Stranger Things RANT & Blu-ray HAUL + Your 2026 Watchlist (inc. HAMNET Review!)

Welcome back to reality then, my little Christmas hams. On this week’s FoF:

I’m reviewing the finale of Stranger Things. You may know, I think Stranger Things is sheet, but did the finale win me over?

The Traitors has a new “Secret Traitor” twist, but is it ACTUALLY fun not knowing who a traitor is?

I’m sorting 2026 films into categories of “GO AWAY”, “CURIOUS” and “MOST ANTICIPATED”, looking at movies like “The Social Reckoning”, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”, “Devil Wears Prada 2”, “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Dune: Part 3”.

And to fight back against January’s bleakness I bought a load of Blu-Rays (HELLO 2009), so I’ll take you through them.

Oh, and I’m reviewing Hamnet, the one where Paul Mescal is Shakespeare, but did he pull it off? Have a watch and find out.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
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STRANGER THINGS FINALE boxd.it/cnLN9j
02:26 Overall thoughts and ranting about the 50 minute epilogue
09:12 The Cinema Release and My Prediction for Netflix Cinema Ownership
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14:06 New TRAITORS!! Successes & failures of the Secret Traitor concept
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BLU RAY HAUL
16:11 The Haul Begins
17:43 Thoughts on Extended & Directors Cuts (Nosferatu, Amadeus, LOTR)
22:30 Sunshine and how I used to lack Cinema Etiquette in my youth
24:42 My Darling Wife DOESN’T KNOW THE SIXTH SENSE TWIST????
27:49 Inception 4K, and why I’m not the biggest fan
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29:25 The Godfather REWATCH, and why it is indeed 5 stars boxd.it/cmIjMb
34:01 Marty Supreme REWATCH and why it is still 4 stars for me (SPOILERS!) boxd.it/cqayNr
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LOOKING AHEAD TO 2026 MOVIES
38:28 Intro
39:15 These 2026 movies can GO AWAY
41:25 I’m CURIOUS about these 2026 movies
47:49 My MOST ANTICIPATED 2026 movies
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51:24 HAMNET REVIEW - not strictly spoilers here, but skip if you are gonna see the movie boxd.it/bmjVRP
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59:14 NEXT WEEK! Is a big one.