Category Archives: Hatboy’s Movie Extravaganza

Avatar 2: Avatarder (a review)

We just watched this movie last night, and I have some thoughts. My lad Joonatan really said it all in his review on Toisto. I find nothing much to disagree with there, although as always I had a good time … Continue reading

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A Weekend Cage Match (two reviews)

Finally, after far too long (although it hasn’t been as long as the Hatstand would have you believe, as apparently there was a bromantic movie night between this one and that one in 2019, I just haven’t written a review … Continue reading

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Is America Okay? (a Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness review)

This line from the movie seemed like a good one to make into the title of the review, since … *gestures vaguely at whole US situation right now* But be warned, from here on in there be spoilers.

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The Rings of Power

Okay so I guess we’re talking about this. There is a new piece of the Lord of the Rings saga being adapted for the screen. After the functionally-impossible-to-top trilogy of the early 2000s and the well-meaning prequel trilogy of the … Continue reading

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The Wheel of Time (an Amazon Prime Video production)

This blog post is proudly brought to you by the Black JeopardyTM category “FID’NA”. As in, I’m fid’na bitch-slap the next mealy-mouthed gatekeeping little cunt who says the words “true fan” or “emotional investment in the books” halfway into the … Continue reading

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House of the Dragon

Well well well, if it isn’t another HBO series from GRRM. The “GRR” stands for “GRR I wish I had just a fucking fraction of the money and audience he did.” But is that … Matt Smith? And who is … Continue reading

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Du (a review)

This was half a movie so I’m only going to give it half a review. We headed out to the cinema again last night to catch Denis Villeneuve’s new Dune remake on the big screen. Now, I’m one of those people … Continue reading

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Wheel of Time: Teaser Trailer

Alright, it finally dropped and I would be remiss in my long and dusty duties if I didn’t fanboy over it a little. But it’s late and I can’t add much to what I’ve linked below. By all means let’s … Continue reading

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THE Suicide Squad (a review)

I’m going to be running out of time this weekend and probably for the rest of the next couple of months, so let’s get a quick review down for The Suicide Squad before my second dose of corona vaccine kicks in … Continue reading

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Jungle Cruise (a review)

What would happen if Maui had gone on living after the colonisation and destruction of the Pacific Islands and the natives’ way of life, and had found his way to the Amazon where he became a tour guide during the … Continue reading

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