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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

“Brick Mansions” Movie Review

24 Apr 2014
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Brick Mansions, Bruce Ramsey, Catalina Denis, David Belle, Detroit, District 13, Luc Besson, Motor City, Paris, parkour, Paul Walker, RZA
Brick Mansions Has Parkour but No More In a dystopian Detroit, abandoned brick mansions left from better times now house only the most dangerous criminals. Unable to control the crime, the police constructed a colossal containment wall around the area to protect the rest of the
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“Draft Day” Movie Review

11 Apr 2014
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Arian Foster, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Burman, Cleveland Browns, Denis Leary, Draft Day, Ellen Burstyn, Frank Langella, Ivan Reitman, Jennifer Garner, Josh Pence, Kevin Costner, Moneyball, NFL Draft, Patrick St. Espirit, Radio City Music Hall, Rajid Joseph, Roger Goodell, Rosanna Arquette, Scott Rothman, Sean Combs, Terry rews, Tom Welling
Draft Day Is No Trophy Winner, but Is Fun At the NFL Draft, Cleveland Browns general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice on a life-changing day for a few hundred
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“Bad Word” Movie Review

22 Mar 2014
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Allison Janney, Bad Words, Focus Features, Golden Quill, Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Phillip Baker Hall, Rohan Chand, spelling bee
Bad Words Is H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S Guy Trilby is a 40-year-old who finds a loophole in the rules of The Golden Quill national spelling bee and decides to cause trouble by hijacking the competition. Contest officials, outraged parents and overly ambitious eighth graders are no match
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“300: Rise of an Empire” Movie Review

06 Mar 2014
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300, 300: Rise of an Empire, Artemisia, Eva Green, Gerard Butler, Greece, Igal Noar, King Darius, King Leonidas, Lena Heady, Noam Murro, Persia, Queen Gorgo, Rodrigo Santoro, Sparta, Sullivan Stapleton, Themistokles, Xerxes, Zack Snyder
Sail Into Battle with 300: Rise of an Empire 300: Rise of an Empire is a new chapter in the epic saga of 300, which takes the action to a new battlefield – the sea. The story pits the Greek general Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces ruled by the
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Jesus (Diogo Morgado) greets his followers in Son of God. (Photo: Casey Crafford/LightWorkers Media)

“Son of God” Movie Review

27 Feb 2014
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Adrian Schiller, Caipahas, Darwin Shaw, Diogo Morgado, Greg Hicks, Hans Zimmer, Jesus, Mark Burnett, New Testament, Noah, Pontius Pilate, Roma Downey, Russell Crowe, Sebastian Knapp, Shark Tank, Son of God, Survivor, The Bible, The History Channel, The Voice, Touched by an Angel
Son of God Is Choppy with Hippy Jesus The story of the New Testament, Son of God brings the story of Jesus’ life to audiences through compelling cinematic storytelling that is both powerful and inspirational. Told with the scope and scale of an action epic, the film
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Corvus (Kiefer Sutherland) orders Milo (Kit Harington) punished after he and Cassia (Emily Browning) return from a horseback ride as Proculus (Sasha Roiz) watches in Pompeii. (Photo: Sony Pictures)

“Pompeii” Movie Review

20 Feb 2014
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Adewale Akkinnuoye-Aghaie, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Browning, Game of Thrones, Jared Harris, Kiefer Sutherland, Kit Harington, Mount Vesuvius, Paul W.S. Anderson, Pompeii, Resident Evil, Sasha Roiz
Pompeii Is a Campy 3D Disaster Flick Set in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the epic story of Milo (Kit Harington of Game of Thrones), a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia (Emily Browning), the beautiful daughter of a
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