Taking Another Break
OK, sorry about this. I'm having another two weeks off away from the computer. I guess I'll miss the Emmys, but probably not Fall TV season, which networks are now…
Friday TV: Finding Children Lost in a Jungle
The documentary “Lost in the Jungle” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.) revisits the frantic 40-day rescue mission following the 2023 small plane crash in the Colombian rainforest that stranded four young…
Thursday TV: Sweden’s ‘Diary of a Ditched Girl’
From Sweden comes a comedy about a 31-year-old woman who jumps into an intense summer of dating, “Dairy of a Ditched Girl” (Netflix, streaming), based on a best-selling novel thetre.…
Wednesday TV: Charlie Sheen Explains It All
Once, he was one of TV’s biggest stars. Then he fell in a way that few ever did. Now after seven years of sobriety, the actor is ready to talk…
Tuesday TV: A New History of Black Television
At a time when Black History is being evaporated in museums and the military, Issa Rae reminds audiences of their history in TV in the new two-part documentary “Seen &…
Capital Radio 9-8-25: You Know What I Mean
The death of Mark Volman Friday at 78 brought an hour of his music on Capital Radio this week, with The Turtles, Flo & Eddie, Frank Zappa, T. Rex, the…
Monday TV: Cancerous Waters in Mexico
When three children die from a rare for of cancer in a small rural Mexican community, a group of women set out to find what caused their death and discover…
Sunday TV: Mark Ruffalo in Solid New ‘Task’
Finally, HBO gets back to being a reliable source for solid Sunday night drama. The new “Task” (HBO, 9 p.m.) has a ho-hum title, but has some strong pedigree. It’s…
Saturday TV: Rudd, Robinson in ‘Friendship’
“Friendship” (HBO, 8 p.m.), the cringe comedy with Paul Rudd and Tim Robinson that came out in May, makes its premium cable debut. It's the first film from director Andrew deYoung.…
Friday TV: Taking Climbing to the Mountain
A group of young people from a climbing gym in South Memphis take their skills outside for the first time to try to scale 16,000-foot Mt. Kenya in the new…