Film: When a Documentary Goes Wrong
What if everyone could make a movie? When Zachary Capp got an unexpected inheritance following his grandfather’s death, he decided, fresh out of rehab for a gambling addiction, to turn…
Monday TV: A Day in the Life of America
Actor and rock star Jared Leto is also a documentarian. He's the director of a simultaneous check in of the nation that occurred in what seems eons ago — July…
Sunday TV: Different Kind of Tiger King
After a year when Michael Jordan’s life warranted an acclaimed 10 part documentary, here’s one about the greatest in another field. “Tiger” (HBO, 9 p.m.) follows the astonishing golf career…
Saturday TV: Football Playoffs Kick Off
NFL’s Wildcard Weekend begins with three games today — Indianapolis at Buffalo (CBS, 1:05 p.m.), Rams at Seattle (Fox, 4:40 p.m.) and Tampa Bay at Washington (NBC, 8:15 p.m.). Yet…
Friday TV: Further Excuse to Avoid Writing
Though she’s always been identified as a writer for decades, New Yorker Fran Leibowitz hasn’t turned anything out in 27 years — and that was a children’s book. Instead, she’s…
Thursday: Danson Returns as ‘Mr. Mayor’
If not completely wary of American politics, Ted Danson returns to TV in a new sitcom, “Mr. Mayor” (NBC, 8 and 8:30 p.m.) whose greatest assets may be producers Tina…
Wednesday TV: Name That President Elect
Jane Krakowski hosts a revival of the old “Name That Tune” (Fox, 9 p.m.) game show, except this time Randy Jackson has been enlisted to plunk the notes out on…
Tuesday TV: Nicolas Cage on Cussing
Do we need Nic Cage to tell us about cussing? Apparently so, with the new six episode series “History of Swear Words” (Netflix, streaming) in which there is etymology from…
Monday TV: Discovery’s New Streamer
Need some nonstop “BattleBots” “Gold Rush,” “Monster Garage” and “House Hunters”? A whole new streaming service starts today to offer all of those regular cable offerings. But the new Discovery+…
Film Review: ‘Effigy — Poison and the City’
In the early 19th century northern Germany, so many bodies were dying around the widow Gosche Gottfried, she earned a measure of sympathy. Men were also attracted to her even…