Author: Mike Pihlman

  • “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” Movie Review

    “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” Movie Review

    UPDATE: May 27, 2025 We watched Season 2 of “Andor” on Disney+ then watched “Rogue One”. Still an awesome, if very depressing, movie. We decided to to keep up the Star Wars streak, and, we are now watching the original “Star Wars” movie from 1977, renamed “A New Hope” episode 4 after the three prequels…

  • Movie Box Office Results February 10 – 12 2017

    Movie Box Office Results February 10 – 12 2017

    Batman destroys Split to top the box office.   The top ten movies for February 10 – 12, 2017 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  The LEGO Batman Movie, $55.6 million, Total so far: $55.6 million #2:  Fifty Shades Darker, $46.7 million, Total so far: $46.7 million #3:  John Wick: Chapter 2, $30 million, Total so far:…

  • “The Meddler” Movie Review

    “The Meddler” Movie Review

    Marnie (Susan Sarandon) lost her husband a year (or two) ago and moved to Los Angles to be close to her daughter, Lori (Rose Byrne). Marnie is not yet ready to move on from the memory of her husband and starts to “meddle” in her daughter’s life…..and the lives of her daughter’s friends. This meddling…

  • Movie Box Office Results February 3 – 5 2017

    Movie Box Office Results February 3 – 5 2017

    Split tops the box office for the 3rd week!!   The top ten movies for February 3 – 5, 2017 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Split, $14.5 million, Total so far: $99 million #2:  Rings, $13 million, Total so far: $13 million #3:  A Dog’s Purpose, $10.8 million, Total so far: $33 million #4:  Hidden Figures, $10.1…

  • “Life of a King” Movie Review

    “Life of a King” Movie Review

    Eugene (Cuba Gooding Jr.) was just released from jail after 17 years. Unlike many, Eugene is a changed man. He wants to make things right with his daughter, Katrina (Rachae Thomas) and son. But they reject him, blaming him for their childhood troubles…..and, truthfully, they are right: He was a bad father, and a bad…

  • Movie Box Office Results January 27 – 29 2017

    Movie Box Office Results January 27 – 29 2017

    Split scares the competition again to land at #1 for the second week!   The top ten movies for January 27 – 29, 2017 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Split, $26.2 million, Total so far: $78 million #2:  A Dog’s Purpose, $18.3 million, Total so far: $18.3 million #3:  Hidden Figures, $14 million, Total so far:…

  • “Eddie the Eagle” Movie Review

    “Eddie the Eagle” Movie Review

    I remember “Eddie the Eagle” from watching the Olympic games from Calgary in 1988.  Eddie Edwards (Taron Egerton) grew up dreaming about becoming an Olympic athlete. Unfortunately, he had physical issues requiring braces on his legs until he was a teenager. Eddie’s mother, Janette (Jo Hartley) supported Eddie’s dreams, but, his father, Terry (Keith Allen),…

  • Movie Box Office Results January 20 – 22 2017

    Movie Box Office Results January 20 – 22 2017

    Split scares the competition to land at #1.   The top ten movies for January 20 – 22, 2017 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Split, $40.1 million, Total so far: $40.1 million #2:  xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, $20 million, Total so far: $20 million #3:  Hidden Figures, $16.25 million, Total so far: $84 million #4:…

  • “Big Eyes” Movie Review

    “Big Eyes” Movie Review

     (Fascinating) Margaret (Amy Adams) left her first marriage with her daughter, Jane (Delaney Raye & Madeleine Arthur), and moved to San Francisco. All she brought with them was a car trunk full of her paintings and some clothes. In San Francisco, she met Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz), a superficial salesman and marketer posing as an…