From Holiday Hijinks to High-Stakes Heists: Quick Takes on 5 Flicks
a poem
“Featuring: Home Alone, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Bo Burnham: Make Happy, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, John Wick 2”
“name: Home Alone
language: English
rating: 8/10
synopsis: Kiddo gets left behind over Christmas break as family leaves for Paris; shenanigans ensue.
review: I’ve essentially seen this classic movie entirely in gifs and meme references, but now I get to connect them all together in the right order! A delightful holiday watch.”
“name: Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning
language: English
rating: 7/10
synopsis: Ethan, part of the Impossible Mission Force, a spy agency outside of country affiliation, seeks a key that is supposed to control a “”sentient AI””.
review: Cheesy, but in a hilarious way. I’ve been exposed to Mission Impossible memes but don’t think I remember watching the original movies, so I’m moving backwards on this one. Ends on a cliffhanger.”
“name: Bo Burnham: Make Happy
language: English
rating: 7/10
synopsis: Comedic theatrical performance, Netflix special.
review: Flashy, a number of…
