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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 Douglas, Sterling Jerins and Diane Keaton (l to r) enjoy an afternoon at an amusement park

“And So It Goes” Movie Review

28 Jul 2014
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And So It Goes, Diane Keaton, michael douglas, Rob Reiner, Romantic Comedy, Scott Shepherd, Sterling Jerins
And So It Goes Is Amusing but Forgettable There are a million reasons not to like realtor Oren Little, and that’s just the way he likes it. Willfully obnoxious to anyone who might cross his path, he wants nothing more than to sell one last house and retire in peace and
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“The Purge: Anarchy” Movie Review

17 Jul 2014
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Carmen Eogo, cleanse, Ethan Hawke, Fank Grillo, James DeMonaco, John Beasley, Kiele Sanchez, Michael K. Williams, The New Founding Fathers, The Purge, The Purge: Anarchy, Zach Gilford, Zoe Soul
The Purge 2: Violence for Violence’s Sake One night a year, all crime – including murder – is legal for 12 hours. In The Purge: Anarchy, a man heads out into the chaos, intent on getting revenge on a drunk driver who killed his son, but ends up rescuing a single
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“Boyhood” Movie Review

10 Jul 2014
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Arcade Fire, Boyhood, Brad Hawkins, childhood, Coldplay, Deep Blue, Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, growing up, IFC, Lorelei Linklater, Marco Perella, Patricia Arquette, Richard Linklater, Yellow
Growing Up Is Hard to Do in Boyhood Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Boyhood is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason, who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Boyhood charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no
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“Deliver Us from Evil” Movie Review

04 Jul 2014
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Community, Deliver Us from Evil, Edgar Ramirez, Eric Bana, exorcisim, Joel McHale, Lone Survivor, Lulu Wilson, Olivia Munn, Ralph Sarhie, Scott Derrickson, Sean Harris, Zero Dark Thirty
Deliver Us from Evil Doesn’t Quite Deliver In Deliver Us from Evil, New York police officer Ralph Sarchie, struggling with his own personal issues, begins investigating a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest, schooled in the
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“Earth to Echo” Movie Review

03 Jul 2014
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Blair Witch Project, Brian "Astro" Bradley, Dave Green, E.T., Earth to Echo, Ella Wahlestedt, Reese C. Hartwig, Teo Helm, WALL-E
Earth to Echo: Not Quite E.T. for iPhone Age Tuck, Munch and Alex are a trio of inseparable friends whose lives are about to change. Their neighborhood is being destroyed by a highway construction project that is forcing their families to move away. But just two days before they
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“Obvious Child” Movie Review

13 Jun 2014
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abortion, Gabe Liedman, Gaby Hoffmann, Gillian Robespierre, Jake Lacy, Jenny Slate, movie review, Obvious Child, Parks and Recreation, Polly Draper, richard kind, Saturday Night Live, The Office
Obvious Child Is Abortion Romcom but More For aspiring comedian Donna Stern, everyday life as a female twenty-something provides ample material for her hysterical and relatable brand of humor. On stage, Donna is unapologetically herself, joking about topics as intimate as her sex
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