Author: Mike Pihlman

  • Movie Box Office Results February 7 – 9 2020

    Movie Box Office Results February 7 – 9 2020

    “Birds of Prey” did not do as well as expected, but, still took #1 in the box office this weekend. Truthfully….the “R” rating and graphic violence will keep us away. PG-13 would have been better, ala, “Suicide Squad” and many other movies. Gratuitous graphic violence is not needed in this hateful world of orange that…

  • “Knives Out” Movie Review and Trailer

    “Knives Out” Movie Review and Trailer

    OK, this is a very difficult movie to summarize and review without spoiling it, but,…..here goes: Harlen Thrombey (Christopher Plumber) is an 80-something mystery writer who is in the process of disowning his (asshole entitled) family members, and, writing them out of his will. Harlen needs medication and his part-time registered nurse Marta Cabrera (Ana…

  • “Birds of Prey” Official Movie Trailer #2

    “Birds of Prey” Official Movie Trailer #2

    The fantabulous Harley “Freekin” Quinn (Margot Robbie) returns in “Birds of Prey” but this time with friends who help her wreak havoc in Gotham. In theaters Friday, Feb 7, 2020. Looks like a fun, action packed, movie! 🙂 Drive Safe! Never Forget.

  • STEM / STEAM: Behind the Scenes Look at the Technology Behind “Alita: Battle Angel”

    STEM / STEAM: Behind the Scenes Look at the Technology Behind “Alita: Battle Angel”

    For students interested in studying Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEM / STEAM) here is a cool video showing the technology used while filming “Alita: Battle Angel” which happens to be one of my favorite movies (see my review) ever! 🙂 Drive Safe! Never Forget.

  • Movie Box Office Results January 31 – February 2 2020

    Movie Box Office Results January 31 – February 2 2020

    “Bad Boys” continues to do well at the box office! However….that will end next week when the fantabulous Harley enters the scene. 😉 The top ten movies for January 31 – February 2, 2019 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo for more information. New Movies in the Top Ten This Week #1: Bad Boys for Life, $17.6 million, Total…

  • 2019 Scholarship Recipient Nathaniel Tran Talks About His College Experience

    2019 Scholarship Recipient Nathaniel Tran Talks About His College Experience

    Nathaniel is attending Pomona College majoring in Public Policy Analysis with a minor in History. Love his creativity as Nathaniel is the first to provide a video! Watch Nathaniel talk about his time at college so far. Very cool! 🙂 Go here to see Nathaniel’s scholarship submission. Drive Safe! Never Forget.

  • Movie Review: “The Secret Life of Pets 2”

    Movie Review: “The Secret Life of Pets 2”

    Fun Movie to Stream while waiting for the world to settle down. This one is on Amazon Prime, I think. 🙂 Max (Patton Oswalt) and Duke (Eric Stonestreet) are happily living their life with Katie (Ellie Kemper) glad that they are not bothered by kids! On the way home from the park…..Max and Duke’s lives…

  • “The Rhythm Section” Official Trailer

    “The Rhythm Section” Official Trailer

    “The Rhythm Section” will be in theaters January 31, 2020. With Blake Lively, Jude Law, and Sterling K. Brown….how can you go wrong? Looks thrilling. 🙂 Drive Safe! Never Forget.

  • STEM / STEAM: Watch as PhysicsGirl Explains What Programmers Really Do

    STEM / STEAM: Watch as PhysicsGirl Explains What Programmers Really Do

    PhysicsGirl Diana Cowern visits YouTube to find out what software engineers really do. NOTE: ForCarol.com College Scholarship recipient, Inyoung, now works at YouTube TV. 🙂 As Diana explains: “I left a physics job to do software engineering. Was it worth it? What do software engineers actually do? Software engineers and programmers code everything from virtual…