Author: Mike Pihlman

  • “Gone Baby Gone” Movie Review

    “Gone Baby Gone” Movie Review

     (Twisty Thriller) Helene McCready (Amy Ryan) tells everyone she visited her neighbor for about 30 minutes after putting her baby Amanda (Madeline O’Brien) to bed. When she returned home, Amanda was gone. Kidnapped. Helene’s sister-in-law freaked out and called the police, the news outlets, and eventually she and her husband hired local native and private…

  • Movie Box Office Results December 16 – 18 2016

    Movie Box Office Results December 16 – 18 2016

    Rogue One annihilates Moana to take over #1 The top ten movies for December 16 – 18, 2016 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, $155 million, Total so far: $155 million #2:  Moana, $11.6 million, Total so far: $162 million #3:  Office Christmas Party, $8.4 million, Total so far: $32 million…

  • Movie Review: “McFarland, USA”

    Movie Review: “McFarland, USA”

    Jim White (Kevin Costner) is coaching football in a high school in Idaho when he lost his temper with a disrespectful kid. The next thing we see is Jim’s family packing up to leave. He had been fired. Arriving in McFarland, CA, one of his daughters wakes up and asks if they are in Mexico.…

  • STEM Educational Products: WeDo 2.0 from Lego Education

    STEM Educational Products: WeDo 2.0 from Lego Education

    “LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 makes science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and coding come to life. The unique combination of the LEGO brick, classroom-friendly software, and engaging, standards-based projects results in a resource that builds students’ confidence to ask questions, define problems, and design their own solutions by putting STEM learning directly in their hands.” Lego STEM…

  • Movie Box Office Results December 9 – 11 2016

    Movie Box Office Results December 9 – 11 2016

    Moana is #1 for the third week in a row!   The top ten movies for December 9 – 11, 2016 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Moana, $18.8 million, Total so far: $145 million #2:  Office Christmas Party, $17.5 million, Total so far: $17.5 million #3:  Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, $10.7 million,…

  • “Pixels” Movie Review

    “Pixels” Movie Review

     (Attack of the Pac Man) In 1982, Brenner (Adam Sandler) and Will Cooper (Kevin James) head to the opening of a new gaming arcade at the mall. Brenner is a natural at Pac Man, while Will is great picking things up with the crane.They befriend the much younger Ludlow (Josh Gad) a gamer and conspiracy…

  • Movie Box Office Results December 2 – 4 2016

    Movie Box Office Results December 2 – 4 2016

    Moana is #1 for the second week!   The top ten movies for December 2 – 4, 2016 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Moana, $28.3 million, Total so far: $120 million #2:  Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, $18.5 million, Total so far: $184 million #3:  Arrival, $7.3 million, Total so far: $73 million…

  • “Sisters” Movie Review

    “Sisters” Movie Review

    (Two Adult Sisters Need to Grow Up) Maura Ellis (Amy Poehler) and Kate Ellis (Tina Fey) are adult aged sisters who have not quite grown up. Upon hearing the news that their parents, Bucky (James Brolin) and Deana (Dianne Wiest), are selling the family home, the two sisters kinda freak out. While they clean up…

  • Movie Box Office Results November 25 – 27 2016

    Movie Box Office Results November 25 – 27 2016

    Moana navigates it’s way to #1 The top ten movies for November 25 – 27, 2016 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Moana, $55.2 million, Total so far: $81 million #2:  Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, $45.1 million, Total so far: $156 million #3:  Doctor Strange, $13.3 million, Total so far: $205 million #4:…