Jun 09, 2017
‘The Mummy’ Is Over-Embalmed And Under-Cooked
Action star Tom Cruise is attacked by rats, but it’s not nearly enough to save the movie.
Jun 06, 2014
Out of Frame: Edge of Tomorrow
The Tom Cruise vehicle is “Groundhog Day” as battle-hungry video game.
Dec 21, 2012
Out of Frame: Jack Reacher
Tom Cruise reaches for action hero relevance, but is chewed up by Werner Herzog. Oh, the movie this could have been.
Jun 15, 2012
Out of Frame: Rock of Ages
It’s 1987 all over again in the movie adaptation of the jukebox musical Rock of Ages, a movie so troubling that we just wanted to reminisce about how awesome Guns N’ Roses used to be.
Dec 03, 2007
DCist’s December Theater Preview
Good news in time for Christmas this year; the Warehouse Theater will continue to operate through next summer, according to the institution. The venue is currently hosting Scena Theater’s The Maids and will have new shows in February and March. That also means it remains a venue for next year’s Fringe Festival. The Warehouse is still looking for a new home. Despite the usual winter doldrums that December brings, there are still a number of…
Sep 11, 2007
Morning Roundup: Six Years Later Edition
Good morning, Washington. Even if you don’t plan to do anything with your day like attending a memorial event or volunteering, it’s rather difficult to forget what day it is today — every time you see the date Sept. 11 on a credit card slip or memo, you’re going to be reminded. The Post has a big interactive feature up on the creation of the Pentagon Memorial, which is scheduled to open in one…
Jan 19, 2007
Concert Preview: The Queers @ R’n’R Hotel
Along with ripped jeans and an appetite for destruction, a roguish stage name is a prerequisite for membership in a punk band. There’s Iggy Pop, Sid Vicious, and the frontmen for the four acts playing at the Rock and Roll Hotel on Sunday: Andy Vandal from The Riptides, not to be confused with Conley Chlamydia of The RipOuts. Then there’s Haircut (of The Heart Attacks), and Joe Queer (of The Queers). Since 1982, The Queers…
Oct 04, 2006
Morning Roundup: Out of Control Edition
Before we get to the bad news, we’ll butter you up with the weather — isn’t it beautiful outside! It’s going to be sunny and quite warm today, with highs reaching 85 degrees, so get some use out of those short-sleeves while you still can. There, you see, aren’t you excited to be starting your day now? Well never fear, DCist is here to ruin all that for you. Yes children, we’re afraid it might…
Sep 12, 2006
Redskins Thwarted by Vikings, Lord Xenu
Coach Joe Gibbs, despite having posted a career win-loss record that is just to die for, has never once won an opening week game on a Monday night. It makes you wonder why he’d willingly go through it again, especially after last night’s dispiriting loss to the Minnesota Vikings and their newly befuglified uniforms—squandering both a home game and a match against a very beatable team. In a game set against the backdrop of September…