No Kings!

Author: Mike Pihlman

  • “Black Beauty” Movie Review

    “Black Beauty” Movie Review

    Born in the wild, a beautiful black filly (Kate Winslet) is not happy to be restricted by the herds leaders. One day, she wanders far and wide where humans see her. The next day, she realizes her mistake as the humans rounded up the herd and put them in temporary corrals, losing her mother in…

  • “The One and Only Ivan” Movie Review

    “The One and Only Ivan” Movie Review

    Ivan (Sam Rockwell) is a silver back gorilla that was saved from poachers over 20 years ago. Since Ivan was a baby, Mack (Bryan Cranston) has taken care of him, and, when Ivan got a bit too big for the house, Mack rented a nice space in a mall where, eventually, he put on a…

  • “Godmothered” Movie Review

    “Godmothered” Movie Review

    In 2020, no one cares about Godmothers anymore, except, maybe, Eleanor (Jillian Bell). Eleanor is the youngest in Godmothers class, which will be shut down in a few days for lack of interest. All the potential Godmothers that are taking the class will become tooth fairies. Eleanor is having none of that, and searches the…

  • “Elyse” Official Trailer

    “Elyse” Official Trailer

    Now streaming on your favorite streaming app, “Elyse” is a drama about a catatonic woman in a mental institution hallucinating about her life, I think. Looks weird. Drive Safe! Never Forget. More uplifting dramas……well, maybe not uplifting. A couple of my favorite movies of all time show up, though.

  • “The Christmas Setup” Official Trailer

    “The Christmas Setup” Official Trailer

    Available now to stream on Fandango or watch on Lifetime, “The Christmas Setup” is the story of a mom who sets up her son with his high school friend (and secret crush) and sparks fly! Looks like a fun holiday movie. Fran Drescher is the mom! How cool. The million moms are going crazy! 😉…

  • STEM / STEAM: How the Pfizer COVID 19 Vaccine Works (mRNA)

    STEM / STEAM: How the Pfizer COVID 19 Vaccine Works (mRNA)

    Science is real and the latest result of some really cool science, and lots of really smart STEM / STEAM people, is a vaccine for the coronavirus. That vaccine has just shipped and is now being injected in front line workers and nursing home residents so they will be protected against the COVID-19 coronavirus. In…

  • “Mulan” Movie Review

    “Mulan” Movie Review

    Note: This is NOT the Mulan you remember. This is a spectacular magical action adventure drama with tons of PG-13 violence, intrigue, stunning fight choreography, and beautiful scenery. No music, no singing, and no magical funny dragon. Watch the movie with that in mind. That said, we all know the story of Mulan (Yifel Liu).…

  • Movie Review: “The Christmas Chronicles 2”

    Movie Review: “The Christmas Chronicles 2”

    Picking up a couple of years after “The Christmas Chronicles”, Kate (Darby Camp), Teddy (Judah Lewis) and their mom, Claire (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) are vacationing in Mexico courtesy of Claire’s new boyfriend, Bob (Tyrese Gibson). Bob’s young son Jack (Jahzir Bruno) is also there. Kate and the whole Pierce family are still true believers even though…

  • Disney+ New Trailers and Announcements for 2021 and Beyond

    Disney+ New Trailers and Announcements for 2021 and Beyond

    Disney+ announced a host of new shows and movies yesterday….here are a few of the trailers I could find: “Falcon and the Winter Soldier”, “Loki”, “What if…”, “Wandavision”, “Ms. Marvel”, “Andor”, and “The Bad Batch”. In other news, Ahsoka will have her own series and there will be a Rebels series as spin-offs from “The…