Friday TV: Frederick Wiseman Goes to Dinner
Frederick Wiseman’s 44th documentary takes him to countryside bistro in central France — a Michelin 3-star restaurant operated by the same family for four generations. As with his earlier films,…
Thursday TV: Solution Found to ‘3 Body Problem’
Liu Cixin’s well-regarded sci-fi novel “3 Body Problem” (Netflix, streaming) is in good hands in this series adaptation, coming in part from David Benioff and D.B. Weis of “Game of…
Wednesday TV: Kristen Wiig in ‘Palm Royale’
Kristen Wiig stars in her first series, as a social climber in 1960s Palm Beach, where her country club competition is formidable, led by Allison Janney, The colorful “Palm Royale”…
Tuesday TV: José Andrés Pauses for a Party
Taking a moment from his laudable work feeding war zones with his World Central Kitchen, “Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés" (Prime Video, streaming) whips up some food and conversation…
Capital Radio 3-18-24: TikTok Raspberries
Our salute to Eric Carmen came with the rare one-two punch of “All By Myself” following the Rachmaninoff piano concerto that inspired it, topped by a pint of hits from…
Monday: National Geographic’s ‘Photographer’
The best of those behind the camera for National Geographic get their own showcase, one by one, on “Photographer” (National Geographic, 8 p.m.), starting with the work of Paul Nicklen…
Sunday TV: Paul Simon’s ‘In Restless Dreams’
The two-part, four-hour “In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon” (MGM+, streaming), documentarian Alex Gibney follows the 82-year-old songwriter’s process in making his unusual, most recent album, “Seven Psalms”…
Saturday: Queen Latifah Hosts NAACP Awards
Queen Latifah hosts The 55th NAACP Image Awards (CBS, 8 p.m.) Winners announced early include “The Color Purple,” Michael B. Jordan, Michelle Buteau and the animated “The Proud Family: Louder…
Friday TV: Lindsay Lohan in Another Switch
It’s Lindsay Lohan in a rom-com for St. Patrick’s weekend, with “Irish Wish” (Netflix, streaming) in which she finds herself making a wish and switching places with her best friend,…
Thursday TV: Annette Bening Goes Missing
Fresh from her Oscar nomination, Annette Bening stars in the new limited series “Apples Never Fall” (Peacock, streaming). Then again, almost immediately she goes missing, causing chaos in her tennis-coaching…