Remembering Burt Bacharach, 1928-2023
What a long and wonderful career Burt Bacharach gave us before he died last week at 94. Forever associated with the 60s, through a remarkable series of complex yet breezy…
Saturday TV: Marc Maron Goes Dark
He’s talked to an awful lot of people in his garage for his popular podcast. But strangely, he’s never had his own HBO standup comedy special. So here’s “Marc Maron:…
Friday TV: Reese and Ashton Rom Com
In another new steaming film with a big name cast, Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher star as friends who may want more in the romantic comedy “Your Place or Mine”…
Thursday TV: ‘Stolen Youth’ on Hulu
Sex cult documentaries are inherently creepy, but a new one about the dad who started staying at his daughter’s dorm and manipulatting her roommates is fascinatingly weird. The three-part “Stolen…
Wednesday: Gina Rodriguez ‘Not Dead Yet’
Gina Rodriguez, who has already proven herself an appealing comedy lead In “Jane the Virgin,” returns to star in “Not Dead Yet” (ABC, 8:30 and 9:30 p.m.), about a newspaper…
Tuesday TV: Another State of the Union
President Joe Biden delivers his second State of the Union Address (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, C-SPAN, CNN, MSNBC, Fox, CNBC, Telemundo, Univision, 9 p.m.) before a joint session of Congress,…
Capital Radio 2-6-23: Balloons and Bowls
Balloons and their occasional military consequences are reflected in songs from Nena's "99 Luftballoons" to the Pretty Things' "Balloon Burning." But many of the more than 20 balloon songs we…
Monday TV: Revisiting Green Book’s Route
Host Martinique Lewis takes a journey across the country visiting sites listed in the historic Green Book that safely guided African-Americans for generations in the series “Black Travel Across America”…
Sunday TV: Trevor Noah Hosts Grammys
The overdone performances! The artists you’ve never heard of before! It’s all at The 65th Grammy Awards (CBS, 8 p.m.) where Beyonce leads the nominations with nine, followed by Kendrick…
Saturday TV: Praying Away the Pounds
Part of the fun in portraying Christian diet cult leader Gwen Shamblin, I suppose, is wearing her sky-high wigs. Jennifer Grey takes up the role in a film about her…