Monday TV: The Long Struggle for Equality
Every modern constitution has explicit gender protections, according to a new documentary, except the United States. It’s kind of amazing that the Equal Rights Amendment here has yet to pass…
Sunday TV: ‘Task’ Reaches Its Conclusion
One would think, from all the action, that last week would have been the climactic episode of the excellent “Task” (HBO, 9 p.m.). Instead, there are a few things to…
Saturday TV: My Morning Jacket in Austin Hall
Director Cameron Crowe inducts the singular Kentucky rock band My Morning Jacket into the ACL Hall of Fame tonight on “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings) with…
Thursday TV: ‘The Diplomat’ Back for Duty
One of the most compelling but often confounding dramas on TV, “The Diplomat” (Netflix, streaming) returns for a third season, where at least the action (preposterous as it sometimes can…
Wednesday TV: Murdaugh Saga, Once More
Give Jason Clarke the streaming award of the month. In addition to “The Last Frontier” (Apple TV, streaming) that premiered Friday, he’s also starring in the new “Murdaugh: Death in…
Tuesday TV: ‘Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore’
The life and career of the actress is explored in the new film “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” on “American Masters” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). The 23d season…
Monday TV: A More Amusing Trip to the ‘DMV’
Two weeks into October, CBS finally gets to its premiere week, sneaking in a decent little workplace comedy in “DMV” (CBS, 8:30 p.m.), in which an ensemble case tries to…
Sunday TV: Tim Robinson’s ‘The Chair Company’
Three seasons of Tim Robinson’s crazy Netflix sketch show “I Think You Should Leave” were so packed with revved-up, crazy ideas, there’s an effort now to try to smooth them…
Saturday TV: Prisoners Help Shoot Documentary
OK, this documentary actually premiered yesterday, but I forgot to mention it — and there’s very little else to write about today anyway. “The Alabama Solution” (HBO Max, streaming) takes…
Friday TV: Knightley in ‘The Woman in Cabin 10’
Keira Knightley plays a journalist who witnesses a passenger go overboard while on a luxury yacht in “The Woman in Cabin 10” (Netflix, streaming). Hannah Waddingham and Guy Pearce also…