Friday TV: Megachurch Mockumentary
Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown star as the heads of a huge Southern Baptist megachurch forced to temporarily close after being rocked by a scandal in “Honk for Jesus,…
Thursday TV: ‘Lord of the Rings’ Prequel
Every big franchise with big sequels eventually gets a big expensive series as well and “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” (Amazon Prime, 9 p.m.) is certainly…
Wednesday TV: New UK Thriller ‘I Came By’
Kelly MacDonald, George MacKay and Hugh Bonneville star In the new film “I Came By” (Netflix, streaming), BAFTA award-winning director Babak Anvari (of “Under the Shadow”) presents a story about…
Tuesday TV: Steve Carell vs. ‘The Patient’
Steve Carell has done some serious dramatic roles over the years, but maybe none so dark as the one in “The Patient” (Hulu, streaming), portraying a therapist whose most troublesome…
Capital Radio 8-29: Clap Your Hands
In many way, it’s our first instrument: hand clapping percussion. It’s certainly enlivened a number of great songs over the decades, even as it encouraged to clap along. So played…
Monday TV: In ‘America’s National Parks’
The splendor of “America’s National Parks” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.) and its wildlife are the focus of the new five-part nature series. Garth Brooks is narrator but First Lady Jill…
Sunday TV: 2022 MTV Video Music Awards
Nicki Minaj, L.L. Cool J and Jack Harlow share hosting duties at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV, 8 p.m.). Minaj and Red Hot Chili Peppers will also receive…
Saturday TV: College Football in Dublin
College football gets underway with Nebraska vs. Northwestern (Fox, 12:30 p.m.) — in Ireland of all places. Well, people will be less likely be struck by heat exhaustion there. Other…
Music: The Decemberists at Wolf Trap
The Decemberists, the charming chamber folk-rock band from out of Portlandia, became famous for live performances as elaborate and detailed as their ornate songs, staging obscure battles or sea scenes…
Friday TV: Hollywood Goes Streaming
A couple new movies come to streaming services that may you think whether they’d ever have been able to be released in theaters. One is “Me Time” (Netflix, streaming) with…