I can't remember when I've laughed so much as I did at opening night of Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits at Lakewood Playhouse. Forbidden Broadway is a musical review spoof on almost every big hit musical in the...
The defining thing about the annual postcard show at South Puget Sound Community College is...
As a teenager, seeing the great concert documentary The Last Waltz was a foundational experience...
It's fascinating to look at little wellsprings of artistic inspiration -- groups of like-minded...
South Sound Cinema
A little more than a year ago, I shared my list of the movies I was most keenly anticipating in 2018. (The super-secret and highly complex formula for choosing "most anticipated" titles has evolved over the years, but the basic playbook remains...
Stage
Before I started reviewing theater a few years ago, I was only vaguely aware of how many good productions are put up in the South Sound over the course of a year. This year was my first full year of reviewing shows on a more active basis,...
South Sound Cinema
What a year it was for movies! Some critics are saying 2018 was the best film year of the 21st century, and it's hard to disagree.
South Sound Cinema
It's Three Easy Pieces, where I look at a piece of pop culture from its birth to today. This month, I've chosen body-swapping movies, and I'll freely admit that this topic has backed me into a corner. While I thought I'd write about movies where...
There's just too much to do in the South Sound, and it's annoying. We try to cover everything,...
Tacoma residents be on the lookout: one of your neighborhoods is changing and you're going to...
A guide on local holiday shopping, events and more! Come back each week for more holiday ideas.
Kevin Hart delivers a sincere and relatively low-key performance as a convict hired to assist a...
If your New Year's resolutions resolution has fizzled, fear not. The beginning of the year is an...
