DERRICK DUNN

The Washington Ballet celebrates 50 years with Go-Go 50 at D.C.'s Warner Theatre, featuring Black Alley, Etta James, and breathtaking choreography.

A bloody good time in the Nation’s Capital.

Q Parker Keeps Romance Alive At Bethesda Theater

Jaalen Best delivers knockout performance in Prime Video's "The Greatest".

Before Hollywood feared zombies, slavery created their haunting original meaning.

I never liked Friends, but “The One About Matthew Perry” moved me.

Spielberg returns to the stars delivering a hopeful sci-tale that improves with a second viewing.

Literary classic gets a horror make that's downright dreadful.

"Clayface" successfully explores the devastating consequences of losing everything that defines you

Directors Judd Apatow and Neil Berkeley deliver an insightful documentary that goes beyond the laugh

Halloween season means my inbox starts looking like a video store’s horror section. As a film critic and horror fan, I welcome the steady stream of titles, even though not every discovery will become a new favorite. Archstone Entertainment’s “I See the Demon” caught my attention with a title that made me expect possession and an emergency visit from a priest. Director Jacob Lees Johnson takes a different route, mixing horror with science fiction. I appreciated the ambition, even if the finished

Judd Apatow’s Netflix documentary celebrates Norm Macdonald’s singular comic voice.

“Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” follows a Chinese chef whose restaurant becomes a wartime refuge. Food, humor and everyday people give this drama its heart.

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Shines in a Moving Historical Drama.

Director Nacho Arenas Turns Couples Therapy Into a Tense Chamber Piece

Director Trish Sie takes a break from directing music-based films to helm the Netflix family comedy, The Sleepover. High school student Clancy (Sadie Stanley) leads a bleak and mundane life, only finding joy playing the cello in her school.

Filmmaker Saila Kariat takes on deeply personal material with Jesus Land, adapting Julia Scheeres’ memoir for the screen. The story explores racism, religious extremism, abuse, identity, and family trauma while keeping the relationship between Julia and her adopted brother David at its emotional center. I spoke with Kariat about her personal connection to the material, adapting real-life trauma for the screen, creating distinct visual worlds, and what she hopes audiences take away from the film

Deadly spiders invade an apartment complex in a creature feature that delivers some thrills but struggles to make its characters worth rooting for.

Michael Che returns to Netflix with Shot in Minnesota, bringing his trademark sharp wit, provocative observations, and unapologetic humor to the stage.