THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
PETIT MAMAN
HAPPENING
LIVING
AFTERSUN
ARMAGEDDON TIME
THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER
NOPE
HATCHING
RESURRECTION
SPECTOR
SR.
THE DROP OUT
THE LAST MOVIE STARS
GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
DECISION TO LEAVE
HONORABLE MENTION: TAR, THE FABELMANS, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE, ELVIS, BROS, WATCHER, MEN, EMPIRE OF LIGHT, CORSAGE, HOLD ME TIGHT
see that news person crying in the corner
he was fired for dubious ethical decisions
and he tried to keep his even more dubious brother in power
now he cries ice cubes like a penguin in a Bugs Bunny cartoon
wailing about the big comedown of working for NewsNation
oh I’ll never again be Number One, he despairs
then a smile breaks through the misery
he yells to the other patrons:
wait until I win my $125 million arbitration suit against CNN
as Alisyn Camerota appears on the big screen TV
in the time slot he thought he might own forever
leave the robot dogs
in the equipment yard
strip off the military gear
if you’re not SWAT
melt the tanks
into scrap metal
for infrastructure
treat Black and Brown people
just like White people
learn to take a deep breath
before drawing taser or pistol
and stop treating the poisonous apples
so quick to judge and execute
as if they should get
a Medal of Valor
for wearing a uniform
they don’t deserve
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
PETIT MAMAN
HAPPENING
LIVING
AFTERSUN
ARMAGEDDON TIME
NOPE
HATCHING
RESURRECTION
SPECTOR
SR.
THE DROP OUT
THE LAST MOVIE STARS
GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
DECISION TO LEAVE
HONORABLE MENTION: TAR, THE FABELMANS, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE, ELVIS, BROS, WATCHER, MEN, EMPIRE OF LIGHT
as my mother might have said,
the truth isn’t in him
and a lot of Republicans think So What?
the bar was lowered with Jim Jordan,
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert
so it makes sense for Mr. Santos—or is it Devolder—
to remove the bar and toss it in the House trash bin
>
he played a role (actually, several)
he got the votes
he gave professional lie detectors the slip
and he’ll vote to kneecap your future
as Kevin McCarthy does nothing
and cable news pours water from a deep well
of George Santos Refuses to Resign stories
two fifteen year-olds on their only date
were waiting for a theater box office to open
and window shopped at the Woolworths next door
>
the then-popular family TV series THE WALTONS
became a topic of conversation
she said “Don’t tell me you like THE WALTONS”
he, not listening to what she was really saying,
responded with light talk about how the show had
mountains and clean air, basically escapist stuff
>
decades later, he realized she was struggling
with unhappiness and other people’s expectations
and he wished he had said something different,
something which could have formed a lasting friendship
he thinks he’s Rocky
fifteen rounds and still standing
hollow victory
As of this writing, I haven’t seen several of the awards season predetermined favorites, but this should change between now and mid-January:
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
PETIT MAMAN
HAPPENING
MEN
ARMAGEDDON TIME
NOPE
HATCHING
RESURRECTION
SPECTOR
SR.
THE DROP OUT
THE LAST MOVIE STARS
GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
HONORABLE MENTION: TAR, THE FABELMANS, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE, ELVIS, BROS, WATCHER
