Review Haiku – Greased Lightning
Posted on January 2, 2012
Wendell loves driving
When given a chance to race
He shows them he’s fast
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Review Haiku – Rabbit-Proof Fence
Posted on December 20, 2011
Noble government
Taking kids away from home
A great moral wrong
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Review Haiku – Ip Man 2
Posted on December 10, 2011
Martial arts master
Has to prove himself worthy
In and out of ring
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Review Haiku – Absolute Beginners
Posted on June 13, 2011
They’re called teenagers
They were born after the war
And there’s tons of them
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Review Haiku – Hairspray (1988)
Posted on April 19, 2011
Large teeny bopper
Dancing on television
She’s queen of the show
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Review Haiku – Children of Men
Posted on March 31, 2009
Empty nurseries
A future with no future
Need a miracle
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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 – Bend It Like Beckham
Posted on January 16, 2008
Scars won’t keep her down
Tradition says uh-uh
Convince the skeptics
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Review Haiku – Monster’s Ball
Posted on December 29, 2007
Respect versus hate
Institutionalized death
Sex with the widow
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Review Haiku – Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Posted on December 26, 2007
It is what they crave
The little burgers that could
Road trip adventures
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