It’s no secret that the Academy tends to gravitate toward certain types of motion pictures when it comes to handing out their coveted awards. This year’s batch of nominees doesn’t really buck that trend, featuring period pieces set in 1950s New York, stories ripped from the headlines that still apply to today, adaptations of well-regarded […]

I like to look at these anticipated movie lists as reminders that we’re not trying to hate movies. That we’re not prejudging anything, that we want to give movies like Chappie a shot. Except for Colin, who decided his role in these would be to point out the most dreadful movies a given year has […]

The best movies of last year are here and ready to party! Yeah, whether it’s grueling physical suffering in the name of brutal revenge, the world turning into a monotone hellhole, or some good old-fashioned destruction of the American economy, no one can deny 2015 sure was a blast. What’s that? You want to hear […]

Funnily enough, even though all three of us wrote about being totally overwhelmed by the increasing quantity of quality TV shows last year, our three lists weren’t that different. Between John, Colin, and myself, less than 20 shows were honored with top 10 spots. Maybe it’s not surprising that three guys who have been friends […]

We’re all varying degrees of sports fans here at Mildly Pleased, let me tell you how 2015 went for us. In football, the Seahawks finished a great 2014 season with an amazing run in the playoffs followed by 99% of a great Super Bowl, lost in the end by a questionable play call that will […]

We good on spoilers now? It’s a new year, you’ve had two whole weeks to go see the new Star Wars movie and forget about it, along with everything else, in a wonderful night of drinking. Let us help you remember The Force Awakens as we talk about the things that worked, the things that […]

Who do you think discovered the trace your hand to draw a turkey thing? Was it a teacher, an artist, a craftsman, a parent? How do you think that person felt when they realized they had changed the game forever? When they realized they had just created a lasting legacy, one that every generation of […]

Listeners, beware, you’re in for a scare!!! Just in time for Halloween, Michael and John discuss five essential Goosebumps episodes along with other favorites in this spooktacular edition of Stream Police. Join them as they struggle to remember the plots to a program intended for children and delve into the mind of R.L. “Spooky Spider” […]

We interrupt your usual Shocktober coverage with… Well actually this fits in pretty well with those posts. Because after months, years, a lifetime of watching horror movies, us here at Mildly Pleased have a pretty good idea of what the market’s like, and what the market lacks. So come down into our deep, dusty dungeon […]

I had myself a little brush with death this week. At the very beginning of my morning commute, I got t-boned. It’s kind of hard to process, but I’m OK, the other driver’s OK, both our cars are only a little messed up. Events like this are supposed to make you think, right? Maybe I […]