Friday TV: ‘Crime + Punishment’ and Cops
Despite its title from Dostoevsky, “Crime + Punishment” (Hulu, streaming) is actually a documentary about a dozen active New York City Police Officers who took a stand against a quota…
Joe Ely, Alejandro Escovedo Swap Songs
Song swapping may be the best way for a couple of esteemed singer/songwriters to tour. Rather than one opening for the other, sitting on stage together and taking turns playing…
Thursday TV: Jet Ski Comedy, Streaming
In “Rob Riggle’s Ski Master Academy” (Sony Crackle, streaming), the familiar comic actor heads a school for jet skiing. The cast includes Eliza Coupe, Tim Meadows, Pal Scheer, Cheech Marin,…
Wednesday TV: ‘Mr. Mercedes’ Returns
It’s not a bad time on TV for stocky UK actors of a certain age. In addition to Scottish actor Brian Cox, the patriarch on HBO’s “Succession,” there is Ireland’s…
John Hiatt’s ‘Slow Turning’ 30 Years On
John Hiatt became eligible for Medicaid Monday, marking his 65th birthday at the first of two sold out shows at the Birchmere Music Hall in Alexandria, Va. But there was…
Tuesday TV: Betty White’s Long Life in TV
Betty White may have become the queen of television through sheer longevity — from her own live talk shows and sitcoms to her work on game shows and beloved sitcoms…
Monday TV: MTV Awards, McCartney
Perhaps a commentary on contemporary music as well, what was once a pop cultural touchstone is now, in its 35th iteration, a bypassing footnote. The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards…
Sunday TV: Season End of ‘The Affair’
“The Affair” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) has been especially good this season, getting back to its roots about infidelities and consequences, which by now has spread to beyond its four central…
Saturday TV: Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Story
I was never a big fan of Lynyrd Skynyrd — too many nights of people yelling “Freebird”; too many oversized Confederate Flags, the single line “Watergate doesn’t bother me” in…
Two Rascals Rock (with Carmine Appice)
One of the great underrated American bands of the 1960s is the Rascals, purveyors of a soulful brand of East Coast that provided a few hits that everybody knows and…