Category Archives: Hatboy’s Movie Extravaganza

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

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Hatboy

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

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Hatboy

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)

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Hatboy

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

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Hatboy

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)

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Hatboy

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

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Hatboy

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)

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Hatboy

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)

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Hatboy

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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Black Widow (a review)

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Hatboy

The movie theatres have been doing their best to get our flighty, panicky butts back in seats lately. Wump and I obliged them, with the always wonderful assistance of Mr. Bloom and his Cinemaland Contacts, to go and check out … Continue reading →

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The Good, the Bad, and the UGGGHH: 2020 in a quick mess of movie and TV reviews

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Hatboy

In the closing hours of this inexpressibly dumb year, I’m going to do my time-honoured thing of saying that I’m not going to write a whole bunch of review text, and then probably write a whole bunch of review text. … Continue reading →

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