth noting because, although most episodes are a similar length, they range from 3-hours to 7-hours across the campaign. Ok, there's actually only one of the latter, but there are half-a-dozen around the 5-hour mark). So far, I've watched almost 60 hours (not counting Talks Machina) and it's still just beginning!
[Watch it (again) on YouTube.]
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