Author: Mike Pihlman

  • “The Map That Leads to You” Movie Review

    “The Map That Leads to You” Movie Review

    Heather (Madelyn Cline) has a plan for her life: College, a good job, find a guy, start a family, live happily ever after. But that plan has to wait a couple of weeks as she and her two friends, Connie (Sofia Wylie) and Amy (Madison Thompson) embark on an exciting adventure touring Spain and Portugal.…

  • Streaming: Trailers for Three Shows We Love

    Streaming: Trailers for Three Shows We Love

    We love streaming shows, and movies, on the big screen: Our 65 inch Sony A8G with a terrific Bose soundbar. 🙂 Here are trailers for three of our favorite shows. #1: Acapulco (Apple TV+) Now on Season 4 (and it’s last) this show is simply FANTASTIC! #2: The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix) Consistantly great! Can’t wait…

  • “The Penguin Lessons” Movie Review

    “The Penguin Lessons” Movie Review

    A divorced English teacher, Tom (Steve Coogan), is working his way around the globe in a southernly direction. This year, 1976, he has chosen to teach in politically unstable Argentina. Starting the year, and after a military coup, Tom decides to head to Uruguay for a week or so to let the situation in Argentina…

  • “My Oxford Year” Movie Review

    “My Oxford Year” Movie Review

    Anna De La Vega (Sofia Carson) is living the life she hoped she would lead (she has a list). Oxford University is the next step and Sofia is there, ready to study poetry. Hoping to study under a famous professor, she learns instead that the teacher this year will be the Teachers Assistant (TA) Jamie…

  • “Happy Gilmore 2” Movie Review

    “Happy Gilmore 2” Movie Review

    30 years after the first movie, Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) is back on the golf course. This time, a new upstart is threatening to change the game of golf…but Happy, and his aging friends, want to stop that from happening. And Happy needs money to send his daughter, Vienna (Sunny Sandler), to school in Europe.…

  • “Happy Gilmore” Movie Review

    “Happy Gilmore” Movie Review

    Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) has dreamed of being a hockey player since he was a little boy. Unfortunately, he is not a good skater or player. After multiple unsuccessful tryouts with the local hockey team, Happy finds that he can hit a golf ball REALLY far! Needing money to help his Grandma (Frances Bay) keep…

  • “Heads of State” Movie Review

    “Heads of State” Movie Review

    The President of the United States, Will Derringer (John Cena), and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sam Clarke (Idris Elba), are at odds over many issues. One thing they agree on though was that the massacre of many special ops people in Italy is something that needs addressing by the highest offices of…

  • “The Life List” Movie Review

    “The Life List” Movie Review

    When Alex (Sofia Carson) was 13 years old, at a sleep over, she wrote a list of what she wanted in her life. That list is still intact today when, unfortunately, her mother Elizabeth (Connie Britton) passed away from cancer. Family lawyer, Brad (Kyle Allen), called the family together for the reading of the will,…

  • “Snow White” Movie Review

    “Snow White” Movie Review

    Snow White (Rachel Zegler) was born on a snowy day to the King and Queen. Happily living as a princess with loving and caring parents…..nothing could go wrong…..or could it? Snow White’s mother died young and unfortunately, her father, the King married a beautiful woman who turned out to be the Evil Queen (Gal Gadot).…