Chuck D Presents Hip-Hop History on PBS
With hip-hop reaching its 50th anniversary somehow this year, public television, of all places, is ready to mark the occasion with the new four-part documentary series “Fight the Power: How…
Also on Tuesday: Pamela Tells Her Story
Having become a cultural figure for new generations in last year’s miniseries “Pam & Tommy,” Pamela Anderson is back to tell her own story in Ryan White's documentary “Pamela, A…
Capital Radio 1-30-23: Tom Verlaine, RIP
The death on Saturday of the endlessly inventive guitarist and rocker Tom Verlaine at 73 meant we spent an hour going through his work in Television, live and in the…
Monday TV: Freeform’s ‘The Watchful Eye’
Call it “Murders in Another Building.” There’s no big comedians involved, nor a pop star. But the new drama “The Watchful Eye” (Freeform, 9 p.m.) involves a young woman moves…
Film: The Greatest Player Nobody Knew
One of the great unsung stars of basketball — except maybe in Los Angeles — is Raymond Lewis, who became something of a high school legend, scoring as many as…
Sunday TV: Conference Championships
No need to pretend that anything will be bigger on TV today than the NFL conference championships that will determine who will go to the Super Bowl in two weeks.…
Saturday TV: A Return to Colder Climes
Winter’s a good time to premiere the six-part sequel “Frozen Planet II” (BBC America, 8 p.m.), with David Attenborough exploring wildlife in the Arctic and Antarctic, starting with a look…
Friday TV: ‘Shrinking’ Expectations
Jason Segel plays a therapist who starts breaking rules while grieving a dead spouse on the new series “Shrinking” (Apple TV+, streaming), which turns out to be a comedy only…
The Spirit of ‘Columbo’ in New ‘Poker Face’
Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” movies are popular enough to have him doing Hollywood features full time. But he steps away from that success to bring something that really hasn’t been…
Also Thursday: ‘The 1619 Project’ on Hulu
Bad news for white supremacists trying to ban Rebekah Hannah-Jones' Pulitzer Prize-winning tome from schools. Now there’s a six-part documentary series of “The 1619 Project” (Hulu, streaming) available to all…