Author: Mike Pihlman

(Frenetic) – – Kevin Hart (as Ben Barber)  is a wanna be policeman dating a real policeman’s (Ice Cube as Detective James Payton)  sister. The deal Payton makes with Barber is that he will get his blessing to marry his sister if he proves himself during a one day “Ride Along”.  Making life difficult for…

(SUPERcalifragilisticexpialidocious) – – A very interesting look into the behind the scenes work that is involved in making a movie from a book. Author of the “Mary Poppins” series,  the curmudgeonly P.L. Travers (played superbly by Emma Thompson), has been courted for 20 years by Walt Disney (the incomparable Tom Hanks) to sign over the…

(Overly Long Debauchery) – – Superlative acting dragged under by lack of editing. What started out crack-ling good, ended up being way too long.  As things started to get repetitious, cell phones started lighting up in the theater checking the time, and I actually looked at my phone wondering why we had to endure yet…

(Dreamy) – – I read the short story and it was interesting.  The movie is a bit different, and obviously expanded, except for the fact that it deals with a somewhat timid man who escapes reality by daydreaming adventures.  In the short story, Walter is escaping his domineering wife, in the movie he is escaping…

(Stupid) – – I liked the original Anchorman.  I did not like Anchorman 2. Ron Burgandy (Will Ferrell) and crew are off the New York to join a groundbreaking news organization specializing in 24 hour news coverage.  GNN. Stuck in the 2 AM to 5 AM slot, Ron unknowingly sets the news world on fire…

(The Adventure Continues) – – The trilogy continues from page 123 to page 252 of the 330 page book read my review here:  “The Hobbit” by J.R. Tolkien. In this episode, the dwarves and Bilbo set out through the Mirkwood Forest on the, relatively safe, Elf path toward their destination of Lonely Mountain where Thorin…

– – Hilarious if you are 50 plus and can relate to the humor.  Interestingly, two teens next to us were also laughing. I just don’t know if they were laughing at us…or the movie. I suspect it was us. Haha. Four lifelong friends from Flatbush (The Flatbush 4) have moved on with their lives.…

(Surprisingly Good) – – The trailer that was shown on TV did not do justice to this movie. In fact, if it was not for Vince Vaughn (as David aka “Starbuck”), we would not have gone to see it.  I’m glad we did, as “Delivery Man” was much better than I thought it would be:…