Wednesday TV: The Boxer from Auschwitz
HBO marks Holocaust Day of Remembrance with a powerful new Barry Levinson film about a Polish man who survived Auschwitz by participating in cruel boxing matches held for the enjoyment…
Tuesday TV: Songs of Holocaust Survivors
A group of singer songwriters met up with Holocaust survivors in the Hudson Valley to help share their stories and possibly help their healing through song, culminating in an emotional…
Capital Radio, 4-25-22: France & Flutes
Emmanuel Macron's decisive win for French president over his right wing opponent is all it took to celebrate France, Paris and the French language for an hour or so. When…
Monday TV: A Return to Baltimore’s Police
The legacy of “The Wire” only seems to have grown in the 12 years since its final episode. Its excellence in depicting the police and dealers in Baltimore’s never-ending war…
Sunday TV: Another Man Falls to Earth
There would seem no reason to remake a movie so well associated with David Bowie, but the smartly-written new series version of “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (Showtime, 10…
Saturday TV: Bogdanovich’s ‘Saint Jack’
Turner Classic Movies’ two-night salute to Peter Bogdanavich, who died in January at 82 concludes with the little seen “Saint Jack” (8 p.m.), starring Ben Gazzara as an American pimp…
Friday TV: Foy in ‘A Very British Scandal’
Having played Queen Elizabeth on “The Crown,” Claire Foy plays a lesser royal — Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, an icy gold-digging socialite who snared the odious Ian Campbell, Duke…
Film: Baseball’s Intimidating Strike King
If anybody in the last half century of baseball deserves a bio film, it’s Nolan Ryan, the hard throwing Texan pitcher, who racked up dozens of records in a 27…
Thursday TV: ‘The Flight Attendant’ is Back
Kaley Cuoco returns for the second season of “The Flight Attendant” (HBO Max, streaming). The former stewardess is living in Los Angeles, where she is a part time CIA asset.…
Wednesday TV: ‘Russian Doll’ Returns
Three years after its first season got some attention and Emmy nominations “Russian Doll” (Netflix, streaming) is back for a second season and a new concept as Natasha Lyonne’s character…