By Greg Vellante
Correspondent
There is no denying that magic is quite possibly the coolest imaginable concept in the world. One could also make the argument that it is the scariest. What I love about Disney’s “The …
Places to eat and restaurant reviews for Southern New Hampshire
From stage to screen, add a little drama to your life
Family-friendly things to do in Southern New Hampshire
Reviews of films playing in the area
Band and musician performances throughout Southern New Hampshire
What makes things work is that the Idle Hands bring together such varied stylistic touchpoints without sounding too much like any one of these groups. In fact, it’s hard to say this Minneapolis-based group sounds like any one band. And most importantly, the songs on “The Hearts We Broke…” are consistently strong, spirited, and packed with memorable hooks.
The second screenplay from Diablo Cody following her debut smash “Juno” is so chock full of her quirky trademarks, it almost plays like a parody of something she’d write. The self-consciously clever dialogue, the gratuitous pop-culture references, the made-up phrases intended to convey a specific high school ethos — they’re all there.
DOVER — The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire will celebrate its 26th birthday on Sunday, Sept. 27 with an afternoon of activities and treats, including birthday cake and ice cream for all, special live entertainment …
By the writers of Last Word Features
New
Sam Baker: ‘Cotton’
(Music Road)
4 stars
Sam Baker is not much of a singer, yet his breathy, near monotonal tenor and halting, almost spoken delivery give even more strength to his …
I am a coupon queen.
I wasn’t always. In fact, it’s not even a title I gave myself. But two years ago, I completely changed the way I shopped for groceries for my family. Perhaps you’ve seen stories in the news about some frugal person gleefully purchasing hundreds of dollars worth of groceries for pennies.
‘Despicable Me’
Rated PG
★★1/2
An agreeable jumble, the animated feature “Despicable Me” sells its 3-D in ways you wouldn’t call sophisticated or witty. With a heavy Slavic dialect, Steve Carell voices the “Me” of the title, a …
‘Despicable Me’
Rated PG
★★1/2
An agreeable jumble, the animated feature “Despicable Me” sells its 3-D in ways you wouldn’t call sophisticated or witty. With a heavy Slavic dialect, Steve Carell voices the “Me” of the title, a …
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