Saturday TV: Carole Baskin Returns
In advance of “Tiger King 2,” coming next week, here’s the two-part “Carole Baskin’s Cage Fight” (Discovery+, streaming) about the efforts of the colorful animal lover (and current owner of…
Disney+ Day Marks Second Anniversary
The second anniversary of the big streaming service is celebrated on Disney+ Day, on which recent big movies like Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Jungle…
Also on Friday: ‘The Shrink Next Door’
The newly designated Sexiest Man Alive Paul Rudd teams up with Will Ferrell in the new dark comedy “The Shrink Next Door” (Apple TV+, streaming), based on the podcast about…
Thursday TV: Can’t Keep ‘The Game’ Down
After three seasons on the CW, and another six on BET, the sports sitcom “The Game” (Paramount+, streaming) has a new life on a third location. Once a spinoff of…
Chuck Prophet: Back Rockin’ the Strip Mall
Chuck Prophet is always cheery and maybe a little goofy on stage. But Sunday at Jammin’ Java out in Vienna, Va., he seemed cheerier than usual. “I don’t know if…
Wednesday TV: New Netflix Film ‘Passing’
Rebecca Hall wrote, produced and directed “Passing” (Netflix, streaming), a film based on a 1929 novel about two mixed-race friends who meet later in life, with one retaining an African…
The Magnetic Fields in Residence in D.C.
Prolific songwriter Stephin Merritt seems to respond best to creative prompts. Sixty=Nine Love Songs? Sure. A dozen songs that start with the letter I? Easy. One song representing each year…
Tuesday TV: Men’s College Hoops Start
The 2021-22 NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball season begins with a big doubleheader of Kansas vs. Michigan State (ESPN, 7 p.m.) and Kentucky vs, Duke (ESPN, 9:30 p.m.) at Madison…
Monday TV: ‘Ferguson Rises’ on PBS
Michael Brown Sr. recalls his son, killed by police in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014 and the rise of Black Lives Matter in Mobalaji Olambiwonnu’s documentary “Ferguson Rises,” which makes its…
Sunday TV: Serial Killer Moves North
n the new “Dexter: New Blood” (Showtime, 9 p.m.), Michael C. Hall returns as the serial killer who narrowly escaped capture on eight seasons of “Dexter.” Set 10 years after…