Sunday TV: Damian Lewis Spills on Spies
He’s kind of a king of Sunday night TV, on shows like “Homeland” and “Billions” and even before that on the “Masterpiece” series “The Forsythe Saga” and HBO’s “Band of…
Remembering Kenny Rogers, 1938-2020
I feel kind of bad now that I pressed Kenny Rogers a few years back on whether a tour he was calling “The Gambler’s Last Deal: Final World Tour” would…
Saturday TV: Not Much, Frankly
For a Saturday night when perhaps a record number of Americans will be home, there isn't quite a lot of new or recommendable programs on. More bad planning! After marrying…
Friday TV: Streaming to The Rescue
It would seem that streaming services are stepping to keep up with the demand of a nation being asked to stay home. But then again, it's just Friday, when they…
Thursday TV: Conspiracies to ‘News’
The insidious networks of misinformation who snake their conspiracy theories into mainstream news media are deftly explored in the chilling new documentary “After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake…
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Some of the other things I've written lately for other outlets include: A report on the Library of Congress Gershwin Award given to Garth Brooks, for Entertainment Weekly A look…
Little Familiar Fires Everywhere
There seems to be a whole new genre of television growing out of the success of “Big Little Lies” — big, glossy and soapy stories of angst among beautiful affluent…
Also on Wednesday: ‘Brockmire’s Dystopia
For the fourth and final season of “Brockmire” (IFC, 10 p.m.), its makers devised what seemed at the time a darkly amusing move a decade in the future, where there…
The Last New Play in Washington for Now
It may have been unrealistic to open a new play amid the coronavirus pandemic, but "The Realistic Joneses" did just that on Saturday at Spooky Action Theatre, a group whose…
Tuesday TV: Wear Your Green at Home
Any sane St. Patrick’s Day takes place at home this year, on a day when even Ireland has closed the pubs. Turner Classic Movies has planned for that with a…