Sunday TV: The Fox News Mastermind
Russell Crowe is unrecognizable stuffed into a fat suit to portray the menacing Roger Ailes in the new seven-part series “The Loudest Voice” (Showtime, 10 p.m.), based on the Gabriel Sherman…
Saturday TV: Ramy Youssef Stands Up
Not only did he present one of the best new comedies of the year in “Ram” (Hulu, streaming), the comic presents an especially start and nuanced standup show, “Ramy Youssef:…
Friday TV: Debunking All That ‘CSI’
How much of forensic crime, which has infused the justice system as well as TV programming (through “CSI” and the like) junk science? A new series “Exhibit A” (Netflix, streaming)…
The Minus 5, Plus 2 From R.E.M.
The recovery from a stroke in 2017 remains a source of celebration surrounding rocker Scott McCaughey. He’s surrounded by musicians who have been friends of his for years, is writing…
Thursday: Thom Yorke’s Netflix Debut
It’s not just Beyonce who releases a new album alongside a streaming film. Now Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke issues a new solo work with a similarly named film “Anima” (Netflix,…
Channeling Troubled Donny Hathaway
There's a transcendent moment in "Twisted Melodies," the one-man Donny Hathaway show by Kelvin Roston Jr. at Mosaic Theater Company, in which the audience and performer are one, singing and clapping…
Wednesday TV: Candidates Finally Debate
A first effort to cull or at least contemplate 20 of the candidates running for Democratic nominee for President (five didn’t make it) begins in Miami with 10 candidates in…
Tuesday TV: ‘Big Brother’ Convenes Again
Summer camp is the theme for the 21st season of “Big Brother” (CBS, 8 p.m.), which begins a two-night premiere. Sixteen new houseguests get shut in their A-frame styled cabin…
Monday: Political Thriller ‘Years and Years’
Something unexpectedly good debuts on a summer Monday, with “Years and Years” (HBO, 10 p.m.), a British limited series that projects today’s political bad times into a disastrous near future.…
Sunday: Cardi Puts the B in BET Awards
Regina Hall hosts the 2019 BET Awards (BET, 9 p.m.) where Cardi B, above leads in nominations with seven. She'll also perform, as will Lizzo, Migos, DJ Khaled, H.E.R., Mustard,…