Author: Mike Pihlman

  • “Groundhog Day” Movie Review

    “Groundhog Day” Movie Review

    TV Meteorologist Phil Conner (Bill Murray) is a self centered dick. A completely unlikeable person who seems to hate the world and everyone in it (like our President, actually) and everyone learns to hate Phil. He and the TV crew head to Punxsutawney, PA to cover Groundhog Day and hopefully find out if there will…

  • “You’re Cordially Invited” Movie Review

    “You’re Cordially Invited” Movie Review

    Single father, Jim (Will Ferrell) is preparing for the arrival of his only daughter, Jenni (Geraldine Viswanathan), and as it turns out….her fiance? Not knowing her fiance as well as he would like, Jim and Jenni fight….but immediately make-up as they always do. Planning the wedding at a cute little Inn where Jim and his…

  • 2025 Oscar Nominations

    2025 Oscar Nominations

    Check back here on March 2, 2025 to see the winners. Go to IMDb for the entire list of Oscar Nominations. Best Picture (Movies Linked to IMDb) Wicked The Substance Anora Conclave The Brutalist Dune: Part Two Emilia Perez Nickel Boys A Complete Unknown I’m Still Here Best Actor Timothee Chalamet, A Complete Unknown Ralph Fiennes,…

  • “The Fall Guy” Movie Review

    “The Fall Guy” Movie Review

    Based on the 1980’s TV show “The Fall Guy” where Colt Seaver is a stunt man moonlighting as a bounty hunter…… In this 2024 movie, Colt Seaver (Ryan Gosling), is severely injured in a stunt gone wrong and leaves the movie business, and everyone associated with it, behind. 1 year later….. Colt is working for…

  • “A Little White Lie” Movie Review

    “A Little White Lie” Movie Review

    Professor Simone Cleary (Kate Hudson) has the dubious honor of saving the once proud Literary Festival at her University…..or it will be cancelled forever. Luckily she has booked the reclusive (and missing for the past 20 years) author, C.M. Shriver (Michael Shannon), of the masterpiece novel “Goat Time”. His attendance will save the Festival! After…

  • “Out of My Mind” Movie Review

    “Out of My Mind” Movie Review

    Melody Brooks (Phoebe-Rae Taylor) is in the special education class at her elementary school. Melody is in 6th grade, but she has cerebral palsy which keeps her in a wheelchair and she cannot talk. Her special ed teachers say she is meeting all their expectations. Her dad and mom, Chuck (Luke Kirby) and Diane (Rosemarie…

  • “The Noel Diary” Movie Review

    “The Noel Diary” Movie Review

    Jake Turner (Justin Hartley) is a very successful author. On tour with his latest best selling book, Jake is informed by the executor of his estranged mother’s estate that his mom passed away last week and left everything to him. Taking a break from the book tour, Jake drives home with his best friend, Ava…

  • 2024 Scholarship Winner Vanessa Ngai Writes About Her College Experience

    2024 Scholarship Winner Vanessa Ngai Writes About Her College Experience

    Vanessa Ngai is our 2024 Carol Phan Memorial College Scholarship recipient and this is Vanessa’s blog entry describing her first semester experiences at U.C. Berkeley. We wish Vanessa the very best at U.C. Berkeley where she is majoring Computer Science. Go here to read Vanessa’s winning Scholarship submission. ORIENTATION Before school kicks off, for freshmen, there’s…

  • “Carry-On” Movie Review

    “Carry-On” Movie Review

    TSA agent and police academy dropout, Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton), and his girlfriend, Northwind Airlines manager, Nora Parisi (Sofia Carson), are working the day shift at LAX for Christmas Eve. Ethan gets the chance to work the x-ray machines when a woman gives an earpiece to him. His phone then gets a text, telling him…