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 &…
Tuesday TV: The NBA Begins Its New Season
The Nuggets hoist their championship banner before they host the Lakers in the opening game of the NBA season. Then Los Angeles at Denver (TNT, 7:30 p.m.) is then followed…
Capital Radio, 10-23-23: Big Ghost Takeover
Started with a salute to the recently departed, beginning with jazz composer and pianist Carla Bley, including works with Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason to Linda Ronstadt — and we heard…
Monday TV: From Genocide to Hollywood
Aurora Mardiganian, a survivor of the Armenian genocide who escaped to Hollywood to become a silent film star, has her story told with striking animation and period silent film in…
Sunday TV: Mr. Chow Goes Back to Art
The restauranteur turned artist is profiled in Nick Hooker’s documentary “AKA Mr. Chow” (HBO, 9 p.m.). Interviewees not only include Michael Chow and his family, but artists Julian Schnabel, Ed…