Film Review: When Banter Turns to Blather
Thomas Sodoski was always fun to see in series like “The Newsroom,” where he played something of a cynical cad who had to prove himself. He brought similar smarts to…
Saturday TV: Quarantining Apollo 11
As our self-imposed quarantine soon hits the one year mark, know that you weren’t first in your isolation. More than a half century ago the Apollo 11 astronauts who helped…
Friday TV: ‘Coming 2 America,’ the Sequel
Another big coup for the streaming industry is the release online of the anticipated “Coming 2 America” (Amazon Prime, streaming), a sequel to the 1988 comedy in which Eddie Murphy…
Thursday TV: SpongeBob’s New Streamer
The dim but amiable yellow cartoon hero ushers in another new streaming service with the full-length “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” (Paramount+, streaming), which involves a search for…
Film Review: ‘This is Not a War Story’
The wall between narrative and documentary film may be permanently demolished in a season when Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” are already winning awards. While the grit of neorealism has been a…
Wednesday TV: Amy Poehler’s ‘Moxie’
Golden Globes co-host Amy Poehler returns in “Moxie” (Netflix streaming), a movie about a mom who inspires her teenager to tun her own underground zine to deal with problems at…
Tuesday TV: ABC News’ ‘Soul of a Nation’
The news department comes up with a six-episode newsmagazine about the Black experience in America with “Soul of a Nation” (ABC, 10 p.m.) that will feature reports, interviews and some…
Monday TV: NBC Drops Some ‘Debris’
A new sci-fi series lands on network TV with “Debris” (NBC, 10 p.m.), about mysterious wreckage that falls to Earth from space. Jonathan Tucker and Riann Steele star as a…