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Phantom Fireworks Demo Videos

As you know, ForCarol.com will have a Fireworks Booth this year on N. Tracy Blvd. at the Old Save Mart near Carl’s Jr. All the Phantom Fireworks organizations had a really cool meeting last night capped by an awesome fireworks demo…nerd that I am….I took videos! 🙂 Here are some of those videos (More are…
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“Fast & Furious 6” Movie Review

(Fast Furious Fun) – – Vin Diesel (as Dominic Toretto) personifies cool. Paul Walker (as Brian O’Conner) is a changed man. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (as Hobbs) is ripped and pumped. Michelle Rodriguez (as Letty) and Gina Carano (as Riley) are tough as nails. The rest of the cast fills in the gaps, making “Fast &…
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Graduating High School by Kyleigh McPhillips

I graduate high school in less than two weeks. This is no new prospect to me. My peers have scribbled countdowns onto every whiteboard, student planner, and corners of assignments that they can get their hands on. Even the teachers have acknowledged that their students are not always mentally there. I’ve crossed off each passing…
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“Star Trek Into Darkness” Movie Review
(PERFECT) – – Dammit Jim, this is a perfect movie. The entire “new” cast has returned for this perfectly wonderful Star Trek. Perfect story, perfect mix of characters, humor, terror, and action all moving at warp speed. Tribbles and all. John Harrison (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) is a super strong (and intelligent) terrorist. He blows up…
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“The Great Gatsby” Movie Reivew

(Glitzy, Extravagant, Dreamlike) – – 3D sucks. It is DISTRACTING, ANNOYING and adds NOTHING to the telling of the story other than making more money for greedy movie makers. Beyond that it makes the movie jerky (it seems to lower the frame rate) and the glasses on top of my glasses is ridiculous and uncomfortable. NEW…
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Kyleigh McPhillips

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“Iron Man 3” Movie Review

(I am Iron Man) – – The Mandarin (played by the remarkable Ben Kingsley) is a terrorist. He uses genetically altered humans as explosive weapons (bombs) and is threatening millions, including the President of the United States. Happy Hogan (Tony Stark’s loyal bodyguard, played by Jon Favreau) is a victim of one Mandarin-planned bombing. A…
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“The Big Wedding” Movie Review

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“Oblivion” Movie Review

(Robust Intriguing Fantasy) – – Tom Cruise (as Jack) is left on what remains of Earth to fix drones that are protecting large water sucking machines that produce power for the remaining humans who have fled the now toxic Earth. His partner, and communications officer, is Victoria (played by Andrea Riseborough). They are an…

