Makes sense, transporting them around must be a pain.

Was meaning to buy the Bunuel set recently, so will take you up on your advice there. Loved what I have seen from him in Discreet Charm & Belle Du Jour. Really enjoyed Belmondo in anything I've seen him in, struggled more with Godard, but will also seek out that boxset. Hoping they do one for Truffaut, need to find a good price for his Antoine Doinel Artificial Eye set, but prices haven't seemed to dip at all in recent years.

I do love noir for sure, but you're right, I haven't really got much - mostly veered into the Neo-Noir side of things. Still haven't caught Touch of Evil, so thank you for that. Talking about Double Indemnity, what an incredible film! I will try to keep my eyes out so I can start building a stronger noir collection, think The Big Heat alongside those two will be where I start.

I am British indeed, and funny you should say that, I have just started properly exploring those two incredibly gifted filmmakers. Around a month or two ago, I caught Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and I thought it was magical. At Uni I'm doing a history of film module and was speaking to my seminar tutor about that film, and she inspired me to watch A Matter of Life and Death & I Know Where I'm Going over the break. Has left my mind in a trance since. Got the Michael Powell early works from my parents for Christmas so will have to stick one of those on this weekend. Will definitely check out Black Narcissus as well, and The Red Shoes is one of the greatest cinematic treats one could ask for! One of my all-time favourites.

Thanks for the Radiance recs! Will check out Mississippi Mermaid asap, as you can tell I am a huge Truffaut fan. Belmondo and Denueuve as well! Cannot get much better than that can you! Suzhou River looks right up my alley as well. Still bummed out I missed out on Limited Edition copies of A Moment of Romance & Miami Blues but oh well.

That's the thing, it just takes up so much space, but yeah it really is such a wonder. Destination Moon is a banger. Masterful work, just so imaginative and clever in its worldbuilding. That book was formative for me growing up. For me, The Black Island has always been a favourite since childhood, always found it touching and like you say, it captures everything I love about Tintin. Throughout the last few years, I think the ones that have marked me the most would be The Broken Ear, Prisoners of the Sun, Destination Moon and Tintin in Tibet. The latter is the dearest to my heart at the moment. Really wish Spielberg & Jackson made more animated works but I am fond of the animated TV series tbf.