Monday TV: Sister Una’s Last Hurrah
Sister Una was already an unusual nun — smoking, drinking and wisecracking were her habits; she certainly didn’t wear one. So when she learned stage 4 cancer gave her nine…
Sunday TV: ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’s End
Many things are on tonight, few as anticipated as the start of the 12th and final season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO, 10:05 p.m.), Larry David’s scathing comedy that has…
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Here are some other things I've written lately: A survey of 24 museum shows to see at Smithsonian museums in 2024, for SmithsonianMagazine.com Remembering Wayne Kramer, the influential MC5 guitarist,…
Saturday TV: Warming to the Austen Re-Enactor
The first of a month’s worth of romance films inspired by Jane Austen is “Paging Mr. Darcy” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.), about a scholar who meets a “Pride and Prejudice” re-enactor…
Friday TV: A Fresh New ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’
Daniel Glover and Mya Erskine (of “Pen15”) become the husband and wife killers for hire in an engaging new series version of “Mr. And Mrs. Smith” (Prime Video, streaming). Co-created…
Thursday TV: When Martin Met Malcolm
The third season of the anthology series “Genius” focuses on the two iconic Civil Rights leaders and how their opposing views helped the cause. “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.)…