VHS Club | Escape from New York

VHS Club | Escape from New York

Given our current political predicament, no line in cinema feels more relevant than when Bob Hauk, the police commissioner in Escape from New York, says to Snake Plissken, “The president’s gone missing.” To which Plissken coolly responds, “President of what?” ...

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RVA Mag’s First Fridays Picks May 2018

It finally feels like spring in Richmond--the city went from a clammy winter chill to a dry heat in the span of a week--which means even a simple walk down the block is enough to get you sweating. It would almost be easier to stay inside. But if you, like us, suffer...

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The Cinematic World of Photographer Chris Smart

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Kyle’s Criterion Corner: The Virgin Suicides (1999)

The Lisbon girls, oh the Lisbon girls. Sophia Coppola’s brilliant and vibrant 1999 debut “The Virgin Suicides” follows a group of teenage boys (now men 25 years later) obsessed with the five teenage Lisbon sisters, fixating on their lives just prior to their...

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Teaming up with The Nature Conservancy for its OktoberForest initiative, Richmond breweries like Hardywood and Lickinghole Creek promote awareness about the connection between healthy forests and brewing beer. Starting last week, breweries across the country and...

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