Wednesday TV: Eddie Murphy Tells His Story
Eddie Murphy invites us into his super-large California home (with retractable roof) in the documentary “Being Eddie” (Netflix, streaming).to talk about his career of more than 40 years, from a…
Tuesday TV: Stemming The Drug War in Ecuador
A new “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) looks at efforts to stem violence in Ecuador due to the drug cartels and a military crackdown. “NCIS Origins” (CBS, 8…
Monday: War Stories from the Soldiers’ Mouth
There are a few salute to Veterans Day today. A two hour documentary “The Warfighters: Battle Stories” (History, 8 p.m.) tells of the work of the Special Operations Forces, with…
Sunday TV: Three More New Christmas Movies
The number of new Christmas movies begins to accelerate, two and a half weeks before Thanksgiving. Three adult siblings are given a Christmastime cruise down the Danube River in “A…
Saturday TV: Rock Hall of Fame Inducts Again
Music’s annual event of diminishing returns and occasional surprises, the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Disney+, 8 p.m.), eminates this year from Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater.…
Friday TV: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’
A week after Halloween, the masterful Guillermo del Toro tries his hand at “Frankenstein” (Netflix, streaming) with Oscar Isaac as the titular doctor, Mia Goth as his fiancé and Jacob…
Thursday TV: Political Violence in the 1880s
Michael Shannon brings a quiet grace behind the beard he wears as one of the lesser known American presidents, James A. Garfield, in a ringing historical drama that covers his…
Wednesday TV: ‘Nova’ Takes the Space Station
For more than 25 years, from 250 miles above Earth, traveling at 17,000 mph, the International Space Station has taken on scores of experiments and dodged problems from meteor strikes…
Tuesday TV: Ryan Murphy’s New Legal Drama
Ryan Murphy knows how to assemble interesting casts, especially of women. His new legal drama “All’s Fair” (Hulu, streaming) has some of his standbys, from Sarah Paulson toNaomi Watts, but…
Monday TV: Fighting for the Right to Die
The documentary “Life After” looks at the story of Elizabeth Bouvia, who sought for the legal right to die in 1983. Her legal battles, fate, and implications for today are…