Arts + Entertainment
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DC Shorts Film Festival Puts LGBTQ Stories in the Spotlight
From world premieres to queer cinema, the 22nd DC Shorts Film Festival offers a vibrant mix of stories and styles.
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Eartha Kitt, Unfiltered: The 1996 Metro Weekly Interview
Republished in full, our 1996 interview with Eartha Kitt captures her candid views on Hollywood, activism, Catwoman, and LGBTQ legacy.
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David Archuleta on Earthly Delights, Mormonism, and Gay Identity
With dazzling new music and a bold tour, the pop idol celebrates joy, queerness, and freedom after leaving the Mormon church
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Caught Stealing Review: Austin Butler Lights Up Dark Comedy
Austin Butler's compelling turn lends surprising depth to the deviously funny, action-packed crime caper "Caught Stealing."
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The Roses Review: A Wilted Remake of a Classic
Stars Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch swing hard but the punches don't connect in the warring spouses comedy "The Roses"
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Marco Ovando Reveals the Drag Race Queens Like Never Before
Photographer Marco Ovando captures Drag Race queens onstage and off, showcasing his evolution as an artist in “The Dolls Volume III.”
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Play On! Review: Signature Swings with Duke Ellington and Shakespeare
Signature Theatre’s “Play On!” blends Duke Ellington’s jazz and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in a joyful Cotton Club-set production.
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King Molasses Brings D.C. Drag to Sasha Velour’s NightGowns
Revry’s King of Drag champion King Molasses heads to New York for NightGowns’ landmark 10th-anniversary celebration.
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Parade Review: Touring Revival Plods Through History
Max Chernin leads a capable cast in the Tony-winning revival, slowed by slack pacing and uneven sound at the Kennedy Center.
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Honey Don’t! Review: Stylish Lesbian Neo-Noir Falls Flat
Ethan Coen and wife Tricia Cooke's lesbian neo-noir "Honey Don't!" opens with a bang but sputters into a muddled mystery.
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Highest 2 Lowest Review: Denzel Washington Shines in Spike Lee’s Latest
Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest reimagines Kurosawa’s High and Low, with Denzel Washington leading a tense kidnapping thriller in New York City.
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Mary Chapin Carpenter Sings Her Life on Personal History
Mary Chapin Carpenter brings her most intimate album yet, Personal History, to Wolf Trap on Aug. 16 with special guest Brandy Clark.
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Ravi Roth Brings Global Adventures to Bear World TV
The globe-trotting travel guru is one of Bear World TV’s Fab Five, spotlighting travel, culture, and adventure in the bear community.
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Las Culturistas Awards Serve Camp and Celebs
Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang’s Las Culturistas Culture Awards bring camp, celebs, and quirky pop culture honors to their first televised show.
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Review: Weapons Is Terrifying, Gruesome, Gasp-Inducing Fun
Zach Cregger conjures a frightening vision of modern horror in the gripping missing-kids chiller "Weapons."
