Entertainment
Twist of the typical experience
Twist it. Top it. Weigh it. Pay it. I immediately enjoyed the whimsical, playful ambiance and décor walking into the conveniently located frozen yogurt store, off Maple and Lahser Road in Bloomfield Hills. Twisted Fruit, opened in August, offers frozen yogurt enthusiasts a new destination with a twist on the traditional yogurt experience. [...]
Smashburger is success
Will it be smashing or crashing? Residing in the Boardwalk strip mall on Orchard Lake and Maple is the new burger craze that is sweeping the nation, Smashburger. I’m in awe of the beautiful new construction that took place to create Smashburger. Large red word art such as “smash,” “savor” and “sizzle” [...]
Jack and Jill fails in theaters
Adam Sandler has starred in numerous movies in his 26 year career. However, this is what I would call a late-career embarrassment. Released on 11/11/11, my wish was that the 91 minute movie would be the comedy of the year, but I was seriously disappointed. Jack and Jill is one of the [...]
In Time doesn’t meet potential
To be honest, I was not expecting much walking into Justin Timberlake’s most recent 109 minute film, “In Time.” Having watched several movies containing this inexplicable Hollywood “heartthrob,” I was almost positive it would wind up being just another excuse to use Justin as a pretty man-child in an attempt to attract mindless followers [...]
Carte Blanche Review
Carte Blanche, at its heart, is a fast-paced hard-hitting thriller. While the James Bond character may be slowly losing its unique quality, this modern reboot of the classic series by Jeffery Deaver feels as genuine as Ian Fleming’s 1953 original. Even if you’re not a fan of thrillers or James Bond in general, [...]
Wall of sound app
Wall of Sound combines everything music lovers want in an app. It is essentially Pandora and iTunes in one easy-to-use, simple application available on the iPod touch, iPhone and the iPad with the iOS 4.3 software. Featured as “App of the Week” in the first week of November, I found it to [...]
Family owned, fresh, affordable
Zumba Mexican Grille, an 11-year-old established restaurant in the Royal Oak area, expanded to a new location in Birmingham this summer. Recently walking by, the fun, young environment seemed to radiate through the door, pulling me in for an early lunch. Luckily, I got to the serving counter before lunch hours, because a [...]
Uninviting Townhouse
Townhouse? “Dollhouse” or perhaps, “Towncloset” might be better suited names. With its exquisite location at 180 Pierce Street in Birmingham and its Barneys New York-style red outer décor, one would think Townhouse is the hot new place to be. Not exactly. This three-week old European bistro-style restaurant open from 11AM to 2AM [...]
Abduction is better than expected
Sitting in the theater with my best friend waiting for Aduction to begin after its September 23rd release, we were most looking forward not to the thrilling plot, but to seeing Abduction’s main character and teenage heartthrob, Taylor Lautner. To my surprise, John Singleton’s Abduction plot proved to have more meaning than Lautner’s [...]
An alternative view of cancer
One million five-hundred and twenty-nine thousand five-hundred and sixty. The number of new cancer cases the American Cancer Society estimated in a recent study. One wouldn’t dare to associate the infamous word “cancer” with comedy. Based on a true story, 50/50 blends two extremes into a comedy and medical drama starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt [...]
