NakedSushi

Let the Right One In is a vampire movie done right. It’s not full of flashy special effects, it’s not a sappy love story, and there’s no violence = sex metaphor in it. It’s a film where the feeling of isolation is thick in the air.
The film’s restraint made every scene all the [...]

On January 1st 2009, I got up at 5:30 in the morning for the first time in many years to drive to Union Station to catch the Gold Line to Pasadena. The occasion: the BF scored tickets for the Rose Parade! These tickets gave us reserved seats at the start of the parade, right [...]

My first time watching A Christmas Story was in my 5th grade homeroom class. Up till then, I was used to watching Christmas movies like It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, and that one with Charlie Brown. After the movie finished, I was confused. There was no heavy-handed moral in A [...]

I felt lazy tonight after a long day at work (why are Mondays always so hard?) so I picked up some take-out from Taro’s Teri & Sushi. I spent the rest of the night with a bowl of chirashi (the fish was actually good!), some episodes of 90210, and a couple hours of Persona [...]

I finally watched Slumdog Millionaire, a movie about an Indian boy who grew up in the slums and wins the top price in India’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire game show. Of course, no one believes that he didn’t cheat to win because how can someone who grew up with no education manage [...]

Yes, we’ve finally moved into the HDTV age. We had an HDTV before, but it was only a 26″, which we thought would be enough when we got it, but now compared to this TV, I can’t believe we’ve been looking at a small screen for so long.
This baby is a Panasonic Viera 50″ plasma [...]

I watched Lars and the Real Girl last night and really enjoyed it. It’s about a guy named Lars who has trouble relating to people and his girlfriend who just so happens to be a Real Doll. There are some funny parts, but I wouldn’t call it a comedy.
The characters and their reaction [...]