Word: sassing
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...telling is led by Viola, the know-it-all matriarch and glue who holds her estranged husband Cecil and four far-flung children together. Their heavy load--incest, substance abuse, poverty, infidelity, death--makes this a soap opera, but it is leavened with a big dollop of sass...
...here's the story of a thinks-he's-hip fellow amusingly vexed at losing his identity. It could be called Dude, Where's My Karma? The cast, especially Spade (we keep wanting to call him David Snide) and Warburton, give bounce and sass to a script full of clever ideas. You won't find the emotional grandeur of The Lion King here, but that's O.K. Emperor doesn't aim too high or strain too hard; it is at ease inhabiting its pretty, miniature realm...
...spent the next two days in the hospital, and during that time I didn't hear one person mention the presidential election. Televisions were on, but they were either showing old movies or afternoon talk shows that were more concerned with teenage girls who sass their mothers...
...llama Kuzco to emperor status. So here's the story of a thinks-he's-hip fellow amusingly vexed at losing his identity. It could be called "Dude, Where's My Karma?" The cast, especially Spade (we keep wanting to call him David Snide) and Warburton, give bounce and sass to a script full of clever ideas. You won't find the emotional grandeur of "The Lion King" here, but that's OK. "Emperor" doesn't aim too high or strain too hard; it is at ease inhabiting its pretty, miniature realm...
...rich melodies such as the biographical "Southern Kind of Life" and the emotionally honest "These Pines" are interspersed with sharper and more urgent tunes such as "Don't Talk Back" and "Last Hard Bible," countering each other in an anachronistic combination of hillbilly heartache and well-crafted kick-ass sass. The standout track is the album closer. "We're All Gonna Die Someday" reveals Chamber's youthful wisdom with lyrics such as "It hurts down here 'cos we're running out of beer/But we're all gonna die someday." Throughout, however, her vibrant voice retains a fresh, distinctive sound that...