I vote for shaving the beard! I don’t think I’ve ever seen you without one. I’m loving all the puzzle content. I’ve never actually seen Tootsie - do you think I’d like it?

So glad I survived the Halloween month and we’re now into Noirvember - one of my favourite genres. If you’re doing one of your live streams that would be a fun topic for the month perhaps. By the way, Murder by Contract is excellent and I think it has only be released on Blu-Ray in the U.K. on the Indicator label. Another sale just started here with 50% off some Warner Archive blu-rays so I thought it fitting to get some more Noir discs - On Dangerous Ground, Possessed, The Set-Up to name a few. November is quite the month for sales it seems with companies eager to push things onto us earlier and earlier as each year goes by. A big high five to Jessie for completing those delightful puzzles. I have such lovely memories of doing them with my nan when I was growing up. Enjoy your week. All the best to both of you.

I watched 53 movies in October. 2 were anniversaries that were not horror and 2 were debatable (1984 and King on Screen), but all the others were horror or horror light. My family and I start Christmas movie watching on Thanksgiving (with Miracle on 34th Street).

I started watching the tv series St. Elsewhere on Hulu this weekend.

Criterion's digipak cases feel very premium, I'm disappointed Kino still uses those cheap Blue cases.

Hello Dave I'm a new subscriber and a movie collector nice video.

I love this movie, have watched twice on Criterion Channel, it deserves to be in the collection imo. You nailed it with the deadpan style comment, brilliant, unique, funny, sad and very heart felt. Oh yes, the music is great and keeps viewer immersed, well paced.

First time here, enjoyed video, well done, new subscriber.

The special features on both the Val Lewton double feature and Pandora’s Box are exceptionally good. I really enjoyed all of that extra content and will probably re-watch them over and over again. Though we don’t have the Criterion sales here in Canada, I woke up this morning, checked my amazon wish list and noticed that Vampyr (Criterion) had shot down in price overnight so I snatched it up. That tends to randomly happen with Criterion titles on amazon here, so I always keep an eye out.

A Fistful of Dynamite is a wild ride: Rod Steiger gives a really great, fun performance (he's really matching Eli Wallach's energy in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly). I remember watching Nope for the first time on a plane: a disturbing sequence about midway left me so unsettled I felt claustrophobic in my seat.

Nice collection of pickups, definitely watch Buck Roger after Star Trek. The first season is the best parts of the second are ok. Would like to here your thoughts after you watch.

Nice grabs, I also went with the Val Lewton double and also Ride the Pink Horse and the When Horror Came to Shochiku eclipse box

I recently watched Fistfull of Dynamite and it's a great time/amazing watch. The copy I found at a thrift store have didn't have regular artwork, though, just a plain white unlabeled dvd case and some kind of "CD sized" booklet with an essay/write up. Maybe material from some kind of box set?

Cool stuff Dave! I have the Val Lewton double feature and Pandora's Box, but I haven't watched them yet. I have been watching a few silent movies lately. Anyway, happy watching.

Great pickups! I have that new Val Lewton on my wishlist. I picked up Pandora’s Box many years ago on DVD back when I would get great deals and it is one of the ones I never got around to watching yet. I don’t think I have seen any Albert Brooks films yet.

Criterion sales are always welcome. Apparently we’ll have a 40% sale here on from Friday so fingers crossed they have some titles we want. With Halloween over soon, will you be doing a 30 days of Noir for Noirvember for the vlog? 😊 Best to you and Jessie.

I pretty much watch a movie a day. The rare occasions I miss a day are outnumbered by the days I watch 2 (which is probably most). But I watch few shows. I’d rather spend 2 hours on a movie than binge a show. That’s the sacrifice. I’ve also watched over 30 horror or Halloween-related movies this month.

I wish Canada had access to the Criterion and B&N sales. I’m loving the titles that you decided to pick up. Wait till you see the Pandora’s Box packaging - so beautifully done. Yesterday afternoon my Criterion copy of The Others arrived and the next one I’m expecting is Scarface (I pre-ordered it). I’m sticking to buying blurays, too. I don’t need 4K, blurays are just fine 😊

Mother is a great selection-Albert Brooks’ movies are always hilarious. I was this close to pre-ordering Paper Moon, but decided to go with Victims of Sin at the last second: it has amazing music and gorgeous cinematography by DP Gabriel Figueroa (who was a protégé of Gregg Toland).

Criterion normal shipping sucks. My 'Trainspotting' came misshapen.

We’re hopeful of a new Criterion sale soon here but it looks like it’s going to be only a select few titles. The Indicator sale started today which has some great stuff. They mainly do Blu-ray only, and like you, we focus more on those than 4K, unless it’s a must have favourite of ours. Also, our 4K player pulls some magic as far as upscaling goes, probably the best I’ve seen, so the difference between the formats often comes down to HDR. We’ve been watching a lot of noir as it’s just so accessible as we’ve been tired from work. It’s such a wonderful genre. Regarding TV, the new Slow Horses series was great. Start with series one if you haven’t given it a try yet. It’s by far our best show in recent years. Bake Off is nice cozy TV too. The clocks went back an hour last Sunday and it’s starting to get quite chilly. Time to break out the slow cooker from storage as warming stews are often the order of the day this time of year. Best wishes to you both.

No, I can’t honestly say that I’ll be buying the CC40 box set. If it included more classic films then maybe I’d consider purchasing it.

Arrow are hit and miss ,some good some bad

I really need some shelving, but I want it so I can dismantle the entire thing, for when I eventually move. So far I haven't had any luck. Currently, I have most of my movies in boxes that check-out receipt rolls came in. They're about the size of shoe boxes, but they're more sturdy. They work well, but I have to un-stack them every time I want to watch something.

That Frankenstein puzzle is even more beautiful than the Dracula one (and I didn’t think that was possible). Fall/Winter is perfect puzzle-making season

Cat People is amazing! One of my favorite Criterions I own. Some other great titles... The Others, The Phantom Carriage, Kuroneko, Eyes Without A Face, Rosemary's Baby and The Innocents just to name a few. Hoping to pick up Demon Pond soon as well.

Oh my .... So cool.

This is great! I can’t wait to watch scarlet street and dark passage myself! I’ve had my eye on those two for a while, and that’s awesome how noirvember is a thing, what a wonderful idea! 🎥🎞️

Some very interesting looking skies in this video. It’s getting also cold here and we’ve just put our central heating on this week, just for a short time. Fortunately, there’s no strange noises so far, fingers crossed. We’ve cancelled most of streaming services now but just kept Apple TV (my bank gives me it for free) and Amazon (mainly for books and deliveries) but picked up some nice Arrow box sets here during the Shocktober sale, not horror, but some fantastic noir. Nice to see more of your home in this video, particularly the kitchen area. Yeah, a bit girly, but I’d love to have a kitchen like yours. With that long counter I could certainly see myself serving homemade Sushi to friends or family when they come to visit. Have a great rest of your week and weekend.

Great. Jeanne Dielman vibes

Great episode Dave! I have heard you talk about this director before. I have not seen any of his movies. It sounds like a really good movie. I might have to check it out. I watch a lot of foreign films and I always get nervous towards the end because about half of them don't end the way I had hoped. But anyway, thanks for all the info.

Boy, I wish I thought of this for a video Dave, but I guess I couldn't really do dishes in the attic. Anyway, love the black and white.

I'm very familiar with Aki Kaurismaki since I'm A Finn and I live in Finland. I have all Aki's films on bluray and I can highly recommend every one of them. Some of them are slightly better than others but even his worst films are worth watching. I just love his dark humor and I prefer to watch not so talkative movies.

Mr & Mrs Smith is a fun movie, I think you’ll both enjoy it

Hands down my favorite Halloween episodes are the Simpsons.

We just also had our librarys fall sale and i went twice - first time i got 23 dvds and blus for $46 and in that got 2 warner archive blus! Then the last day you could fill a box for $20 and pulled out 87 dvds.... what a great way to grow your media collection... But i wasn't lucky like you and got those nice Dr. Who sets

I just went to my local library sale (well, technically the town over, which organizes their wares better). I had very little cash, so I just got 2 blu rays, but sometimes I spend over $20. Like you guys, I also donate to them.

Some of the fondest memories I have of growing up were the times my Mom used to take me to the library very week or so. I must have been maybe 6 or 7 years old when she started taking me regularly and I vividly remember all the fun I had filling my bag with books. So each time I hear someone praising the library, my heart soars ❤ I used to watch Doctor Who regularly and Matt Smith was my favourite. Great series that I’d love to rewatch one day from the very beginning.

Nice selection of pickups for damn good price.

That Star Trek comic book looks really cool! I thought it was a novel at first since there's a bunch of those. I don't think I've seen any Trek comics though

Wow, looks like you got a lot of cool stuff for cheap. That's strange they aren't accepting VHS any more since they actually started making them again. I've never been to a library sale but it sounds like fun.

Oh my word, I LOVE that Dracula puzzle 😮 I definitely need that in my life. I’ve never seen it before.

I'm loving the Criterion Channel's October selection this year. John Carpenter has become a personal favorite I revisit each year, so I'm looking forward to Christine and The Fog.

I have a toy of Spock with the Horta from that episode. In his book on their relationship, Shatner tells an interesting anecdote about filming that, but I won’t ruin it in case you ever get to read that.

Excellent, informative and very entertaining blog as always thank you Dave. I was wondering if you have The "V" series from around 1983-85, with Marc Singer and Jane Badler in your collection? I don't think I have seen it since its original transmission and am planning to rewatch it and source the DVDs. (I think only the mini series is on Warner Archive blu ray)

Great haul! If I could suggest one that you should pick up it would be Manila in the Claws of Light. Great depiction of the issues underlying the Philippines. Also would love to see a vid on your top foreign film recommendations!

Enjoy your 31 days. I look forward to more videos.

Hello Dave! Sounds like some Great plans. I'm hoping to do a lot this month. I watched "I Married A Witch last year. I can't remember if that is the movie that has the woman that played Grand Ma Ma in The Addams Family series. Anyway, thanks for the update.

I've begun my Horrorthon already/ So far I've watched The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The Halloween Tree, The Hitcher, The Hitcher II, The Mummy's Hand, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Revenge of the Creature and some episodes of Bewitched. Many more planned yet.

I watched Abigail yesterday which is a great modern Vampire film if you have not seen it.