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…
Wednesday TV: ‘Squid Games: The Challenge’
Part of the appeal of “Squid Game,” the most popular foreign series Netflix ever had, were the metaphors of the over-the-top games, where losers in the red light-green light games…
Tuesday: Fifth Season ‘Fargo’ Returns to Form
“Fargo” (FX, 10 p.m.) returns to top form with its fifth season premiere. After a strange season set in Kansas City in the ‘50s, this one returns solidly to the…
Capital Radio, 11-20-23: Thanksgiving, Etc.
The impending holiday brings “Almost Thanksgiving Day” and a slew of songs spelling out gratitude, from Sam & Dave to Big Star, Talking Heads to Leonard Cohen. Birthdays were celebrated…