Upholding Family Legacy in ‘Little Women’
The BBC shifts to American literature (and a largely American cast) for its version of Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” on “Masterpiece” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings). While the…
Also Sunday: Royal Wedding TV Movie
It takes a streaming star (Parisa Fitz-Henley of “Jessica Jones” and “Luke Cage”) to play a cable star (Meghan Markle of “Suits”) in the first made-for-TV movie about this week’s…
Stage Review: When Rock Clubs Age Out
The kind of well-worn rock club set designer Matthew J. Keenan creates for the production of Laura Easton’s “The Undeniable Sound of Right Now” at the Keegan Theatre is so…
Cumberbatch’s ‘Melrose’ Tour de Force
When a character so fully dissipated in drink and drug, thrashing about the screen, throwing things and muttering darkly about how unbearable life is, it helps when the difficult personality…
Also on Saturday: Eurovision Song Final
If you’re not sung-out by the hours of weekly competition on “The Voice” or “American Idol” (ABC, 8 p.m.), here’s the longest running international song competition. The Eurovision Song Contest…
Thursday TV: More TV and Film Awards
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association throws in with the Broadcast Film Critics Association to combine their night of handing out honors with the 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Award (The CW,…
Friday TV: Kevin Smith, Clear
An hour before his heart attack in February, Kevin Smith taped his comedy special, “Kevin Smith: Silent But Deadly” (Showtime, 9 p.m.). Luckily it didn’t kill. Mark and Jay Duplass…
Thursday TV: Michael C. Hall Back in ‘Safe’
Michael C. Hall adopts an English accent as he returns to long form TV for the first time since “Dexter” to star in “Safe” (Netflix, streaming), portraying a dad investigating…
Wednesday TV: Rick Moranis’ Slight Return
Following a self-imposed retirement to raise a family, comedy’s Rick Moranis hasn’t starred in a movie since the second “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” sequel, which went straight to DVD…
Tuesday TV: Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar
For uncomfortable viewing, there’s nothing close to tonight’s “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings), and Evan Williams reporting on the Myanmar military’s violent attacks on its Rohingya Muslims that…