Author: Mike Pihlman

  • “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” Official Trailer

    “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” Official Trailer

    In theaters October 1, 2021. “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” brings back Tom Hardy as Venom and sets up a major battle with Woody Harrleson’s Carnage. Looks like fun! But, we will have to wait a long time to see it on streaming as we feel it is still NOT safe to go to the…

  • “Bad Education” Movie Review

    “Bad Education” Movie Review

    Pam Gluckin (Alison Janney) is the assistant superintendent of the Rosyln School District on Long Island. She is very good at her job and has been at it for many many years. Problem is: She is stealing money from the district! Meanwhile, the district is planning to build a mult-million dollar skyway to connect various…

  • Movie Box Office Results September 24 – 26 2021

    Movie Box Office Results September 24 – 26 2021

    Shang-Chi stays at #1 for the 4th week in a row?! November 12th it will be on Disney+ (which it should have been already for $30 extra). The Movie Box Office Results September 24 – 26 2021 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo for more information. #1: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, $13.2 million, Total…

  • “Kajillionaire” Movie Review

    “Kajillionaire” Movie Review

    Robert (Richard Jenkins), Theresa (Debra Winger) and their 26 year old daughter, Old Dolio (Evan Rachel Wood), are small time drifters and con artists. The family is happy to earn $20 and, in fact, Robert tells us that they are happy just skimming along without the hassles that come with a real job. Problem is:…

  • “Greenland” Movie Review

    “Greenland” Movie Review

    Turn your brain off and enjoy the movie. Turn your brain on……too many questions / issues. Like: It sucks to be near Gerard Butler! Everywhere he goes: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Upstate New York, Canada, Greenland…. another piece of the comet drops and destroys another large city or teeny tiny car, on land, when the Earth…

  • Movie Review: “News of the World”

    Movie Review: “News of the World”

    Five years after the Civil War ended, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks) makes a meager living by travelling from backwoods town to backwoods town reading the newspapers, for a dime, to the local residents. It is quite exciting and the town’s people seem to really enjoy his reading of the news. After leaving one…

  • STEM / STEAM: How COVID-19 Vaccines Were Created

    STEM / STEAM: How COVID-19 Vaccines Were Created

    Here is a very instructive video by Dr. Elizabeth Wayne, Biomedical Engineer, and Kaitlyn Sadtler, PhD, Regenerative Tissue Engineer, describing how mRNA technology COVID-19 vaccines were created so quickly. Go here for more TED-Ed videos. I’ll try to grab more STEM / STEAM related videos moving forward for ForCarol.com, Inc. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math…

  • Movie Box Office Results September 17 – 19 2021

    Movie Box Office Results September 17 – 19 2021

    Again, I’m torn. It’s nice to see Shang-Chi doing so well, but, I’m wondering if the measurement for a movies success should be ONLY attendance in the theaters? And at what price does that bring over and beyond monetary cost to the consumer? Like their health! I suspect Disney only cares about one thing…it’s own…

  • “Good Sam” Movie Review

    “Good Sam” Movie Review

    Kate Bradley (Tiya Sircar) is a beat reporter for a local TV station in New York. Covering the breaking news like fires, accidents’, plane crashes, etc, Kate thrives on the excitement of the unknown. One day at a warehouse fire, Kate grabs a camera, while her camerman Josh (Jesse Camacho) distracts the cops, and heads…