Indian action/period epic “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion” is everything I want, but rarely get from superhero and big-budget fantasy movies. Here, larger-than-life characters—specifically a beloved warrior-king Amarendra Baahubali (Prabhas) and his jealous cousin Bhalla (Rana Daggubati)—fight for...

The infamous shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 masterpiece, “Psycho,” haunted my nightmares years before I actually saw it. As a kid, one of the first books on cinema I read cover to cover explored the...

The first thing that really hits you about “The Lovers” is not its muted color palette, ever-evocative of a smog-suffused Southern California dusk, but its musical score. A lush, romantic through line of melody, performed by...

Oren Moverman’s “The Dinner” is an incredibly frustrating movie, almost purposefully so. It is a film about people who say things like “We’re gonna talk tonight … put it all on the table,” and then never...

In various ways, “Risk,” Laura Poitras’ intimate look at Julian Assange and the world of Wikileaks, serves as a companion piece to “Citizenfour,” her masterful, Oscar-winning documentary about Edward Snowden. Both films benefit from the extraordinary...

Since their formative days, video games have come with relatively predictable expectations. Most games are a journey from a starting point to a finish line, usually after defeating a final boss. Most games are built on...

The character of Ray Moody in “Take Me,” played by character actor Pat Healy (in his directorial debut) is made up of equal parts blankness, desperation and fragility. He wears a thick toupee, making him look...

A movie can mean well but not necessarily work well. Being tasteful can get in the way of being truthful. Such is the frustrating case of “3 Generations,” which takes on the topic of gender dysphoria...

  Provocative and celebratory, the NMAAHC’s first special exhibit reminds us that a second glance can provide context, even in something as ubiquitous as a photograph. ...Read More

DDOT is hosting an informational meeting about the design and reconstruction of Oregon Avenue in a couple of weeks, but it is likely that the project still doesn’t include bike facilities, as was originally proposed, despite...