Review Haiku – The Battle of Midway
Posted on January 1, 2012
A short film of war
Meant to raise spirits at home
Shows Midway as is
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Review Haiku – Gojira
Posted on June 10, 2010
The legend begins
From the depths of the ocean
Radiant lizard
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Review Haiku – Pearl Harbor
Posted on March 30, 2010
A love triangle
Gratuitous war carnage
War porn blockbuster
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Review Haiku – Mrs. Miniver
Posted on January 9, 2010
Idyllic England
There’ll always be roses
On the road to war
Fight on the beaches
In the fields and in the streets
Never surrender
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Review Haiku – The Birth of a Nation
Posted on March 24, 2009
Treasure or horror?
People will see what they want
Poor excuse to hate
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Review Haiku – Battleship Potemkin
Posted on March 5, 2007
Of lice and vermin
Eisenstein creates drama
Propaganda works
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Review Haiku – The Great Dictator
Posted on March 1, 2007
Hitler stole his look
Tramp makes fun of the Fuhrer
A grim comedy
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