Thursday TV: Garner Back in ‘Family Switch’
Jennifer Garner, who went through this kind of time-jumping nearly 20 years ago in “13 Going on 30” is back at it again, pairing with Ed Helms to play a…
Wednesday TV: Trees Light in NYC, Graceland
The 91st Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC, 8 p.m.), hosted by Kelly Clarkson, features performances by Cher, Darlene Love, Barry Manilow, Katharine McPhee and the Radio City Rockettes. Plus…
Tuesday TV: Blow’s ‘South to Black Power’
New York Times writer Charles M. Blow presents the case for a reverse Great Migration in the documentary “South to Black Power” (HBO, 10 p.m.). There have been so many…
Capital Radio 11-27-23: November Darkness
The end of November brings the darkest days of the year, with sunset hereabouts approaching 4:45 p.m. Our show nearly stretched to that mark, starting with 13 tracks about the…
Monday TV: ‘Steeltown Murders’ on Acorn
The new four-episode true crime drama “Steeltown Murders” (Acorn TV, streaming) is set in Wales and jumps between two eras - 1973 and 2002. Philip Glenister stars. Burl Ives has…
Sunday TV: Kidman, Jackman Extend ‘Australia’
It’s a time when filmmakers have to decide whether to make their stories into movies or stretch their into multi-hour series. Sometimes they can change their minds. Baz Luhrmann, of…
Film Review: ‘Escape From Extinction’
Anyone who has seen a sad monkey in a cage might quickly conclude zoos are the wrong way to treat animals. Bad treatment in such places was likely the standard…
Saturday: David Tennant Back as ‘Doctor Who’
To help celebrate the 60th anniversary of the long-running British fantasy “Doctor Who” (Disney+, streaming) brings back the 10th actor to step into the role, David Tennant, who starred in…
Friday TV: A Whole Lot of New Netflix Imports
A Swedish teenager and daughter of a priest is accused of murder in the new Swedish series “A Nearly Normal Family” (Netflix, streaming), one of a handful of international imports…
Thanksgiving TV: Balloons, Dogs, Football
The 97th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC, 8:30 a.m.) seems to be starting a little earlier than usual, but it’s repeated in full at 2 p.m. New balloons this…