Author: Mike Pihlman

(The Not Spectacular Now) – – Sutter (Miles Teller) is the high school flirt and go-to-guy for alcohol. His most recent girlfriend caught him smoozing with someone new and dumped his ass. Devastated, Sutter “did what any gentleman would do….he got a brand new girlfriend“. Aimee (Shailene Woodley) is a “good girl”.  Never in trouble,…

(Spectacular, Sherry Baby) – – A few kids growing up in New Jersey start a band.  A trio. One of those kids, Frankie Valli (John Lloyd Young) had a great and unique voice.  But trios were passe and they needed to add a fourth voice and someone who could write. As luck may have it,…

(Powerful, Engaging, Predictable) – – Picking up where Part 1 left off, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) is recovering from the attempt on her life by the brain-washed Peeta (Josh Hutcherson). As District 13 prepares to invade the Capital, they first have to capture District 2. President Alma Coin (Julianne Moore) and Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman)…

  Katniss takes down 007 The top ten movies for Nov 20 – 22, 2015 are listed below.  Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. Like our Movie Reviews?  Help us help local scholars: Donate for college scholarships. — #1:  The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2, $101 million, Total so far: $101 million #2:  Spectre, $14.6 million, Total so…

(Fractured Factions) – – 200 years ago, the only surviving humans left on earth built a community inside a wall around what used to be Chicago. At a certain age, each person was tested and assigned a task within the community based on their personalities: Dauntless are brave, Amity are peaceful, Erudite are intelligent, Abnegation are…