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Author: Mike Pihlman

  • Movie Review: “Somewhere in Queens”

    Movie Review: “Somewhere in Queens”

    Leo Russo (Ray Romano) was born and raised in a large Italian family in Queens, New York. He has a big heart, but, is not the sharpest tack in a family of tacks. His wife, Angela (Laurie Metcalf) is a tough as nails cancer survivor. She does not put up with any shit….from anyone. Gotta…

  • Movie Review: “Rams”

    Movie Review: “Rams”

    In Australian sheep country, Colin (Sam Neill) and Les (Michael Caton) are brothers living next to each other, but…..have not spoken to each other in 40 years. They are both sheep ranchers and each has a prize winning ram to show at the county fair. After the winner is chosen, Colin notices some symptoms of…

  • Movie Review: “Easy A”

    Movie Review: “Easy A”

    Olive (Emma Stone) is a quiet student that hardly anyone knows and virtually no one sees. One day Brandon (Dan Byrd), who is being harrassed in school for being gay, asks her if he could pay her to fake hookup with her. After a quick negotiation, Olive and Brandon do their fake hookup at a…

  • Movie Review: “Rio 2”

    Movie Review: “Rio 2”

    Tulio (Rodrigo Santoro) and Linda (Leslie Mann) travelled to the Amazon jungle to release a bird in it’s native habitat. While there, they spot a blue bird and pick up a feather. Tasting it, Tulio determines it is a blue macaw! How can that be? They are nearly extinct. Meanwhile back at home, Blu (Jesse…

  • Movie Review: “Rio”

    Movie Review: “Rio”

    15 years ago Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) was taken from his jungle home and brought to America where he met, and fell in love with, Linda (Leslie Mann). As Linda grew up, Blu and Linda were inseparable. Owning a bookstore: The Blue Macaw…..Linda and Blu lived a happy uneventful life in Minnesota. Then one day a…

  • Movie Review: “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 3”

    Movie Review: “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 3”

    The High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji) is trying to build the perfect civilization, and wants his greatest creation back to help him. Rocket (Bradley Cooper)! The Guardians (Star Lord / Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), Rocket, Mantis (Pom Klementieff), Drax (Dave Bautista), Nebula (Karen Gillan), and Groot (Vin Diesel)) are living a peaceful life on a peaceful…

  • Movie Review: “The Beanie Bubble”

    Movie Review: “The Beanie Bubble”

    As you can tell from the picture…..Lori was “invested” in the Beanie Baby “bubble”. Getting up early in the morning and standing in line for hours just to buy the latest Beanie Baby…..not for investment, but, for Kristen (who was a baby then), and, it was fun. 🙂 But I digress…..back to the movie. Warning:…

  • Movie Review: “The Portable Door”

    Movie Review: “The Portable Door”

    Paul Carpenter (Patrick Gibson) is out of work and looking for a job. On his way to an interview, he meets a stranger who claims to know him….he does not, but, that meeting is sufficient to make Paul lose his place in line. Now at the end of a very long line, a stray dog…

  • Movie Review: “Happiness for Beginners”

    Movie Review: “Happiness for Beginners”

    Helen (Ellie Kemper) has been separated for a year. Recently, the divorce has been finalized and Helen, instead of celebrating, is filled with renewed angst. Taking her younger brothers advice, Helen signs up for a wilderness survival course hoping to “reset”. Arriving at the course headquarters (a motel in Connecticut) Helen meets her fellow hikers,…