It’s devilishly difficult to write about “Lamb,” while at the same time skirting spoilers that would take away from the pleasure of coming into the film completely fresh. (Pleasure is not quite right: Maybe shock value mixed with a perverse sense of fear, wonder and a little eye-rolling.) That’s true because the trailer gives away […]

WASHINGTON — “Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski,” a one-man play co-written by Deering High School graduate Clark Young and now onstage at D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre, greets its audience with a warning that seems to transcend time. “We see what goes on in the world, don’t we?” star David Strathairn asks as Karski, the real-life […]

Hours before his new comedy special dropped Wednesday on Netflix, Dave Chappelle wasn’t preening on a red carpet or partying with his deep bench of A-list funny friends. No, the comedic GOAT was in his hometown urging deep-pocketed Washingtonians to donate to his beloved alma mater, the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. “I’m happy […]