No Kings!

Author: Mike Pihlman

  • “Trouble with the Curve” Movie Review

    Clint Eastwood (as Gus) is an aging baseball scout nearing the end of a spectacular career.   His eyesight is giving him trouble, and his bosses in the Atlanta Braves organization are starting to think his old fashioned ways (no computers) and age are about to render him obsolete. Given the chance to scout a…

  • Carol Phan, Chris Hoovler, Kassy Bittick, Bobby Bittick

    2 years ago today, Tracy, CA lost four wonderful teens….their loss has left deep, irrepairable, scars in our hearts, but, we continue through the pain. Those of us who were friends of Carol, Chris, Kassy or Bobby….we could have missed the pain….but, we would have missed the dance… If you are a teen who thinks…

  • “The Words” Movie Review

    “The Words” Movie Review

    – – Reading the critic’s reviews, I wonder what movie they were watching, or, where their brains were during the movie.  I kind of suspect that if one “famous” critic gives a bad review, then the unthinking masses follow suit afraid to not rock the boat. Well….I am rocking the boat. “The Words” is an…

  • “Premium Rush” Movie Review

    “Premium Rush” Movie Review

    (Maximum fun) – – Fast, innovative, fun. I heard this was due to be released straight to “DVD” but with Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s successful role in Batman the movie moguls decided to see how this would do in theaters. “Premium Rush” won’t break any attendance records, but, it sure was a fun two hours in the…

  • “The Bourne Legacy” Movie Review

    “The Bourne Legacy” Movie Review

    (Robert Ludlum would be proud) Where the book, written by Eric Van Lustbader, sucked (see my book review), the movie of the same name got it right.  “The Bourne Legacy” movie is a true book-like thriller with all the twists and turns Robert Ludlum was famous for. Bravo! Jason Bourne is somewhere, but, no one…

  • “Total Recall” Movie Review

    “Total Recall” Movie Review

    (Fun, Action, Action, Action) – – “Total Recall”  is based on a 23 page short story that I read in Barnes & Noble after the movie. Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell) is a bored factory worker commuting daily between his home, in what used to be Australia, and his job in what used to be the…

  • “The Watch” Movie Review

    “The Watch” Movie Review

    (Fun) – – Ben Stiller (as Evan), Vince Vaughn (as Bob), Jonah Hill (as Franklin), and Richard Ayoade (as Jamarcus) join forces as the Neighborhood Watch ostensibly to protect their neighborhood from an alien invasion. They do.  Hmmm, that is pretty much the plot.  🙂 “The Watch” is rated R and is not for kids.…

  • “The Dark Knight Rises” Movie Review

    – – It has been eight years since the Batman rode off into the sunset, leaving Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) and his family with a lie. The Batman is bad. Gotham City has been at peace for these eight years, but, Gordon is restless….something is not right… a war is brewing, and no one believes…

  • Tim McGraw and Kenney Chesney ROCK Oakland July 15, 2012

    Tim McGraw and Kenney Chesney ROCK Oakland July 15, 2012

    We went last night!  Imagine, Tim McGraw as an opening act!  AWESOME. Kenny Chesney moves around soooo much he is hard to take a picture of….out of hundreds…I got maybe three.  🙂  Tim McGraw conserves his energy…. – –