Tuesday TV: All About Pope Francis
A new season begins for the biographical series “In their Own Words” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) which begins with no less than the life of Pope Francis, the…
Monday TV: 100 Years of Olympic Films
Whatever happens in Tokyo later this week, Turner Classic Movies presents 100 years of Olympic films, with “The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912” (5 a.m.), “The White Stadium”…
Sunday TV: Riding the 100-Foot Wave
Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara came out of retirement to fulfill his dream of riding a wave taller than an 8-story wave in Nazaré, Portugal the documentary series “100 Foot Wave”…
Saturday TV: ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ Returns
“Say Yes to the Dress” (TLC, 8 p.m.) returns for 20th season, with Kendall Vertes of “Dance Moms” helping his sister Ryleigh find a dress and stand up to their…
McCartney Considers His Beatles Role
Given the size and power of the Baby Boomers demo, it's a wonder the whole of TV isn't back to back classic rock documentaries. But there are actually quite a…
Also on Friday: Stuck in ‘Schmigadoon!’
“Schmigadoon!” (Apple TV+, streaming) is a fun thing — a musical comedy series about a modern couple who stumble into a strange, magical town that seems to be stuck in…
Thursday TV: Here Comes ‘Dr. Death’
Joshua Jackson stars as a Dallas neurosurgeon who maimed and killed patients in the limited series “Dr. Death” (Peacock, streaming), which also stars Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater and AnnaSophia Robb. …
Film Review: ‘Marathon’ Mockumentary
Christopher Guest’s mock documentaries on dog shows and local theater groups are classics in the genre and are likely upper mind to the makers of “Marathon,” a new comedy that…
Wednesday TV: ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’
Lena Headey, the erstwhile Cersei Lannister on “Game of Thrones,” stars in a new film about an elite assassin and her estranged daughter, who is also a hit woman in…
Tuesday TV: Baseball’s All-Star Game
Midsummer is marked by the arrival of the MLB All-Star Game (Fox, 8 p.m.) taking place this year in Denver's Coors Field. Christopher Jackson, who played Washington in “Hamilton” will…