Reviews & Dunn

After making a splash with “I Saw the TV Glow”, writer-director Jane Schoenbrun continues to carve out a distinctive path with MUBI’s “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma”. Once again, Schoenbrun takes familiar genre material and uses it to explore more personal themes. However, this time, the results didn’t always resonate with me.

Oscar-winning Matthew McConaughey continues to embrace the mature phase of his career with “The Rivals of Amziah King,” a unique and soulful rural drama directed and co-written by Andrew Patterson.

R&B fans across the DMV are in for a treat on Thursday, August 13, when Bethesda Theater hosts R&B Unplugged, featuring three iconic groups from the ’90s: H-Town, Next, and Silk. After giving Next some love during yesterday’s Slow Jam Saturday, it’s only fitting that Silk takes the spotlight for Second Listen Sunday.

With Next scheduled to bring that late-’90s and early-2000s R&B energy to Bethesda Theater on Aug. 13, this felt like the right Slow Jam Saturday to revisit “Beauty Queen.” Everybody knows “Wifey” is the signature record from the group’s second album, the one that still gets instant recognition from the grown-folks crowd.

Soulful vibes and pristine musicianship were the evening vibe on Wednesday, August 5th, in the Nation’s Capital when acclaimed talent PJ Morton’s latest tour, “Saturday Night Sunday Morning,” made a stop at the Warner Theatre. The venue was packed with fans ready to experience the delicate mix of gospel and R&B for which Morton is known. Morton was supported on the tour by D...