Author: Mike Pihlman

(Musical Magic & THAT Smile) – – Dan (Mark Ruffalo), co-founder of a famous record label, has not found a bankable talent in a long time. In those tough years, his life has fallen apart as Dan has succumbed to alcohol and drugs and is now estranged from his wife and teenage daughter. After an…

(Riveting) – – “I am a Botanist….Mark Watney, Space Pirate” A storm on Mars threatens to topple over the landing parties spacecraft. If that happens, the entire team of six will be stuck on Mars and will die long before they can be rescued four years hence. With the storm raging, the team was making…

Boo! The Conjuring 2 takes #1 this week. The top ten movies for June 10 – 12, 2016 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. — #1:  The Conjuring 2, $40.3 million, Total so far: $40.3 million #2:  Warcraft, $24.3 million, Total so far: $24.3 million #3:  Now You See Me 2, $23 million, Total so far: $23…

(Beautiful) – – Rose Lacey (Fiona Glascott) wants her sister, Ellis (Saoirse Ronan) to have the best life possible. Unbeknownst to Ellis, Rose had made arrangements, with Father Matt Glynn (Jim Broadbent) in Brooklyn, NY, for Ellis to move from Ireland to Brooklyn. There she will have a job waiting for her, be able to…

(True Story of Profiting from the Recession) – – True Story:  In early 2006, I was interviewing at Duke University for a videoconferencing engineering position (I was eventually offered the job, but, declined it). Prior to 2006, as I was running (I run…still!) around Tracy, CA I saw that the housing market was booming. Houses…

(Amusing, Sad, Life, Death) – – Aidan Bloom (Zach Braff) is a struggling actor pursing his dream. Money to support his family is always an issue, but, his wife Sarah (Kate Hudson) is working full-time at her “dream job”, while his kids, Grace (Joey King) and Tucker (Pierce Gagnon), attend a private school being paid…