Author: Mike Pihlman

(Twisty Turny Tortured Tale) – – A recently married couple, Channing Tatum (as Martin Taylor) and Rooney Mara (as Emily Taylor), are forced to endure 4 years without each other as Martin is arrested for insider trading. “Side Effects” starts as Martin is released from jail and he and Emily start a new life together.…

(Exciting, Funny, Gory) – – Bodies blow up, people are dismembered, heads are squished and blown off:  blood and gore (albeit not awfully graphic) flow as do the wisecracks and action.  “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” is definitely NOT for kids.  It is R rated for a reason (including the f-words which are used very effectively). One…

(Burglary, Bullets, Blood, Bodies) – – Jason Statham (as Parker) is cool as ice and tough as nails as a bad guy with morals.  If you do what you say are are going to do, you are fine, if you don’t……you are dead. After stealing $1 million from the Ohio State Fair, the bad guys…

Bradley Cooper (as Pat) has just spent 8 months in a local mental institution.  He comes home with the promise of attending therapy on a regular basis, but, he refuses to take his medication.  This refusal results in several very uncomfortable blow-ups which graphically show the trials and tribulations of living with mental illness.  Cooper…