No Kings!

Author: Mike Pihlman

  • Movie Review: “Space Cadet”

    Movie Review: “Space Cadet”

    Rex Simpson (Emma Roberts) always loved space and designing and building gadgets. Her manatee gate is a shining example of her ingenuity. Rex was destined for bigger things, then…..her mother died…..and her plans for going to college and becoming an astronaut went up in flames. Years later, tired of her bartending job, Rex declared to…

  • Movie Review: “French Girl”

    Movie Review: “French Girl”

    Gordon Kinski (Zach Braff) and Sophie Tremblay (Evelyne Brochu) have been dating long enough for Gordon to have a ring. All he needs is the nerve to ask Sophie to marry him. They live in New York where Gordon teaches 8th grade English and school is out for the summer. Sophie is a chef and…

  • Movie Review: “Find Me Falling”

    Movie Review: “Find Me Falling”

    John Allman (Harry Connick Jr.) is a rock star going through a bit of a slump. Since he has been to Cyprus (Greece) in the past (after which he wrote a hit song about a woman on the beach) he decided to take a break from his music career, buy a small hut on the…

  • Movie Review: “Hit Man”

    Movie Review: “Hit Man”

    By day, Gary Johnson (Glen Powell) is a mild-mannered college professor, but, at night……Gary becomes a hit man! Well, not a real hit man, but, a cop pretending to be a hit man so he could arrest the person wanting the hit…..and save a life in the process. Fitting his hit man persona for each…

  • Movie Review: “Wicked Little Letters”

    Movie Review: “Wicked Little Letters”

    Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley) recently moved to Littlehampton with her pre-teen daughter. Rose made friends with her neighbor, prim and proper Edith Swan (Olivia Colman), who lives with her controlling father, Edward (Timothy Spall). Then the wicked letters started! Edith blames Rose and the authorities agree with her as Rose has a filthy mouth…just like…

  • Movie Review: “Descendants: The Rise of Red”

    Movie Review: “Descendants: The Rise of Red”

    The new principal at school in Auradon is a villain, and, as such, she has invited the villain kids back to school in Auradon. She has also invited Red (Kylie Cantrall) the daughter of the evil Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora) from Wonderland. The Queen of Hearts accepts the invitation and…… When they arrive at…

  • Movie Review: “The Long Game”

    Movie Review: “The Long Game”

    I asked Google Gemini AI to write a 250 word summary of this movie. I added italics and pictures for completeness. The Long Game is a heartwarming and inspiring drama based on a true story set in 1950s Texas. The film follows a group of young Mexican-American caddies, led by Joe Trevino (Julian Works), who,…

  • Movie Review: “My Spy: The Eternal City”

    Movie Review: “My Spy: The Eternal City”

    I asked Google Gemini AI to provide a 150 word summary. I added the italics and pictures for clarification and completeness. Note: This was the worst AI summary thus far. It might have been better if I just wrote it myself. AI is not yet ready for prime time. 🙂 In “My Spy: The Eternal…

  • Movie Review: “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire”

    Movie Review: “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire”

    I asked Google Gemini AI for a 150 word summary of this movie. I have added the italics and pictures for completeness and clarity. Three years after their last brawl, Godzilla and Kong occupy separate domains. Godzilla keeps giant monster peace on the surface, while Kong explores the Hollow Earth, searching for his kind. An…