On "Alright, Still," her 2006 debut, Lily Allen had most of us at the first F-bomb, the rest when she rhymed "Tesco" with "al fresco." Cute and cheeky, smart and less shallow than she might have first appeared, Allen harked back to The Specials and early Blur. Cuts such as "LDN" candy-coated cynical sentiments in sweet, bouncy pop. ...more

February 26, 2009

Timing is everything in comedy. The marks have to be hit just right or the jokes fall flat. Case in point: Jobsite Theatre's production of Steve Martin's "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" often misses the beat. It's just not that funny. Jobsite and director Kari Goetz can't take all the blame, though. Martin killed a lot of laughs trying too hard to be a smart guy. ...more

January 11, 2009

The movie is called "Wanted" and the star is Angelina Jolie. No, it is not a documentary. ...more

June 26, 2008