Wednesday TV: The Real African Queen
Black history goes back centuries in Jada Pinkett-Smith’s new documentary series “African Queens: Njinga” (Netflix, streaming) covering the reign of the 17th century warrior queen of Ndongo and Matamba in…
Tuesday TV: Love Through Dating Shows
On Valentine’s Day, love is a game. At least it is on television, where the idea must be that anyone not out on a date must be home watching shows…
Capital Radio 2-13-23: Celebrating Burt
Paying tribute to the ace pop songwriter Burt Bacharach, who died last week at 94, is an effort in curation, with thousands of possibilities to choose from. Yes, we could…
Monday TV: ‘Love in the Time of Fentanyl’
A ragtag group of artists, misfits and drug users operate a renegade safe-injection site in drug-ravaged downtown Vancouver in Colin Askey’s documentary “Love in the Time of Fentanyl.” It makes…
Sunday TV: Apparently, a Football Game
Yes, there’s Super Bowl LVII has Philadelphia vs. Kansas City (Fox, 6:30 p.m.) in Glendale, Ariz.Rihanna heads the halftime show; Chris Stapleton sings the National Anthem, with Troy Kotsur, the…
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…