Author: Mike Pihlman

(Death, Destruction, Depressing) – – You know you are in for a rough time when the opening credits and movie are narrated by Death himself. “No one lives forever…..”. Bummer….and I thought this was about books. I guess if you consider book burning by the Nazis, and book “borrowing” by our heroine, Liesel (Sophie Nelisse),…

(Keira Knightley) – – Megan (Keira Knightley) has become disenchanted with her group of friends. They have been together since high school, but, now, as adults, the friends are making progress while Megan is lagging behind. With an advanced degree in Family Therapy, Megan is waving a sign on the street for her CPA father.…

(A-MAZE-ing Survival Story) – – Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) arrives, without his memory, in an enclosed wilderness surrounded by a wall that opens up in the morning into a maze and closes at night. Greeting Thomas are a number of boys some of whom have been here for 3 years.  They have learned to adapt to…

(Advice From the Heart) – – Cora (Brittany Snow) was raised in a religious family, but, started hanging out with an anti-religion group of miscreants. One night, with the group, Cora desecrated a statue of Mary and burned a church down. Unfortunately, she was the only one of the group that was caught, and even…

(Pacific Crest Trail Therapy) – – Cheryl Strayer (Reese Witherspoon) is battling some serious demons. One way to confront herself and those demons, she decides, is to hike over 1,000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. 94 days later she finds herself and excises (hmmm, exercises?) her demons. The death of her mother (Laura Dern)…

(Wacky, Weird, Quirky) – – Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig) has won $86 million in the lottery. She has borderline personality disorder and, since she is now rich, she stopped taking her meds and said goodbye to her psychiatrist. Alice wants to host a TV talk show.  But this is a talk show unlike any other…