Mike Pihlman

“The Devil Wears Prada” Movie Review

Recent college graduate, Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway), with a degree in journalism and an offer to law school at Stanford, applies for an assistant position at the high powered fashion magazine, Runway. Arriving for the interview, Andy is wearing her best clothes, but is nevertheless deemed frumpy and….fat….by employees Emily (Emily Blunt) and Nigel (Stanley…

February 8, 2026

“The Bad Guys” Movie Review

Bad guy Wolf (Sam Rockwell) and his gang of nasties: Snake (Marc Maron), Tarantula (Awkwafina), Shark (Craig Robinson) and Piranha (Anthony Ramos) have decided to turn to the light…and be good guys. The Fox Governor (Zazie Beetz) wants to help them be good and asks the very famous good Guinea Pig, Professor Marmalade (Richard Ayoade),…

February 1, 2026

“The Ballad of Wallis Island” Movie Review

Charles Heath (Tim Key) lost his wife 5 years ago. The anniversary of her death is in a few days and Charles has a plan. His wife loved the singing group McGwyer and Mortimer, so two time lottery winner Charles has hired McGwyer (Tom Basden) and Mortimer (Carey Mulligan) to sing, for him, on the…

January 25, 2026

2026 Oscar Nominations

Check back here on March 15, 2026 to see the winners. Go here to see the entire list on IMDb. Best Picture (Movies Linked to IMDb) F1: The Movie Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Sentimental Value Sinners Train Dreams The Secret Agent Bugonia Best Actor Timothee Chalamet, Marty Supreme Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After…

January 22, 2026

STEM / STEAM: How Watching Movies Has Changed Over the Years

This is 2026 and the technology choices for us to watch movies is dizzying! It was not always that way. A bit of history.. This article was posted originally on TechyMike.com in October 2015! I don’t want to start too far back, but, in the past 30 or 40 years there has been a remarkable technological…

January 21, 2026

“Kung Fu Panda 4” Movie Review

Po (Jack Black) is being promoted to the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace. While the furious five are away fighting evil…Po needs to interview and select the next Dragon Warrior on his own. When a fox, Zhen (Awkwafina), enters his life, should Po trust her? Oh, to see what happens you can STREAM…

January 18, 2026

“Forever My Girl” Movie Review

8 years ago… It’s wedding day for Josie (Jessica Rothe) and up and coming country singer Liam (Alex Roe). Josie is ready. Liam never showed. Today… Country music super star, Liam learned that his best friend from high school passed away in car crash (Drive Safe!) and skips a concert to go to his funeral.…

January 17, 2026

“People We Meet On Vacation” Movie Review

10 years ago Poppy (Emily Bader) and Alex (Tom Blyth) live in Boston and decided to carpool to their hometown in Ohio. On the relatively long road trip, they learned a lot about each other: Poppy loves to travel and has decided that you become an alternate person on vacation. Alex is very happy to…

January 11, 2026

STEM / STEAM: Learning How to Read an Eyeglass Prescription then Order Glasses Online

…..at Zenni Optical. A golden oldie originally posted on TechyMike.com….but still valid in 2026. 🙂 Background I had new progressive glasses prescribed in February 2022. This prescription was MUCH stronger than previous prescriptions prompting the technician to question the Optometrist, just to make sure he did not mess up. He did not, but, the technician…

January 8, 2026