Author: Mike Pihlman

(Bumbling Bodybuilders) – – Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) is a con-man body builder fresh out of jail. He gets a job as a personal trainer at a local gym and does a great job building business. But he wants more. He desperately wants to be rich. Training a rich businessman and asshole, Victor Kershaw (Tony…

(Kidnapping, No Ransom) – – Frank Dawson (Tim Robbins) is a rich real estate mogul who is skimming $50,000 per month from his business.  He puts the money in an offshore account where he now has over one million dollars. Frank is married to Mickey (Jennifer Aniston) and is having an affair with Melanie (Isla…

(The Districts Revolt) – – Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) awakens to find herself in a hospital in District 13. We learn that District 13 survived the Capital’s onslaught, years ago, by going underground. We also learn that they are warriors and that they have stored massive amounts of advanced weaponry. They are just waiting for the…

(Spectacular, Touching, Thought Provoking) – – Hector (Simon Pegg) is a psychiatrist. He has a successful practice, and a neat, tidy, personal life with his beautiful, intelligent, doting girlfriend, Clara (Rosamund Pike). One day with a patient, Hector snaps. He decides that he is not truly happy, and furthermore, he is not helping his patients…

(Overacted but Funny, Robin Williams shines) – – Samuel (Hugh Grant) and Rebecca (Julianne Moore) have been dating for a long time.  Rebecca’s biological clock is ticking away, but, child psychologist Sam is oblivious to this new paradigm in this relationship. He still wants to play and be a kid, she wants him to grow…

(Lies, Betrayal, Relationships) – – Tom (Scott Porter) comes to Beth’s (Alexis Bledel) apartment after losing his wallet. He needs a place to stay for the night and to borrow some money. He can’t come up though because Alexis has someone with her, but, she does come down the stairs to give him some money…

(Old Hippies Gettin’ High) – – Diane’s (Catherine Keener) husband wants a divorce. In response, Diane takes her college age kids, Zoe (Elizabeth Olsen) and Jake (Nat Wolff), to visit her estranged mother, Grace (Jane Fonda), in Woodstock, NY. The kids have never met grandma and are slightly taken aback at her being a died-in-the-wool…