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


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