Friday TV: Citizen Fincher’s Latest, ‘Mank’
The latest film gift via streaming is David Fincher’s “Mank” (Netflix, streaming), a film about Herman J. Mankiewicz’s struggle to create one of the greatest screenplays, “Citizen Kane” (HBO Max,…
Taking a Misguided UFO to ‘Heaven’s Gate’
It’s the golden age of cult docuseries. Following two different series on NXIVM on Starz, and the revival of one on Australia’s The Family on Starz — and what was…
Also Thursday: Stars of Jingle Balls Past
Another casualty as the pandemic roils on is the lack of radio station Christmas concerts. Tonight’s “iHeart Radio Jingle Ball Greatest Moments” (CW, 8 p.m.) features highlights from the past…
Wednesday TV: A Tree is Lit for Nobody
It was the scraggliest tree in memory when the Norway spruce from Oneonta, N.Y., arrived, maybe time or TV lights will enhance it by the time the switch is flipped…
Tuesday TV: When Natalie Became Nate
Once the voice of the Powderpuff Girls’ Buttercup, Natalie Palamides may be best known as the amusingly antisocial Mara in the Progressive Insurance ads. But in her inventive new special,…