Fade to Zach’s Top 15 Films of 2019 (in Haiku form)

In no particular order...

The Farewell

Sometimes secrets and

Hidden goodbyes transcend to

Universal truths

Avengers: Endgame 

Ultimate showdown

The climax of an era

Effin’ fantastic 

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

Shooting and slashing 

Yeah, John Wick is on a horse 

I’m thinking he’s back 

Midsommar

Flowers and horror

Cults under burning sun 

Oh damn, a bear suit

Hustlers 

Keen stripper saga 

Swings and spins around a web

Of dangers and tricks 

Parasite 

Biting social class 

Genre experiment with 

Precise dissection 

Uncut Gems

Wow, Adam Sandler

Kills it as a fraught gambler 

Living on the edge

Knives Out

Twists on top of twists

A shifty-eyed whodunnit

As sharp as they come

Joker 

Dark decent into

Disturbing madness and you  

Just can’t look away  

Jojo Rabbit

Bold and affecting 

Tragicomedy with a

Fluffy heart of gold

The Peanut Butter Falcon 

This real fairytale 

Converges friendship and fate

Like a delta stream 

The Irishman 

Sprawling mob epic

Reclines back and ruminates  

With a cast of GOATS 

Marriage Story

Of messes and kin 

Closed chapters and open wounds

Emotions run raw 

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

The exciting end

To a glowing trilogy 

The force never leaves 

Little Women

Great stories told with 

The warmth of a crackling fire

Framed and bound with love