Friday TV: Getting a Leg Up, Growing Up
Logan Marmino portrays a 12-year-old happy to be going to public school after being home schooled but wary of how he’ll be treated, due to his prosthetic leg. The new…
Thursday TV: ‘The Last Movie Stars’
There’s a wealth of appropriate clips from each of their dozens of movies — and clips of their interviews — to make a fine portrait of the longtime personal and…
Wednesday TV: 2022 ESPYs Are Here
Stephen Curry hosts the 2022 ESPY Awards (ABC, 8 p.m.) the all-sports award show. He’s also up for athlete of the year alongside Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Katie Ledecky, Shohei…
Tuesday TV: Slicing Up the ‘American Pie’
A long, long time ago, I can still remember how this song wore out its welcome, especially as it became an endless singalong of rock history. More than 50 years…
Capital Radio, 7-18: Birth, Death, Delfonics
Started with a salute to William “Boogie” Hart, the enduring voice behind the Delfonics, who died last week at 77. Also noted the passing of Happy Mondays bassist Paul Ryder,…
Monday TV: Jeter’s Story in ‘The Captain’
Baseball is represented by two big things tonight, neither of them games. “The Captain” (ESPN, 10 p.m.) is a seven-part documentary on the former New York Yankees hero Derek Jeter.…
Sunday TV: The History of The Colosseum
The new eight-part docuseries “Colosseum” (History, 9 p..m.) looks at the history of Rome’s most famous edifice and the rise and fall of the Roman Empire that occurred there. Historian…
Saturday TV: Nikki Glaser Stand-up Special
The raunchy comic knows how to accurately describe her act in her latest standup comedy special, “Nikki Glaser: Good Clean Filth” (HBO, 10 p.m.). The new three-part , three hour…
Friday TV: Nathan Fielder’s ‘The Rehearsal’
There’s been nothing quite like Nathan Fielder’s latest contrivance, “The Rehearsal” (HBO, 11 p.m.), which goes well beyond his own revered “Nathan for You” — and even “How to with…
Thursday TV: ‘Resident Evil’ Arises Again
First a video game, then a movie franchise, “Resident Evil” (Netflix, streaming) is now a drama series told in the present, as well as 14 years into the future. Ella…