Saturday TV: ‘Between the World and Me’
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ letter to his son gets a powerful and affecting reading from a dozen top talents in “Between the World and Me” (HBO, 8 p.m.), which features strong performances…
Friday TV: McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ Strikes
Steve McQueen, the director behind “12 Years a Slave,” has a new anthology series of feature films depicting the struggles in London’s West Indian community from the 1960s through ‘80s…
Thursday TV: The Fresh Prince Returns
HBO Max launched last May with the promise of a “Friends” reunion. It was forever bumped by the pandemic. But if it ever does occur, it could do worse than…
Wednesday TV: A Rascally, Retro Mouse
The rodent that built the company got some zippy new life in the cartoons Paul Rudish has made since 2013. Such new adventures come in a new series that borrows…
Tuesday TV: 2nd ‘Star Wars’ Holiday Stab
The original “Star Wars Holiday Special,” which aired exactly once 42 years ago today, was a famous failure. A new attempt, made entirely with plastic toys, “The LEGO Star Wars…
Monday TV: Turning on the Renewables
A Property Brother and home renovation expert crosses the country to see how people are adapting to renewable energy on “Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip,” making its debut on “Independent Lens”…
Sunday TV: ‘The Crown’ Returns for More
“The Crown” (Netflix, streaming) reaches its fourth season tracking the life of Queen Elizabeth (who is continued to be played by Olivia Colman). But she might be overshadowed, as the…
Saturday TV: Where’d D.B. Cooper Go?
Laurence Fishburne hosts the new series “History’s Greatest Mysteries” (History, 9 p.m.) which revisits still-puzzling tales of the last century or so. First off is the hunt for D.B. Cooper,…
Friday TV: Sophia Loren Returns at 86
Still glamorous as an octogenarian, Sophia Loren is back in a new movie, “The Life Ahead” (Netflix, streaming), portraying a a Holocaust survivor who befriends a 12-year-old Senegalese Muslim immigrant.…
Thursday TV: Honking, Not Laughing
Here’s how comedy is done in 2020: Outside, distanced, in cars. Such is the standup special “Colin Quinn & Friends: A Parking Lot Comedy Show” (HBO Max, streaming) which Quinn…