Why I thought uncool things were cool and how it relates an obscure 80s movie to this week’s Ted Lasso.
Category Archives: Reviews
Winner, Winner, Fried Chicken Sandwich Dinner
This country loves fried chicken sandwiches and with good reason. I reviewed sandwiches from three Berkeley restaurants. The verdict? They all provide yummy sandwiches worth eating.
Watch “Sing Me a Lullaby”
A beautiful documentary about a daughter searching for her long-lost mom in Taiwan.
Unboxing the Tiger: King of Rice Cookers
Here’s my first unboxing video.
Watching JoJo Rabbit
My son walked by the living room as we were watching JoJo Rabbit and asked, “What’s this? A Nazi boy scout movie?”
Life Imitates Art
It turns out that Lulu Wang’s real life grandmother—the one portrayed in the movie “The Farewell”—learned about her “terminal” cancer diagnosis from reviews of the film.
A Fond Farewell
The Farewell is a gorgeous movie, written and directed by Lulu Wang and features Awkafina in a dramatic starring role as “Billi”, the granddaughter who comes home to Changchun to see her Nai Nai (Grandmother) for the last time.