Tag Archives: movies

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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Frozen II (a review)

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Hatboy

Headed into the- UNKNOOOOOOOOWN -actually the Jumbo shopping mall and cineplex on Monday to watch the sequel Frozen was always going to get. It was actually pretty great! I went in thinking Wump and Toop were going to get their … Continue reading →

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Men In Black International (a review)

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Hatboy

Day 72. 70 pages, 33,036 words. On Friday we dropped in to see the fourth (and I hate to say it, hopefully last) installment of the Men In Black franchise. Finnkino, in their wisdom, had somehow failed to acquire a … Continue reading →

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The Viili Trilogy: A Bromantic Movie Night Review Set

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Hatboy

Day 58. 64 pages, 30,172 words. On Saturday I cruised on out to the civiliseds of Espoo with my esteemed bros dreameling and The Pas, for an evening at the Casa del Fahrenheit where there were to be mystery movies … Continue reading →

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (a review)

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Hatboy

 Day 57. 64 pages, 30,172 words. Working on it. Last week, Wump and I joined up with a small and discerning group of regular movie companions and went to see the sequel to … I want to say 2018’s reboot … Continue reading →

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Interlude: Detective Pikachu (a brief review)

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Hatboy

Day 52. 64 pages, 30,172 words. So, speaking of things that are a thing… So yes, we finally did go to see this movie, and it was pretty much exactly what you might have expected. It was a mash-up of … Continue reading →

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Interlude: Endgame

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Hatboy

Day 19. 64 pages, 30,109 words. Torn in half and covered in squeemen. Yep, that about sums it up. Proper review sometime later (and proper blog post later today from carpark as always). – Posted from my Huawei while on … Continue reading →

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The Fast and the Furious 5, 6 and 8 (a review)

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Hatboy

These movies also appeared on Netflix over the past couple of weeks, so we sat and watched them over a period of a week or so. I think I’ve seen the first one but I honestly don’t know. It may … Continue reading →

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (a review)

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Hatboy

Mrs. Hatboy and I sat down to watch this little series of semi-interconnected mini-movies on Netflix over the past couple of nights, and … well, what a strange and compelling set of stories it was. Right from the start, this … Continue reading →

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Captain Marvel (a review)

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Hatboy

Alright, I’ve fallen a bit behind on my movie reviews and there’s been a lot going on, so let’s start with a nice easy one that everyone can agree on. And feel free to enjoy some of the low-hanging fruit … Continue reading →

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