25 Best Films of the Decade (in Haiku form)

In no particular order...

American Honey 

Youth. Rebels. Lust. Dreams. 

Vivid and mesmerizing

Road trip through the land 

The Social Network

Slyly engrossing 

Exploration of the app

That would change the world

Mad Max: Fury Road

Pulverizing and

Overwhelmingly awesome

Dystopian ride  

John Wick 2

It’s artful action 

A punch through purgatory 

I’m thinking he’s back 

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Heartfelt and surreal 

The legend of Hushpuppy 

Will live forever 

The Babadook 

Grief is the monster 

Fears and nightmares are too real

Can we lock them up?

Sing Street

A triumphant ode

To the power of music

And wide-eyed passion 

Short Term 12

Devastating yet

Hopeful tearjerker about 

Wanting to be loved 

Arrival

Alien stories 

Have never, ever felt this

Stunningly human

Paddington 2

Sweet like marmalade 

The equivalent of a

Warm and cozy hug

The Wolf of Wall Street

A coke-fueled freight train 

Of power and corruption 

Ego and money 

Spring Breakers

Intoxicating

Beautifully shot trash makes

Euphoric postcards

Blade Runner: 2049

Sublime visuals   

The future never forgets

A world that once was

Drive

Neon lights speed away

Stylish ultra-violence 

The synths sound so good

La La Land 

Dreamy musical 

Hopes and heartache under all

The starry spotlights 

The Shape of Water

Weird, wet, wonderful 

A majestic fairytale 

The water is love 

Moana 

Gorgeous adventures

And self-discovery rest 

Far beyond the waves 

Manchester By the Sea 

The harbor brings a

Poignant story of loss and

Attempts to move on   

Me & Earl & the Dying Girl

High school is absurd

Humor can make tragedy

More tolerable 

BlacKkKlansman 

Potent and urgent

A fist-pumping rally call

To stop all the hate 

The Grand Budapest Hotel 

Wrapped in a fun box 

A multi-layered pastry

Of colors and quirks

Mud 

This southern gothic 

Carves out a path of hope like

A vast river stream   

The LEGO Movie

The jokes all connect

Everything is awesome

This Haiku is great 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi 

Audacious scripture 

Rewrites the galaxy with

Bold complexities 

The Witch

Ominous forests

Delicious hysteria 

Wow, demonic goats