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Author: Mike Pihlman

  • “Zootopia 2” Movie Review

    “Zootopia 2” Movie Review

    I asked Google Gemini AI for help summarizing “Zootopia 2”. I edited it for completeness and style. 🙂 In Zootopia 2, newly minted ZPD partners Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde Jason Batemen) face a strain in their relationship, landing them in “Partners in Crisis” counseling. Their dynamic is tested when Gary De’Snake (Ke…

  • “F1: The Movie” Movie Review

    “F1: The Movie” Movie Review

    Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) has “retired” from Formula 1 racing and is now a driver for hire. He just won the Daytona 500 and wants to race in Baja. Meeting an old friend, Ruben Cervantes (Javier Barden), he is offered a job that, truthfully no 60+ year old washed up F1 driver could turn down:…

  • STEM / STEAM: March 3, 2026 Blood Moon aka Lunar Eclipse

    STEM / STEAM: March 3, 2026 Blood Moon aka Lunar Eclipse

    When the Earth gets between the Sun and the Moon…that is called a Lunar Eclipse, or Blood Moon. Go to Wikipedia to find out more. Well….in the early morning hours of March 3, 2026 (at 3:37AM Pacific to be exact)….this nerd / geek was up to take a few pictures! Much to my surprise, my…

  • “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” Movie Review

    “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” Movie Review

    60 years ago A small Parish has a valuable gem that is just a bit evil. Before he dies the Monsignor hid it so it could no longer spread it’s evil. Only one problem….a young girl knows where it is hidden! Now A young, pugilistic, Priest….Father Jud Duplenticy (Josh O’Connor), is assigned to the very…

  • “The Devil Wears Prada” Movie Review

    “The Devil Wears Prada” Movie Review

    Recent college graduate, Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway), with a degree in journalism and an offer to law school at Stanford, applies for an assistant position at the high powered fashion magazine, Runway. Arriving for the interview, Andy is wearing her best clothes, but is nevertheless deemed frumpy and….fat….by employees Emily (Emily Blunt) and Nigel (Stanley…

  • “The Bad Guys” Movie Review

    “The Bad Guys” Movie Review

    Bad guy Wolf (Sam Rockwell) and his gang of nasties: Snake (Marc Maron), Tarantula (Awkwafina), Shark (Craig Robinson) and Piranha (Anthony Ramos) have decided to turn to the light…and be good guys. The Fox Governor (Zazie Beetz) wants to help them be good and asks the very famous good Guinea Pig, Professor Marmalade (Richard Ayoade),…

  • “The Ballad of Wallis Island” Movie Review

    “The Ballad of Wallis Island” Movie Review

    Charles Heath (Tim Key) lost his wife 5 years ago. The anniversary of her death is in a few days and Charles has a plan. His wife loved the singing group McGwyer and Mortimer, so two time lottery winner Charles has hired McGwyer (Tom Basden) and Mortimer (Carey Mulligan) to sing, for him, on the…

  • 2026 Oscar Nominations

    2026 Oscar Nominations

    Check back here on March 15, 2026 to see the winners. Go here to see the entire list on IMDb. Best Picture (Movies Linked to IMDb) F1: The Movie Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Sentimental Value Sinners Train Dreams The Secret Agent Bugonia Best Actor Timothee Chalamet, Marty Supreme Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After…

  • STEM / STEAM: How Watching Movies Has Changed Over the Years

    STEM / STEAM: How Watching Movies Has Changed Over the Years

    This is 2026 and the technology choices for us to watch movies is dizzying!   It was not always that way. A bit of history.. This article was posted originally on TechyMike.com in October 2015! I don’t want to start too far back, but, in the past 30 or 40 years there has been a remarkable technological…