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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

Michael Chiklis (center-left) and Jim Caviezel (center-right)

“When the Game Stands Tall” Movie Reiview

21 Aug 2014
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Affirm Films, Alexander Ludwig, Bob Ladouceur, Clancy Brown, De La Salle High School, Larua Dern, Michael Chiklis, Neil Hayes, Scott Marshall, Sony Pictures, Spartans, Stephan James, Thomas Carter, When the Game Stands Tall
When the Game Stands Tall Fumbles Inspired by a true story, When the Game Stands Tall tells the journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur, who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from Concord, Calif. from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all
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Phony cops Ryan (Jake Johnson, left) and Justin (Damon Wayans Jr.) are living the dream. (Photo: Frank Masi/20th Century Fox)

“Let’s Be Cops” Movie Review

14 Aug 2014
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Andy Garcia, Damon Wayans Jr., fake, Jake Johnson, James D'Arcy, Let, Let's Be Cops, Los Angeles, Luke Greenfield, New Girl, Nicholas Thomsa, Nina Dobrev, Rob Riggle
Let’s Be Cops Needs Witness Protection In Let’s Be Cops, two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party and become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted “heroes” get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they
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Wallace (Daniel Radcliff) walks Chantry ((Zoe Kazan) home after meeting at a party. (Photo: CBS Films)

“What If” Movie Review

11 Aug 2014
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Adam Driver, Daneil Radcliff, Friends, Rafe Spall, What If, When Harry Met Sally, Zoe Kazan
What If Is a Modern When Harry Met Sally The romantic comedy What If is the story of medical school dropout Wallace, who’s been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So while everyone around him, including his best friend Allan seems to be finding the perfect partner,
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Father James (Brandon Gleeson) walks along an Irish beach were a parishioner plans to kill him for sins of a long-dead priest in

“Calvary” Movie Review

08 Aug 2014
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Aidan Gillen, Brendan Gleeson, Calvary, Chris O'Dowd, Domhnall Gleeson, Dylan Moran, Ireland, Irish, John Michael McDonagh, Kelly Reilly, Kiliian Scott, Orla O'Rourke, priest, sexual abuse
Priest Pays for the Sins of Others in Calvary In Calvary, Father James is a good priest who is faced with sinister and troubling circumstances brought about by a mysterious member of his parish. Although he continues to comfort his own fragile daughter and reach out to help
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Sarah Wayne Callies as Allison (left) and Richard Armitage as Gary in

“Into the Storm” Movie Review

07 Aug 2014
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Alycia Debnam Carey, Arlen Escarpeta, Into the Storm, Jeremy Sumpter, John Swetnam, Jon Reep, Kyle Davis, Matt Walsh, Max Deacon, Nathan Kress, Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Calllies, Sharknado, Steven Quale, tornadoes, Twister, twisters
Avoid Getting Sucked Into the Storm In the span of a single day, the town of Silverton is ravaged by an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes. The entire town is at the mercy of the erratic and deadly twisters, even as storm trackers predict the worst is yet to come. Most people
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Michael Pitt as Dr. Ian Grey and Brit Marling as Karen in

“I Origins” Movie Review

29 Jul 2014
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Another Earth, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Brit Marling, creationism, Darwinism, evolution, I Origins, Kashish, Michael Pitt, Mike Cahill
I Origins Pits Science Against Faith I Origins tells the story of Ian Gray, a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the eye. He finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman, who slips away from him. As his research continues with
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