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Join the circle of prominent art, theater and film critics who make WETA Around Town your one source for the latest Washington-area reviews and recommendations.

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Screenshot from January 2009 Around Town Film review of The Reader.

Film

The Reader

Jane Horwitz discusses this film, which follows one man's search for truth and reconciliation after he discovers a dark secret about his lover, and explores how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another.

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Screenshot from January 2009 Around Town Film review of Revolutionary Road.

Film

Revolutionary Road

Joe Barber and Tim Gordon offer different takes on this new film, which stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, about a 1950s couple determined to avoid the social confines of their era.

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Theatre

Twelfth Night

Trey Graham reviews this performance of William Shakespeare's comedy about love lost and found, directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman.

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Film

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Tim Gordon and Joe Barber discuss this film, based on the short story by F Scott Fitzgerald, which follows the journey of a man who ages backwards. The film stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.

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Theatre

Next to Normal

Jane Horwitz and Trey Graham discuss this musical performance which looks at how one family deals with crisis and mental illness.

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Panelists

Learn about the WETA Around Town panelists who lend their expertise each week on what's hot and what's not in Washington area arts, film, and theater.