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Author: Mike Pihlman

  • Movie Review: “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”

    Movie Review: “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”

    (Exciting Action Thriller) – – Lady Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) practices fighting a robot in a simulated tomb in her house.  Because of the convergence of planets that only happens once every 5,000 years Lara will need all her skills. While sleeping one night as the convergence is just starting, she hears a ticking clock.…

  • “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2” Movie Review

    “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2” Movie Review

    (Paul Blart in Las Vegas) — – Six years after the events in the first movie, Paul Blart (Kevin James) lost his wife of six days (she divorced him) and his mother got hit by a milk truck while getting the morning paper. His daughter, Maya (Raini Rodriguez), is all he has left and she…

  • “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” Movie Review

    “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” Movie Review

    (Exuberant, Exotic, Existent) – – Sonny (Dev Patel) has done well with his original old folks home and is hoping to expand or maybe franchise. He and Muriel (Maggie Smith) travel to San Diego to meet with possible investors.  Since Sonny is mercurial (in a good way) Muriel wants to do the talking.  But she…

  • “Get Hard” Movie Review

    “Get Hard” Movie Review

    (Rude, Crude, Funny) – – James (Will Ferrell) is living the good life.  He is a financial wizard who just got a partnership in his firm, he has a beautiful wife, lives in a mansion, and has a staff to take care of his every need. That all comes crashing down when Federal Marshals raid…

  • “The Boxtrolls” Movie Review

    “The Boxtrolls” Movie Review

    (Intolerance Misplaced, Visually Stunning) – – “The Boxtrolls” live underground only venturing topside at night when the citizens of the city are sleeping. They pick garbage looking for treasures that can be made into gadgets, then, when the night is done, they gather in their underground lair, pile on top of one another, and sleep.…

  • “Labor Day” Movie Review

    “Labor Day” Movie Review

    (Prison Escapee Finds Love) – – Adele (Kate Winslet) is suffering from depression since her husband, Gerald (Clark Gregg), left her because she can no long have kids. Her teenage son, Henry (Gattlin Griffith), stays with her and helps her cope with her depression. One day while shopping, Henry wanders off in the store to…

  • Finding the 2015 Fireworks Booths in Tracy, CA

    Finding the 2015 Fireworks Booths in Tracy, CA

    Here is a list (with MAPS) of the nine fireworks booths in Tracy, CA this year (2015).  Sales start Sunday June 28, 2015 at Noon and run thru July 4, 2015. Two of the locations appear to be very close to each other, not good…..let me know if you have a problem with the maps…

  • “Adventureland” Movie Review

    “Adventureland” Movie Review

    – – James (Jesse Eisenberg) graduated from college and is looking forward to going to graduate school in New York City. Unfortunately, the families financial situation has changed dramatically and he is forced to figure out a way to make his own money to get there. Looking for work for the summer, he finds that…

  • Donate $25, or more, to ForCarol.com and get this COOL TOTE

    Donate $25, or more, to ForCarol.com and get this COOL TOTE

    If you are a Tracy, CA resident and DONATE $25, or more, to ForCarol.com, Inc., I will PERSONALLY deliver this COOL TOTE to your office or home.   California is BANNING plastic bags……beat the transition WHILE HELPING local students and teachers. ForCarol.com, Inc is a 501c3 charity (45-1499304). All donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE. (Non-Tracy, CA…