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Explore the evocative views of New England in an exhibition over at the National Museum of Asian Art. Robert Aubry Davis takes us on a tour of Shifting Boundaries: Perspectives on American Landscapes.

Poor Things filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos reunites with Emma Stone for an unsettling trio of stories about unhappy people searching for love, belonging, and the divine. Travis Hopson reviews the absurdly dark and humorous Kinds of Kindness.

One of the most distinguished American photographers of the 20th century has an exhibition on view at the National Gallery of Art. Robert Aubry Davis gives us a tour of Gordon Parks: Camera Portraits from the Corcoran Collection.

Kevin Costner returns to the Old West for his passion project, a personal epic he's wanted to make for 40 years. Travis Hopson reviews Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1.

A breakout one-woman production from Edinburgh Fringe Festival makes its way to D.C. — and gets audiences in on the action. Chris Klimek takes us into the riotous Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.

George C. Wolfe's landmark satirical play makes its return to Washington, D.C., and it's just as biting as ever! Chris Klimek reveals why you shouldn't miss The Colored Museum at Studio Theatre.

Glenn Powell shoots nothing but bullseyes in a new action comedy from Richard Linklater. Travis Hopson takes us into Hit Man, the action comedy based on a wild true story. 

Where do you go if you're a 20th century woman looking for a more enlightened way of living? Why Paris, of course! Janis Goodman takes us through Brilliant Exiles at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.

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