Tuesday TV: Scary Court Moves from McConnell
The rise of Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell and his role in pushing the judiciary to the right is subject of a new “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings), reported…
Capital Radio, 10-30-23: Devil’s Night Edition
Devils dominated this year’s Halloween edition of Capital Radio, mostly because the show fell on the traditional Devil’s Night. And there are a lot of songs about beelzebub, it turns…
Monday TV: When the Disco Backlash Burned
“American Experience” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) looks at the list of disco and the huge backlash it created, primarily because it rose out of the Black, Latino, feminist…
Sunday TV: Second Season of ‘The Golden Age’
HBO’s answer to “Downton Abbey,” “The Gilded Age” (HBO, 9 p.m.) returns for its second season, with its depiction of social climbing among New York’s Fifth Avenue upper crust in…
Saturday TV: Margo Price on ‘Austin City Limits’
Margo Price plays a new “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings) along with Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway. The Saturday before Halloween can only mean one thing:…
Friday TV: Emily Blunt in ‘Pain Hustlers’
Emily Blunt plays a pharmaceutical saleswoman who becomes involved in a a racketeering scheme in the new film “Pain Hustlers” (Netflix, streaming), also starring Chris Evans, Andy Garcia and Catherine…
Thursday TV: UK’s ‘Everybody Else Burns’
The latest import to broadcast TV is the British comedy “Everyone Else Burns” (CW, 9:30 p.m.), about a super religious family preparing for the end of days. Simon Bird, Kate…
Movie Review: Sharp Southern ‘Mob Land’
“Mob Land” is a rather misleading title for a strong rural drama that’s the directorial debut of Nicholas Maggio, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Rather than some Jersey or Vegas-centered…
Movie Review: ‘Mid-Century’ Muddle
It’s great when architecture is a featured part of a motion picture, setting the tone for things like “Parasite” or “Columbus” or “The Matrix.” It’s central, too, to the indie…
Wednesday TV: Extinct Species Get a Comeback
The new eight-episode natural history series “Life on the Planet” (Netflix, streaming) not only has Morgan Freeman as narrator, but the recreation of extinct creatures, courtesy Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light &…