Wild is a tremendous story about a shattered woman finding her way on the Pacific Crest Trail. After the death of her mother, a disintegrated family, and an unsustainable marriage, Cheryl Strayed embarks on an eleven-hundred mile solo hike hopefully to recover from a low, self-destructive place in her life. This memoir focuses on the continuous…

The ambitious Asian grill, Fresh 50, lives up to its name. Gone are the traditional greasy counters, overwhelming menus, and MSG-loaded meals. Enter this clean-cut California version of Asian flair and sophistication, and you will see how it emits a fresh outlook on classic Asian meals. Fresh 50 follows the serving line-up of Chipotle and…

Every year around early to mid-February, we receive decorative red and gold-trimmed envelopes filled with treats in celebration of our annual Chinese New Year celebration at school. This past Monday’s new year celebration (Feb. 11, 2013) was high-spirited and enjoyable to watch.  The Chinese department’s new, elaborate dragon costume was a sensation. The Chinese skit,…

Quite frankly, Romeo and Juliet is overdone. How many times can you remake a story before it bores audiences? We would have guessed by the time it was made into an animated, talking-gnome film, people would understand the story has been exhausted. With that in mind, Warm Bodies is Romeo and Juliet meets the Twilight…

Getting attached to the characters is inevitable in this not-so-average thriller, not just normal action movie.  The film’s dry humor  keeps it from being a horror flick. Because of the movie’s real-life events, the plot becomes personal.

PBS recently began the third season of Downton Abbey a British program set in the World War I era. It follows the lives of the Crawley family, owners of a large estate, and their servants as they all try to adapt to the changing world. Viewers adore it for the way it encourages them to…

One would expect nothing less from a Quentin Tarantino film than an equal balance of  violence and comedy.  In Django Unchained, however, Tarantino  takes this stereotypical genre to a gory level that pushes social acceptability. The film stars Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, and Leonardo DiCaprio.

The Super Bowl may be the most competitive annual sporting event both on and off the field. It is entertaining to watch an elite class of athletes face-off in an enormous arena in front of thousands of screaming fans. The entire event revolves around numbers that include the game’s final score, the number of yards…