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  • The Richmond skyline at dusk with the James River in the foreground. (Photo: Bill Draper Photography/Flickr)

    One Tank Trips

    Just under a 2-hour drive from D.C., Richmond, Va., is a place of deep historical significance as it was heavily involved in the Civil War.Read More
    15 Oct 2024
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  • Aubrey Plaza (left) and Maisy Stella sitting on a log in the woods at night in My Old Ass. (Photo: Shane Mahood/Amazon MGM Studios)

    My Old Ass: 3.5 ★

    In My Old Ass, director Megan Park flips the age-old question, having her young protagonist meet her future self during a night tripping on shrooms.Read More
    02 Oct 2024
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  • The Concord Point Lighthouse is a solid white lighthouse with a black point surrounded by bushes and benches. (Photo: Marcia Smith)

    One-Day Trips

    Hailed as one of the prettiest small towns in the U.S., Havre de Grace, Md., is on the waterfront where the Susquehanna River meets the Chesapeake Bay.Read More
    17 Sep 2024
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  • An Amish family riding in a black buggy drawn by a horse. (Photo Troyer's Amish Tours/Facebook)

    Road Trip

    A visit to Holmes County, Ohio, about an eight-hour drive from the DMV, is a trip back in time to when settlers drove across the county in horse and buggy.Read More
    25 Jul 2021
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  • People watching a movie at Can I Kick It? on the lawn of the National Building Museum. (Photo: Shaolin Jazz/Facebook)

    Outdoor Movie Guide

    Summer is here. Cool off and relax with outdoor movie screenings. We have complied a list of free movies under the stars in the DMV.Read More
    28 Jun 2021
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Reviews

Our young heros encounter a mythical sea creature. (Photo courtesy of 21st Century Fox)

“Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters” Movie Review

07 Aug 2013
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Alexandra Daddario, Brandon T. Jackson, Chirs Columbus, Douglas Smith, Leven Rambin, Logan Lerman, Nathan Fillion, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Rick Riordan, Thor Freudenthal
Sea of Monsters Is a Disappointing Sequel Based on the book, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters continues the young demigod’s epic journey to fulfill his destiny. To save their world, Percy and his friends must find the fabled and magical Golden Fleece. Embarking on a treacherous
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“We’re the Millers” Movie Review

07 Aug 2013
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Ed Helms, Emma Roberts, Friends, Horrible Bosses, Jason Sudekis, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn, Molly Quinn, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Nick Offerman, Saturday Night Live, We're the Millers, Will Poulter
We’re the Millers Will Keep You Laughing David Burke is a small-time pot dealer whose clientele includes chefs and soccer moms, but no kids — after all, he has his scruples. So what could go wrong? Plenty. Preferring to keep a low profile for obvious reasons, he learns the
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“The Spectacular Now” Movie Review

02 Aug 2013
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Bob Odenkirk, Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kyle Chandler, Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now
Spectacular Now Examines Love, Adulthood Sutter Keely lives in the now. It’s a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he’s the life of the party, loves his job at a men’s clothing store and has no plans for the future. A budding
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“The Conjuring” Movie Review

19 Jul 2013
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Amityville Horror, Ed Warren, James wan, Lili Taylor, Lorraine Warren, movie review, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, The Conjuring, The Exorcist, Vera Farmiga
The Conjuring Combines Scares with Plot Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville. The Conjuring tells the true story of Ed and Lorraine Warren, world renowned paranormal investigators, who were called to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded
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“Red 2” Movie Review

18 Jul 2013
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Anthony Hopkins, Bruce Willis, Byung Hun Lee, catherine zeta jones, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, movie, Neal McDonough, Red 2, review
Red 2 Plot Is Past It’s Prime In Red 2, the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed,
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Despicable Me 2 held on to number 1 at the box offce July 12-14. (Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures)

“Despicable Me 2” Movie Review

01 Jul 2013
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Benjamin Bratt, Chris Renaud, Dana Gaier, Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, Elsie Fisher, Ken Jeong, Kristen Wiig, Minions, Miranda Cosgrove, Pierre Coffin, Russell Brand, steve carell, Steve Coogan
Minions Play Bigger Role in Sequel This animated sequel finds the no-longer-despicable former super-criminal Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) wallowing in domestic bliss with the trio of orphan girls he adopted in the first movie — until he’s faced with a new evil threat.
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