Friday TV: Pulitzer Awarded Own Bio Film
At a time when journalism seems at a crossroads, here’s a portrait of a media mogul whose name became synonymous with excellence, “Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People” on “American…
The Unexpected Return of Mott the Hoople
Mott the Hoople always seemed the kind of band that would implode at any moment, and such was the case when they pulled into New York in the middle of…
Thursday TV: More Zombie Problems
In the latest zombie series, “Black Summer” (Netflix, streaming), Jaime King stars as a mother seeking her daughter during the latest apocalypse. The eight-episode series from Karl Schaefer and John…
Nick Lowe, Straightjackets Begin to Mesh
Nick Lowe is calling his tour with Los Straightjackets the Quality Rock & Roll Revue and it’s no idle boast. The cool, memorable songs of Lowe with his smooth, elder…
Wednesday TV: Monsters Tracking Noise
In addition to starring in “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” (Netflix, streaming), which just unleashed its second season, Kieran Shipka stars as a hearing impaired teen in the streaming service’s latest…
Mark Eitzel Makes Himself at Home
It was billed as a living room concert, and the entire Mark Eitzel tour dubbed “Living room Tsunami” so it was a little bit surprising when the secret D.C. area…
Embodying the Dazzle of ‘Fosse / Verdon’
Gorgeous-looking, high-end limited series with top stars doing Emmy-worthy work depicting in many cases real people has usually been under the aegis of Ryan Murphy at FX. But with Murphy…
Also Tonight: Revisiting Reconstruction
One of the most important, but least told aspects of American history, is that of the time that came immediately after the Civil War. Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s latest history…
Also Tuesday: Another Military Law Series
“JAG” ran for 10 seasons, over two different networks, from 1995-2005 and left its military / legal DNA in the spin-off “NCIS” (CBS, 10 p.m.) which in turn spawned two…
Monday TV: Unselfish Rural Doctors
“The Providers” looks at a trio of country doctors in rural New Mexico, who care for patients regardless of their ability to pay. It makes its debut on “Independent Lens”…