Saturday TV: Independent Spirit Awards
The best thing about Oscar weekend for true film buffs is the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards (IFC, 5 p.m.), shining a line on less well known films of the…
The Last Playlist? 2/24/17
Friday Night Rock coincided with the last moments of Radio CPR -- in its current location. Forced out of the place that has been its studio for many years, the…
Friday TV: Quirky New ‘Patriot’
The appealing new “Patriot” (Amazon, streaming) takes a quirky road to spy thriller as an intelligence officer played by Michael Dorman goes undercover, just barely makes his assignment to pose…
Thursday TV: ‘Sun Records’ Gets a Spin
I was the worst audience for the hit musical “Million Dollar Quartet” despite my love for the music, because I had serious issues with all its changed details about the…
John Doe Stands Alone at Jammin Java
It’s a long road from the throbbing epicenter of Los Angeles punk origins to an acoustic Tuesday night gig at a suburban Northern Virginia strip mall. But John Doe has…
Wednesday TV: Black Film, BRIT Awards
Never mind that #OscarsSoWhite is slightly less so this year. But before that all gets on display Sunday, here’s the 2017 American Black Film Honors (BET, Centric, 8 p.m.) taped…
Tuesday TV: Maya Angelou’s Long Life
More than a year after it premiered at Sundance, “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise” gets a Black History Month showcase on “American Masters” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings).…
Review: Lee Fields & the Expressions
Round about showtime Saturday night, as the backing band the Expressions were churning out the cool and lightly funky sounds of the past, the way serious students from Greenpoint, Brooklyn…
Monday TV: ‘The Talk’ and ‘The Breaks’
Most black and Latino parents have to, at some point, sit down their children, especially their sons, and have “the talk.” That is to say, how to behave when stopped…
Pete Holmes Introduces Himself Again
There will be a couple of new series on premium cable this season about comedy, comedians and the trials of comedy clubs — not that that’s ever been done before.…