Monday TV: All-Athlete ‘Dancing with Stars’
Athletes have always had an edge on “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC, 8 p.m.) because of the grace their natural body control, competitive drive and determination to train and more…
Sunday TV: ‘Homeland’ Winds Up Season
“Homeland” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) reaches its seventh season finale with Carrie and Saul taking on the whole of Russia and Elizabeth Marvel fighting to get back to the White House.…
Saturday TV: Michelle Wolf’s Turn in D.C.
For the second year in a row, a top “Daily Show” correspondent steps up at the annual high point of political humor, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (CSPAN, CNN, MSNBC,…
Druid Revives Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’
It seemed like a clever in-joke when the first lobby announcement at the Shakespeare Theatre Company began, “We appreciate your patience…” It was opening night for Druid’s production of Samuel…
Friday TV: Sandler and Rock, for Netflix
It probably won’t be great, but Chris Rock and Adam Sandler as battling in-laws has promise in the online comedy “The Week Of” (Netflix, streaming), one of a typical load…
Thursday TV: A Third Season for ‘Quantico’
“Quantico” (ABC, 10 p.m.), begins its third season with three years having gone by since the last — with Alex living peacefully in Italy, though Ryan needs her to help…
Who Was Azaria’s ‘Brockmire’ Inspiration?
There are a lot of vile jokes and uproarious situations in the series “Brockmire,” in which Hank Azaria plays a slightly unhinged alcoholic sports announcer. But there’s nothing funnier in…
Also on Wednesday: ‘Handmaid’s’ Return
The multiple Emmy-winning “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu, streaming) begins its second season unmoored from its Margaret Atwood source material, as Elisabeth Moss’s remarkable Allred faces the fate for trying to…
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Here are some other things I've written in other places in the last couple of months: A look at an illuminating new photo show by Sally Mann at the National…
Antonio Banderas Becomes Picasso
Smoldering leading man Antonio Banderas takes a big turn Wednesday portraying the second 20th century giant to get the spotlight in the miniseries "Genius: Picasso" (National Geographic, 9 p.m.). Odd…