Review By Haiku: Philomath Culture Edition for September/October/November/December 2012

Television

Louie

Depress and depress

and depress and depress then

sometimes make me laugh.

Movies

Django Unchained*
Inefficient but
good by most standards, par-at-
best Tarantino.

Limitless

Would kill to access

the other eighty percent

of my brain with drugs.

Red River

In case you're tempted,

can't grade lab reports while Duke

goes on his manhunt.

Thor

Now, if I'd just watch

the new Hulk movie, I could

see the Avengers...

Serpico 

Think my new rule on

'70s films is just watch

Lumet's, skip the rest.

Groundhog Day

Bill Murray made peace

with rodents, so much so he

taught Phil how to drive.

Jackie Brown*

Heard the argument

this is Tarantino's best.

Heard it can't see it.

Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Not as expected,

much more happens in twilight

of life than I thought.

The Hitch-hiker

Public domain flick,

deserves more respect than its

fellows on YouTube. 

Glengarry Glen Ross

More rain and cursing

than I judged from cover,

crushed expectations.

The Artist

Based on his last line,

it's a wonder Valentin

could converse off-screen.

Night Train to Munich

Cool ending, and Paul

Henreid plays the opposite

of Victor Lazlo.

A Bronx Tale

Game: Look up current

pics of actors who played C,

guess which is in jail.

Extract

Love the idea

of baiting a spouse so you

can then cheat. Wait... No.

Books

1984
Ignore the movie,
read the book. But not in front
of a telescreen

Notes from the Underground 
Even to dabble
in Dostoeyevsky is to
test your own patience.

100 Heartbeats
Reading Jeff Corwin's
travel tales leaves me jealous
if not more informed.

Sports

The Reds broke my heart,

and now I have none, until

next year. Maybe. Nah.

Suck for Luck, strong for
Chuck. Colts only quadrupled
 my expectations.


*Note: Pulp Fiction > Kill Bill Vol. 2 > Reservoir Dogs > Inglorious Basterds > 
Django Unchained > Kill Bill Vol. 1 > Jackie Brown