tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43478713557218777312024-02-19T22:27:09.098-08:00Haiku about FilmFilm reviews seen in/
Japanese poetry form/
Brevity at best.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-23767844324279477792017-04-10T08:28:00.000-07:002017-04-10T08:28:00.841-07:00Moonlight, Barry Jenkins III, US, (2016)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Boy's life is a poem,<br />
Coming out in a black life,<br />
Of swagger, fear, grace.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-2927063848355504442017-04-03T08:24:00.000-07:002017-04-03T08:24:01.343-07:00Fences, Denzel Washington, US, (2016)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Complex kith and kin,<br />
In Black Pre Civil Rights life,<br />
A home run, for sure!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-60340608603466876012017-03-27T08:20:00.000-07:002017-03-27T08:20:20.034-07:00Lala Land, Damien Chapelle, US, (2016).<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Light, fluffy, and fun-,<br />
Reliving old Hollywood,<br />
Tonic for the day.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-11281573985642892912017-03-20T08:16:00.000-07:002017-03-20T08:16:06.120-07:00Sand Storm (Sufat Chol), Elite Zexer, Israel, (2016)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Bedouin drama,<br />
Of oppressing, desert winds-<br />
And no choice for girls.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-38650168212561685932017-03-12T16:30:00.000-07:002017-03-12T16:30:17.894-07:00May I Be Frank?, Matthew Engelhart, U.S., 2010<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Addicted fat man<br />
Heals with raw food and wheat grass,<br />
In a funny way.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-9515925714294606012017-03-05T16:21:00.000-08:002017-03-05T16:21:06.421-08:00Alive Inside, Michael Rossato-Bennett, U.S., (2014)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Back door to the mind-<br />
Music evokes memory<br />
As dementia grows.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-5102204901079905142017-02-26T16:08:00.000-08:002017-02-26T16:08:01.567-08:00Fed-Up, Stephanie Soechtig, US, (2014)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
For profit motive,<br />
Turning kids into addicts<br />
To sell more sugar.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-49388340034644318082017-02-20T15:55:00.000-08:002017-02-20T15:55:04.261-08:00The Crown, Peter Morgan, UK, (2016)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Tense: Woman or crown?<br />
A Queen with really no choice,<br />
In polished detail. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-55564877875849751622017-02-13T06:43:00.000-08:002017-02-13T06:43:01.641-08:00American Honey, Andrea Arnold, UK, (2016)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Left behind children<br />
Critique US gluttony,<br />
In this angry new world.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-65094619223148643282017-02-13T06:37:00.000-08:002017-02-13T06:37:04.640-08:00Julieta, Pedro Almodovar, Spain, (2016)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Study of psyche,<br />
When a daughter disappears.<br />
Bright hues clash with pain.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-73589075724168040742017-02-06T06:34:00.000-08:002017-02-06T06:34:05.442-08:00Two Trains Runnin', Sam Pollard, USA, (2016)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Forgotten masters,<br />
Sparking a blues revival-<br />
Son House and Skip James. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-64789300225013524262017-01-30T13:29:00.000-08:002017-01-30T13:29:07.038-08:00Mother, Kadri Kousaar, Estonia, (2016)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Small town who dunnit,<br />
Where everyone wants to leave<br />
Post-Soviet drab. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-90218257102331447942017-01-23T12:57:00.000-08:002017-01-23T12:57:01.055-08:00I, Daniel Blake, Ken Roach, UK, (2016)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Worker did no wrong.<br />
Red tape kills in the U.K.,<br />
In kitchen sink style.<br />
<br /></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-16396696224443699592017-01-16T12:33:00.000-08:002017-01-16T12:33:02.680-08:00Toni Erdmann, Maren Ade, German-Austrian, (2016)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Tragedy or fun:<br />
Dad- who lives inside a joke,<br />
Girl- lost in world trade? </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-75282572235128443822017-01-09T16:36:00.000-08:002017-01-09T16:36:00.219-08:00Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt, Uda Ushpiz, Canada-Israel, (2016).<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Jewish scholar coined-<br />
"Banality of evil",<br />
Judged as pro-Nazi.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-91554433323259805132017-01-03T16:01:00.000-08:002017-01-03T16:01:25.459-08:00Birth of a Nation, Nate Parker, USA, (2016).<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Compelling slave tale,<br />
Undercut by rape culture.<br />
Never to forget. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-44957976002618205202016-12-30T15:36:00.000-08:002016-12-30T15:36:02.550-08:00Margaret, Kenneth Lonegran, USA, (2011).<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A mess in New York,<br />
The chaos of growing up,<br />
With mood, guilt, and loss.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-73572985712005851552016-12-23T20:38:00.000-08:002016-12-23T20:38:09.074-08:00Reset, Thierry Demaiziere, France, (2016).<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Visual splendour:<br />
The politics of ballet.<br />
P.O.B. goes mod.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-59498357571922477562016-12-12T20:19:00.000-08:002016-12-12T20:19:01.376-08:00Portrait of a Garden, Rosie Stapel, Netherlands, (2016)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Zen of Tillage,<br />
Transcending world suffering-<br />
Two Masters Talking.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-8646340800957854422016-12-05T20:07:00.000-08:002016-12-05T20:07:00.163-08:00Lost in Munich, Petr Zelenka, Czech Republic, (2015) <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Revenge by parrot-<br />
For Czech WWII sellout.<br />
Truth is rarely true!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-1320958780779159742016-11-28T20:33:00.000-08:002016-11-28T20:33:01.724-08:00Dhepeen, Jacques Audiard, France, (2015)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
3 Tamils flee. France.<br />
Bonding through fear, time, loss:<br />
Chased by violence.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-29479911928034657502016-11-21T19:43:00.000-08:002016-11-21T19:43:00.182-08:00Bugs, Andreas Johnson, Netherlands (2016)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Anthropods as food?<br />
Ant ceviche? Maggot cheese?<br />
Will bugs save the earth?<br />
<br /></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-24832148598601873142016-11-14T19:16:00.001-08:002016-11-14T19:16:40.481-08:00Keepers of the Magic, Vic Sarin, Canada, 2016<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Cinephiles delight!<br />
Storytelling through the eyes-<br />
The magic of film.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-69191953825234737472016-09-25T12:53:00.001-07:002016-09-25T12:53:55.028-07:00Hell or High Water, David Mackenzie, US, (2016)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Robin Hood at war-<br />
Chased by Lone Ranger, Tonto:<br />
The details are right!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4347871355721877731.post-8993956126433795842016-06-04T22:08:00.001-07:002016-06-04T22:08:03.455-07:00Cowspiracy, Keegan Kuhn & Kip Anderson, US, (2014)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Those who eat meat- See<br />
Best Reason to go vegan:<br />
Truth of climate change.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0