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The Death of Stalin Is a Darkly Funny Portrait of Political Chaos

Armando Iannucci is no stranger to biting political satire. The two works he’s best known for, BBC’s “The Thick of It” and HBO’s “Veep,” both possess a take-no-prisoners approach to... Read more

By March 20, 2018

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Precise and Vivid, Foxtrot is a Striking Love Letter

Foxtrot begins with a faint. Men in uniform have come to the home of affluent Tel Aviv couple Michael and Dafna (Lior Ashkenazi and and Sarah Adler, respectively), their arrival... Read more

By March 20, 2018

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Concert Preview: Dan Auerbach and the Easy Eye Sound Revue, March 23, 9:30 Club

With the release of Waiting on a Song, his first solo release in eight years, Dan Auerbach has transitioned from the blues-centric roots that dominated his time in the Black... Read more

By March 16, 2018

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7 Days in Entebbe Proves to be Unfocused and Hard to Follow

A film that depicts a high-stress hijacking, followed by one of the most daring rescue missions in history ought to reflect the hardships, emotions and complications that came with those... Read more

By March 16, 2018

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Concert Preview: Of Montreal, March 25, 9:30 Club

With the release of their latest studio album, White is Relic/Irrealis Mood, Of Montreal’s international tour continues at the 9:30 Club. Kevin Barnes’ psychedelic pop project has been around since... Read more

By March 14, 2018

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Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time is a Gift to the Youth of the World

When I was a child, my parents read my sisters and I Madeleine L’Engle’s sci-fi novels as bedtime stories. The books remain an integral part of my childhood because they... Read more

By March 14, 2018

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Concert Preview: Coast Modern, March 19, 9:30 Club

Electro-duo Coast Modern has a style that matches their name: a beachy take on the modern hip-hop genre, a smooth and synthesized evolution of surf-rock. Their sound is uncompromisingly strange,... Read more

By March 12, 2018

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Thoroughbreds Gives Insight into What Makes a Killer

Thoroughbreds is a story about bad girls. Directed by Cory Finley, the film revolves around two friends—both rich white girls who live in mansions and drive expensive cars—and their odd... Read more

By March 10, 2018

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Hold These Truths is a Poignant Memoir on Injustice

Hold These Truths is a one-man play written by Jeanne Sakata, featuring Ryun Yu in the role of Gordon Hirabayashi. Hirabayashi is not a fictional character, but a real man... Read more

By March 9, 2018

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Concert Preview: Hatsune Miku, July 12, The Anthem

With her trademark long turquoise twintails, black miniskirt, and boots, sixteen-year-old Hatsune Miku is Japan’s most innovative global music phenomenon. Literally translated to “the first sound of the future”—hatsu means “first,” ne means... Read more

By March 9, 2018

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Loveless Is A Modern Domestic Tragedy

Loveless (Nelyubov in its native Russian), winner of the Jury prize at Cannes and a nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at Sunday’s Academy Awards, is a portrait of a... Read more

By March 7, 2018

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Concert Preview: MGMT, March 15, The Anthem

Off the heels of their latest album, Little Dark Age, psychedelic electro-pop outfit MGMT are riding critical acclaim and renewed fan enthusiasm through a North American and European tour circuit.... Read more

By March 6, 2018

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Red Sparrow is Seductive, Deadly, and Dull

The worst thing about Jennifer Lawrence’s new movie, Red Sparrow, is her terrible attempt at a Russian accent. The second worst thing is the plot. Red Sparrow follows Lawrence’s character,... Read more

By March 2, 2018

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Game Night : A Refreshingly Light, Creative Film

Game Night begins with an irresistibly funny and ridiculous montage in which the main couple meets that sets the tone for the entire film. Max and Annie (Jason Bateman and... Read more

By March 2, 2018

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Charlie Visconage on Color, Beginnings, and Doing it All

Charlie Visconage is taking it easy. The 31-year-old Washington artist responsible for Cool Guy Alert!, a Hill Center exhibit on display from Jan. 4 to Feb. 24, recently donated a... Read more

By March 2, 2018

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Wakanda Forever: Representation, Colonization, and the Cultural Impact of Marvel’s “Black Panther”

The theater is crowded and buzzing with excitement as people file in. It’s a chilly Sunday evening, when most Georgetown students would be holed up studying. On this particular Sunday,... Read more

By March 2, 2018

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The Voice Predicts the 2018 Oscars

Best Picture by Dajour Evans Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has had a successful awards season so far. From snagging the Golden Globe for Best Drama to receiving Best Film at the... Read more

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Concert Review: Adult Mom, Feb. 13, Songbyrd

On Feb. 13, Adult Mom played the final show of their two-week long tour at The Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House. With opening acts by Field Medic and Chris... Read more

By February 27, 2018

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Concert Preview: Kelela, March 1, 9:30 Club

Fresh from her critically-acclaimed debut studio album Take Me Apart, Kelela—a D.C. native—will grace the 9:30 Club with her silky vocals and pop-flavored R&B on Thursday, Mar. 1. A second-generation... Read more

By February 25, 2018

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Concert Preview: Little Big Town, March 3, The Anthem

Hot off their widely-praised performance at the 60th Grammy Awards, Little Big Town will be playing at The Anthem on Saturday, March 3rd. The buzz around this country music group... Read more

By February 22, 2018