The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is predicatable and sentimental, but the acting makes it a pleasant enough stay. more ›

Last night, John Legend teamed up with the NSO and Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings in a moving tribute to one of the great soul singer of all time, D.C. native Marvin Gaye. more ›

After six films worth of buildup, The Avengers contains something to entertain the comic book collector as well as the contemporary Hollywood fan boy. more ›

The youthful enthusiasm of a decidedly all-ages crowd won out over cold, rainy conditions on Saturday, as Sweetgreen put on their Sweetlife Food and Music Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion. more ›

Me'shell N'Degeocello returned to her hometown last night for an intimate and surprising concert at the newly renovated Howard Theatre. more ›

This biopic of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi tries to capture turmoil. But its blandness does not end with its title. more ›

A compelling if ultimately uncritical life of the reggae legend. more ›

Joss Whedon's meta-horror movie will satisfy the gore hungry. But it's not just another formula slasher. more ›

"The Long Day Closes" has stunning production values, but its impressionistic collage of memory adds up to little more than a glorified scrapbook." more ›

"The Hunter: charts no new territory, but Willem Dafoe, the Tasmanian wilderness, and an elusive tiger keep your interest. more ›

Anyone in D.C. who wasn’t watching the NCAA championship game last night packed into the sold-out 9:30 Club to witness post-punk dream team Wild Flag continue its spring U.S. tour. Although Carrie Brownstein threatened (or tempted, depending on your point of view) to project the game on a screen and play a “Jock Jams live soundtrack,” the band rocked a solid mix of new songs and crowd favorites. more ›

Fairy tales are not just about living happily ever after. They play upon our most acute childhood fears: abandonment, incompetence, powerlessness. Mirror Mirror adds two contemporary fears to this list in the form of Julia Roberts and Nathan Lane. more ›

Like a good fairy tale, The Kid with a Bike traffics in childhood fears. Like a good movie, it tugs at the heart strings without falling into maudlin sentiment. more ›

As brutal and frenetic as The Raid: Redemption is, it’s brilliantly staged. It's not for everyone, but if you think it is, you'll love it. more ›

Move over, Harry, Bella, et al. The big-screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games opens today, starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, the heroine in the middle of a teenage deathmatch. more ›

At the end of the cinematic hardship that pervades The Turin Horse, you may happy to know that it's Béla Tarr last film. more ›

Will Ferrell in a telenovela? It sounds like a great idea, but Casa de mi Padre strays a little far from what makes Spanish-language soap operas so fun to watch. more ›

The Pruitt-Igoe Myth attempts to figure out the complicated history of a public-housing project in St. Louis. more ›

Text messages, billionaire sheikhs and oddly placed definite articles bog down Lasse Hallström's romantic comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt. more ›

We Need to Talk about Kevin tells a fragmented tale about the fractured psyche. It poses difficult questions, and perhaps has too easy answers. But it’s a grueling and fascinating interview process. more ›

If Oscar-winning documentary Undefeated inspires you, it will not be because of what happens on the field, but because of the character of these young men and their coach. more ›

Three hours and 35 songs -- that would seem like quite the Guns N' Roses show, right? Sure, but last night's performance at The Fillmore in Silver Spring was sapped of its energy by meandering instrumentals and solos. more ›

In Jason Grote's Civilization (all you can eat), premiering this month at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (after a three-show festival run last summer in New York), U.S. society is boiled down into a bunch of gluttonous, frenzied, sexually frustrated consumers. In other words, just about normal. more ›

Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner has self-effacingly described Flock of Dimes as a “vanity project of questionable skill and intent,” a characterization that vastly undersells the dynamic, well-crafted music she performed at the Black Cat Backstage on Thursday night. more ›

Armed with some outstanding new material, and having grown into a more confident and capable live performer than she was her previous local appearances, Sharon Van Etten enthralled a capacity crowd at the Black Cat on Saturday night, showcasing the vocal gifts and evocative songcraft that have made her one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters in independent music. more ›

In Richard Hellesen's Necessary Sacrifices, making its world premiere at Ford's Theatre, the fight to end slavery is boiled down into a dry, declamation-heavy script that rarely jumps off the historic stage. more ›

Pina, Wim Wenders' gorgeous 3D document of the Tanztheatre Wuppertal, might not leave you in tears, but it may well convert the uninitiated: fans of Wenders who know nothing of the late choreographer; devotees of Bausch unfamiliar with the German’ director’s arthouse favorites Wings of Desire and Buena Vista Social Club; and finally, film skeptics who feel 3D adds nothing but a gimmick to the moviegoing experience. more ›

Take Doug Henning's magic, the goofiness of Wayne's World, add a healthy dose of '70s kitsch, and you have Elephant Room, a charming and funny show currently running at Arena Stage. more ›

Jeff Magnum made his long-awaited return to a D.C. stage on Friday and Saturday, and his memorable, mostly solo-acoustic performance was worth the wait. more ›

Long Island’s Twin Sister have deftly perched themselves on a fine line between kitschy pastische and artful eclecticism, forging a distinctive and winsome musical aesthetic which they put on convincing display at the Rock and Roll Hotel on Monday night. Currently touring behind their first full-length record, In Heaven, the quintet delivered a dynamic performance that affirmed their place amongst the most promising young bands on the current indie scene. more ›