Thursday TV: Unauthorized Tyson Tales
Trevante Rhodes is a bit intimidating in the title role of the eight-episode limited series “Mike” (Hulu, streaming), about the boxer Mike Tyson. But he might be looking over his…
Wednesday TV: Buying Their Own Team
Destined to be called “the real life Ted Lasso,” the warm reality series “Welcome to Wrexham” (FX, 10 p.m.) chronicles the purchase of a struggling soccer club in Wales by…
Tuesday TV: ‘Cinderella’ Cast Reunites
Groundbreaking in its day, the 1997 TV film “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” (ABC, 8 p.m.) with Brandy in the title role and Whitney Houston as the Fairy Godmother, gets a…
Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe at Wolf Trap
It’s gratifying to have any Elvis Costello concert come around, after two years of pandemic postponements. But the one that finally took the stage at Wolf Trap in Virginia last…
Capital Radio 8-22-22: Elvis to WattStax
Recent D.C. shows by Elvis Costello with Nick Lowe and the Los Straightjackets, and by Blondie with The Damned dominated a chunk of the show. There were birthdays to note…
Monday TV: Behind the Hillsborough Case
“Anne” (Acorn TV, streaming) is the true story of a woman who refused to believe the verdict that the UK’s Hillsborough disaster — in which 96 fans were killed at…
Sunday TV: Way Before ‘Game of Thrones’
Set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” the new “House of the Dragon” (HBO, 9 p.m.), chronicles the early days of the overly-blonde, dragon-handling Targaryens. As such…
Movie Review: New Englanders Get Frisky
For people in Flint and many other communities, water impurities are no laughing matter. Millions are estimated to have to consume contaminated tap water. But for "Love in Kilnerry," a…
Movie Review: Surprise Party Gone Wrong
Here’s a terrible idea: To guarantee that a reluctant brother appear at a surprise party, have him kidnapped and taken there. It could be the plot to some rambunctious comedy…
Saturday TV: Mommy Dearest All Day
The notorious Joan Crawford is star all day on Turner Classic Movies, from a career that spanned decades, with “Chained” (6 a.m.), “Strange Cargo” (7:15 a.m.), “Reunion in France” (9:15…