Capital Radio, 1-23-23: Year of the Rabbit
The Chinese Lunar New Year brings us the Year of the Rabbit, so there are songs from Bright Eyes, The Cramps, Elton John and T. Rex about our long-eared friends.…
Monday TV: Rose Distribution Resumes
Zach Shallcross, a 26-year-old castoff from the last season of “The Bachelorette,” is now “The Bachelor” (ABC, 8 p.m.), choosing from 30 women who line up for the 27th season.…
Sunday TV: New ‘Accused’ After Football
For as many sharp shows that Howard Gordon has been a part of, from “24” to “Homeland,” his new “Accused” (Fox. 9 p.m.) is a bit of a puzzle. It’s…
Film Review: Powerful ‘You Resemble Me’
Dina Amer’s mesmerizing, elegiac film “You Resemble Me” begins with the lovely interactions of a couple of sisters, age seven and 9, tumbling through life and the outskirts of Paris…
Saturday TV: Aubrey Plaza’s ‘SNL’ Debut
Newly blonde Aubrey Plaza hosts “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) for the first time, with Sam Smith as musical guest. The "SNL" rerun at 10 p.m. is a show…
Friday TV: ‘Truth Be Told’ Returns
Octavia Spencer returns for season three of “Truth Be Told” (Apple TV+, streaming) about an investigative reporter turned true crime podcaster. Gabrielle Union joins the cast as a teacher fighting…
Thursday TV: Now it’s ‘That ’90s Show’
One of the most memorable components of “That 70s Show” were not necessarily the young people in the basement but the distinctive parents upstairs. Debra Rupp and Kurtwood Smith return,…
Wednesday TV: A Tree Grows in Scotland
Do you know about the 500-year-old Scots pine tree that lives along the West Highland? “Nature” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) traces its rich history and introduces some of…
Tuesday TV: A New ‘Night Court’ In Session
The latest network reboot digs back nearly 40 years to the mid-80s with a revived “Night Court” (NBC, 8 p.m.). This time it’s the popular Melissa Rauch of “Big Bang…
Capital Radio 1-16: Martin Luther King Day
It was Charlie Parker’s “Now is the Time” that helped inspire a key line in Martin Luther King’s 1963 speech at the March on Washington. So The Bird begins the…