Monday TV: Celebrating Mavis Staples
Hearing the great voice of Mavis Staples is just one of the pleasures of watching “Mavis!” (HBO, 9 p.m.), Jessica Edwards’ documentary about the singer who was a deep-voiced standout…
Sunday TV: Oscars So Dull, Too
If ever there was a year to skip The Academy Awards (ABC, 8:30 p.m.) it might be this year’s. Already there has been an organized boycott for its lack of…
Saturday TV: Independent Spirit Awards
I found out some time ago that the best thing about Oscar weekend is actually the Film Independent Spirit Awards (IFC, 5 p.m.) that comes the night before. The relaxed…
Playlist 2-26-16
I had planned to play big chunks of three artists tonight, but I guess I was surprised that they were all I played. Ray Charles because there was a White…
‘Fuller House,’ Still Terrible
Nostalgia colors so much of what one consumed growing up, one has to consider whether any of it was really any good. I can make a case that “Green Acres”…
Also on Friday: Fats Domino, Ray Charles
Today, on the occasion of his 88th birthday, “American Masters” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) salutes the work of Fats Domino, once the world’s biggest hitmakers who even Elvis…
Thursday TV: Art and Eddie Redmayne
At this point you’d expect to see an Oscar nominee spending all their time prepping for Sunday’s event. Instead, Eddie Redmayne flexes his art history education at Cambridge in delving…
Review: Josh Ritter at The 9:30 Club
You could tell Josh Ritter was happy to be playing the 9:30 Club Wednesday night. He said so, for one thing. It was the second in a two night stand…
Frank Underwood Bares His Knuckles
It’s not like he threw me in front of the Metro train as he did poor Zoe Barnes. But I feel a little bit of what it’s like to be…
Wednesday TV: Big Data to Big Ang
At a time when Apple is fighting the government for access to its information, the timely special “The Human Face of Big Data” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) makes…