Capital Radio 10-10: Indigenous Peoples
I didn't find out until after I taped this week's program that Loretta Lynn, who died last week, also claimed part Cherokee heritage. But it all fit in on a…
Monday TV: Avenue 5 Returns for Season 2
Armando Iannucci’s “Avenue 5” (HBO, 10 p.m.), the comedy about a space cruise ship gone awry, returns for its second season — more than two years after the first season…
Film: Martha Coolidge’s ‘I’ll Find You’
Music is often an important component of film, elevating the action and visual settings while usually taking a back seat. As effective as it can be, it’s rarely central to…
Sunday TV: Another New Vampire Series
Television is being overrun by vampires, the latest of which have to adhere to old vampire lore that says they can’t be invited into mortals’ homes without expressly being invited…
Saturday TV: A Comedy, ‘Cursed Friends’
A roster of familiar comedy faces — including Nicole Byer, Harvey Guillen, James Austin Johnson, Nikki Glaser, Kathy Griffin, Will Arnettt, Ken Marino and Rob Riggle, among others, are part…
Friday: Dunham’s ‘Catherine Called Birdy’
Lena Dunham of “Girls” fame returns to write and direct a new film, adapting Karen Cushion’s historical children’s novel “Catherine Called Birdy” (Amazon Prime, streaming). Set in the 13th century…
Stage: ‘Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci’
Leonardo Da Vinci predated William Shakespeare by half a century; their paths never crossed. Both were artists who changed the world with their vision; each had flinty intellects interested in…
Thursday TV: Hilary Swank Goes North
Hilary Swank stars as a tough city reporter who reluctantly joins a much smaller daily in Anchorage so she can report on a story of missing indigenous women in the…
Wednesday: King’s ‘Mr. Harrigan’s Phone’
Already a success from his recent series on “Dahmer” (Netflix, streaming), Ryan Murphy is back with another production, “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone” (Netflix, streaming). A film based on a Stephen King…
Remembering Loretta Lynn, 1932-2022
The most influential woman in country music, who everybody knows was raised a coal miner’s daughter, died Tuesday at 90, after a career that lasted more than 60 years. Loretta…