The Magnetic Fields in Residence in D.C.
Prolific songwriter Stephin Merritt seems to respond best to creative prompts. Sixty=Nine Love Songs? Sure. A dozen songs that start with the letter I? Easy. One song representing each year…
Tuesday TV: Men’s College Hoops Start
The 2021-22 NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball season begins with a big doubleheader of Kansas vs. Michigan State (ESPN, 7 p.m.) and Kentucky vs, Duke (ESPN, 9:30 p.m.) at Madison…
Monday TV: ‘Ferguson Rises’ on PBS
Michael Brown Sr. recalls his son, killed by police in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014 and the rise of Black Lives Matter in Mobalaji Olambiwonnu’s documentary “Ferguson Rises,” which makes its…
Sunday TV: Serial Killer Moves North
n the new “Dexter: New Blood” (Showtime, 9 p.m.), Michael C. Hall returns as the serial killer who narrowly escaped capture on eight seasons of “Dexter.” Set 10 years after…
Saturday TV: Recalling Attica’s Prison Riot
A timely look at the notorious prison uprising that occurred 50 years ago this fall, Stanley Nelson Jr.,s documentary “Attica” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) is also illuminating at a time of…
Friday TV: Benedict Cumberbatch’s Cats
A couple of big Hollywood films get their premieres on streaming services. Benedict Cumberbatch portrays the eccentric 19th century British artist Louis Wain who became known for his spiky, big-eyed…
Thursday TV: A ‘Head of the Class’ Reboot
The latest 80s sitcom to get a reboot is “Head of the Class” (HBO Max, streaming), with a new, more diverse class that includes Jorge Diaz, Jolie Hoang Rappaport, Gavin…
Wednesday TV: ‘The Harder They Fall’
What would a Western from Jay-Z look like? “The Harder They Fall” (Netflix, streaming), which Shawn Carter helped produce, is a Western with a solid cast that includes Idris Elba,…
Tuesday TV: Back to the Big Election Board
Elections in Virginia and New Jersey make it an urgent night of nonstop political coverage on cale news networks like CNN, and will put people like Steve Kornacki, above, of…
Monday TV: ‘Y: The Last Man’ Ends; Why?
Why is a good question to ask about the fate of “Y: The Last Man” (Hulu, streaming), the elaborate adaptation of the DC comic about the sudden death of (almost)…