Monday, July 17, 2023

Film Haiku

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
NYC lawyer
Has ninety minutes to live
Tries to right his wrongs

Barbie (2023)
Perfect Barbie girl
Has existential crisis
Rift threatens two worlds

Black Adam (2022)
Slave from ancient times
Is given godlike powers
And beats on Hawkman 

Champions (2023)
Disgraced B-ball coach
Trains special Olympic team
Learns to love himself

Cocaine Bear (2023)
Bear gets hooked on drugs
A mom, ranger, and some crooks
Are gonna get mauled 

Dungeons + Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Charming rogue and band
Must save his estranged daughter
From evil wizard

Fatale (2020)
Rich guy has affair
With crazy killer cop
Attraction gone bad

Get Out (2017)
White girl, black boyfriend
Chilling "Stepford Wives" suburb
Something isn't right

Gunman (2015)
Dark Ops Congo hit
Come back to haunt trigger man
Someone wants him dead

Hector and the Search For Happiness (2014)
Repressed therapist
Travels the globe to find out
Can he be happy?
 
Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours To Kill (2020)
Jerry's sixty-five!
He looks great; his act doesn't
Cynical and stale
 
Joker (2019)
Unstable man laughs
Feels the world doesn't see him
Well, they see him now

The Suicide Squad (2021)
Super B-listers
Forced to destroy secret lab
Who's the real villain?

Vengeance (2022)
New York podcaster
Texas family asks him:
Avenge hookup's death

We Have a Ghost (2023)
Family moves in
Ghost in house makes them famous
Son wants to help him

Whiplash (2014)
Tyrant music prof
Pushes student to the edge
He must give his all


Monday, May 29, 2023

Breaking Bad Trivia

 1. What is the name of Walt and Skylar's daughter?

Holly

2. What episode does Saul Goodman first appear in?

"Better Call Saul" (2.8)

3. What name does Walt Jr. want to be called at times?

Flynn

4. What episode do the Salamanca cousins, Marco and Leonel, first appear in?

"No Màs" (3.1)

5. What is the name of the rehab center Walt sends Jesse to?

Serenity

6. What nickname did Jesse go by before he got into business with Walt?

Cap'n Cook

7. Why doesn't Tuco take the poisoned meth that Walter made for him?

Jesse tells him it has chili powder in it

8. What is Badger's real name?

Brandon Mayhew

9. What is the name of Walt and Skylar's carwash?

A1A Carwash

10. What country is Gustavo from?

Chile

11. What is the name of the company begun by Walter and Elliot?

Gray Matter Technologies

12. What is Saul's first suggestion that Walt and Skyler should invest in?

Laser tag

13.  Whom does Gus kill with the box cutter?

Victor

14. What age does Walt make out of bacon in a flash-forward at the start of Season 5?

52

15. How do Jesse and Walt determine who will dissolve Emilio's body ?

They flip a coin

16. What henchman does Tuco beat to death for speaking out of turn at the start of Season 2?

No-Doze

17.  How did Gonzo die?

Bled out after his arm was crushed by a stack of crushed cars

18. Who takes Victor's place as Gus's right-hand man?

Tyrus

19. What part of the body does Mike get shot in while waiting in the refrigerated Pollos Hermanos truck that gets hijacked?

The left ear

20. What song is Gale singing at Karaoke, on the DVD Hank plays?

"Major Tom"

21. What monument did Skylar visit when she left after Walt said, "I am the one who knocks"?

Four Corners

22. What is the name of the old folks' home Hector is in?

Casa Tranquila

23. What is the name of the giant German corporation that owns Los Pollos Hermanos?

Madrigal Enterprises

24. What kind of car does Walt buy for Walt Jr., which Skylar demands he return?

Dodge Challenger

25. Where does Lydia suggest Walt expand his market to?

The Czech Republic

26. What is Badger's "Star Trek" script about?

A pie-eating contest

27.  What's the name of Saul's other "A-team" henchman who works with Huell?

Patrick Kuby

28. What is Walt's assumed name when living in New Hampshire?

Mr. Lambert

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