Author: Mike Pihlman

  • “The Family Man” Movie Review

    “The Family Man” Movie Review

    Jack Campbell (Nicolas Cage) is about to leave on a one year internship in New York City.  He and his fiance discussed the pros and cons of this opportunity and decided it was good. But, at the airport, his fiance, Kate Reynolds (Tea Leoni) has second thoughts and asks him not to go. He thinks…

  • Movie Box Office Results September 30 – October 2 2016

    Movie Box Office Results September 30 – October 2 2016

    Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children rule the box office.  The top ten movies for September 30 – October 2, 2016 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, $28.5 million, Total so far: $28.5 million #2:  Deepwater Horizon, $20.6 million, Total so far: $20.6 million #3:  The Magnificent Seven, $15.7 million,…

  • “The In-Laws” Movie Review

    “The In-Laws” Movie Review

    Mark Tobias (Ryan Reynolds) and Melissa Peyser (Lindsay Slone) are planning to get married. Melissa’s father, mild mannered Podiatrist, Jerry (Albert Brooks), is planning an event that Melissa will remember for the rest of her life, even though Melissa simply wants to be married on the beach with six people in attendance. Jerry meets Mark’s…

  • “Bridget Jones’s Baby” Movie Review

    “Bridget Jones’s Baby” Movie Review

    Twelve years after “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” we find that Bridget’s (Renee Zellweger) life has not changed a whole lot. She is now 43, still single, and working as a TV producer. Bridget gave up smoking and is about to 

  • Movie Box Office Results September 23 – 25 2016

    Movie Box Office Results September 23 – 25 2016

    The Magnificent Seven fight their way to the top.   The top ten movies for September 23 – 25, 2016 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  The Magnificent Seven, $35 million, Total so far: $35 million #2:  Storks, $21.8 million, Total so far: $21.8 million #3:  Sully, $13.8 million, Total so far: $92 million #4:  Bridget Jones’s…

  • “Bridge of Spies” Movie Review

    “Bridge of Spies” Movie Review

    (Intriguing History Lesson) – – Note: I remember when U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down….scary! The FBI captured Russian spy, Rudolf Abel (Oscar Winner, Mark Rylance). As a show of justice to the world, a very capable but reluctant insurance lawyer, James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks) is assigned to defend Abel. But, the…

  • “The Imitation Game” Movie Review

    “The Imitation Game” Movie Review

    (Breaking Enigma) Going to college for my degree in Electrical Engineering (digital hardware design and electromagnetics) Alan Turing was a hero. A genius who gave us the first computer (and digital design). He laid the foundation for artificial intelligence and robotics, and, was instrumental in winning WWII. “The Imitation Game” is inspiring to all those…

  • Movie Box Office Results September 16 – 18 2016

    Movie Box Office Results September 16 – 18 2016

    Sully soars to #1 in the box office…again!   The top ten movies for September 16 – 18, 2016 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Sully, $22 million, Total so far: $71 million #2:  Blair Witch, $9.6 million, Total so far: $9.6 million #3:  Bridget Jones’s Baby, $8.2 million, Total so far: $67 million #4:  Snowden, $8…

  • 6 Years Ago Today We Lost Carol, Chris, Kassy, and Bobby

    6 Years Ago Today We Lost Carol, Chris, Kassy, and Bobby

    Six years ago today we lost Carol, Chris, Kassy, and Bobby. We love you and miss you so much. Drive Safe! Never Forget (Carol, Chris, Kassy, Bobby)