Author: Mike Pihlman

  • “Mountain Men” Movie Review

    “Mountain Men” Movie Review

    (Wilderness Survival) – – Estranged brothers Toph (Tyler Labine) and Cooper (Chace Crawford) re-start their relationship (sort of) at their mother’s wedding. Still mourning the death of their father, Toph and Cooper decide to spend some time in the family cabin in the woods. Dad left society and became a survivalist living in that cabin….he…

  • “Bad Moms” Movie Review

    “Bad Moms” Movie Review

    (Great Fun) Amy (Mila Kunis) is trying her best to be a great mom. But, the pressure to be a great mom is incredible as she drives the kids where they need to go, goes to work at a start-up (where she is the oldest employee at 32), and tries to meet the expectations of…

  • Movie Box Office Results August 26 – 28 2016

    Movie Box Office Results August 26 – 28 2016

    Don’t Breathe scares Suicide Squad to take over #1. The top ten movies for August 26 – 28, 2016 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Don’t Breathe, $26.1 million, Total so far: $26.1 million #2:  Suicide Squad, $12.1 million, Total so far: $283 million #3:  Kubo and the Two Strings, $7.9 million, Total so far: $24.9…

  • “After the Sunset” Movie Review

    “After the Sunset” Movie Review

    (Diamond Thieves Retire in Paradise) – – Max Burdett (Pierce Brosnan) and Lola Cirillo (Salma Hayek) are master jewel thieves who have already stolen the first of three “Napoleon” diamonds (but were never proven to have done so). The FBI is in charge of delivering the second “Napoleon” diamond, worth millions, to an LA museum.…

  • Movie Box Office Results August 19 – 21 2016

    Movie Box Office Results August 19 – 21 2016

    Suicide Squad pounds Sausage for first place…again The top ten movies for August 19 – 21, 2016 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Suicide Squad, $20.7 million, Total so far: $262 million #2:  Sausage Party, $15.3 million, Total so far: $65 million #3:  War Dogs, $14.3 million, Total so far: $14.3 million #4:  Kubo and the…

  • “Big Stone Gap” Movie Review

    “Big Stone Gap” Movie Review

    – – In 1978, Big Stone Gap, VA was a small Appalachian town where coal was king and everyone knew everyone else. Ave Maria Mulligan (Ashley Judd) just turned 40 and is officially an “old maid”. Her friends think it is about time she settled for anyone and got married.  But, Ave is still being…

  • 2012 Scholarship Recipient Seokho Hong Writes About His College Experiences

    2012 Scholarship Recipient Seokho Hong Writes About His College Experiences

    Seokho Hong was the Tracy High 2012 Carol Phan College Scholarship recipient. He has graduated from Stanford with a B.S. in Computer Science and plans to work at Cisco as a Data Scientist. To see Seokho’s winning entry for the Carol Phan College Scholarship….go here. Here is Seokho’s 2016 update on his experiences at Stanford…

  • “Suicide Squad” Movie Review

    “Suicide Squad” Movie Review

    (Bad Asses Save the World) Superman is dead. Batman is busy. If the world needs saving, who will save it? The proposal to gather the worlds worst bad-asses as a team and let them wreak havoc on whatever threat is out there becomes a viable option. Luckily for the movie, a threat to the world…

  • Movie Box Office Results August 12 – 14 2016

    Movie Box Office Results August 12 – 14 2016

    Suicide Squad pounds Sausage for first place  The top ten movies for August 12 – 14, 2016 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. #1:  Suicide Squad, $43.7 million, Total so far: $223 million #2:  Sausage Party, $33.6 million, Total so far: $33.6 million #3:  Pete’s Dragon, $21.5 million, Total so far: $21.5 million #4:  Jason Bourne, $13.6 million,…