Film Review: ‘The King of Kings,’ Cartoon Jesus
About the time he was creating the crowd-pleasing “David Copperfield,” Charles Dickens was writing a book meant for a much smaller audience — his children. “The Life of Our Lord,”…
Wednesday TV: ‘The Dark Side of Kidfluencing’
The shady, unregulated world of child influencers, who are often nudged into sexier situations to lure bigger audiences — often by the parents filming them -- is the basis of…
Tuesday TV: The Last of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Perhaps, like me, you stopped watching “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu, streaming) after modern political reality started to emulate its dark dystopia a little too much. Nonetheless, here’s the sixth and…
Capital Radio 4-7-25: Remembering Clem Burke
Late news of Clem Burke’s death this morning at 70 meant lots of last minute changes in order to properly pay tribute to the great drummer from Blondie, first with…
Monday TV: How They Made ‘A Goofy Movie’
I missed the part when the 1995 animated feature “A Goofy Movie” became some sort of generational touchstone. But the coming of age film involving one of the oldest Disney…
Sunday TV: ‘The White Lotus’ Finale in Thailand
As slowly as it took to get going, this season’s “White Lotus” (HBO, 9 p.m.) has been entertaining on a number of fronts, from the poisoned family from North Carolina…
Saturday TV: Here Comes the Final Four at Last
Here it is: the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four, ready to go, with Florida vs. Auburn (CBS, 6 p.m.) followed by Houston vs. Duke (CBS, 8:30 p.m.). It plays…
Friday TV: ‘Austin City Limits’ Celebrates 50th
The other late night show marking a half century this year has a two-hour special, “Austin City Limits Celebrates 50 Years” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). Performers include Leon…
Thursday TV: New ‘Pulse’ From Netflix
At a time when ER dramas are back in style, after the success of shows like “The Pitt” (Max, streaming), here’s “Pulse” (Netflix, streaming), a new show about a Miami…
Wednesday TV: Remembering Oklahoma City
The 30th anniversary of deadliest instance of domestic terror happens this month, and the first documentary that will mark that dark date is the three episode “Oklahoma City Bombing: One…