Thursday TV: Sir Charles Looks at Race
When it comes to race relations in this country, who’d you rather turn to than Charles Barkley? Well, maybe a lot of people. But the NBA star and analyst hosts…
Wednesday TV: ‘Underground’ For Good?
“Underground” (WGN America, 10 p.m.) ends its second season and with it, perhaps the entire series about the Underground Railroad. That's due to the purchase of Tribune stations last week…
Tuesday TV: Crisis in Affordable Housing
Just one in four households eligible for Section 8 housing assistance is getting it and more working Americans are struggling to make rent than at any time since the Great…
On Stage: ‘Laura Bush Killed a Guy’
Lisa Hodsoll emerges as fully First Lady in The Klunch world premiere "Laura Bush Killed a Guy." She's got that soft West Texas accent, the omnipresent smile as shiny as her pearls,…
Monday TV: Prison’s Reverberating Effect
Brett Story’s documentary “The Prison in Twelve Landscapes,” premiering tonight on “Independent Lens” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) looks at how mass incarceration has colored aspects of the country…
Tommy Keene, Ivan Julian at Black Cat
A couple of D.C.-bred rockers returned to town Thursday for a show at the Black Cat's backstage, the culmination of a short duo tour in which they both traveled light…
On Sunday: MTV Movie Awards Adds TV
Like the network itself, the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards (MTV, 8 p.m.) seem devalued as well, even though it's added TV to its mix. Adam Devine hosts the event…
Saturday TV: Chris Gethard Confesses
The inventive comic Chris Gerhard may be best on his own talk show, which began on public access, went online and will now be going to truTV. In the meantime,…
Brian Wilson Keeps ‘Pet Sounds’ Going
What began last year as the 50th Anniversary World Tour of a masterpiece that never had a tour in its time is still on the road, out so long it’s…
Friday TV: ‘Sense8,’ ‘Last Kingdom’ Return
The mind-blowing sc-fi of “Sense8” (Netflix, streaming) returns for a second season, now that the worldwide collection of psychically linked people with special powers — who can freely inhabit eachother’s…