Monday TV: Brave Attorney in Israel
Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel earned a name (and some enemies) in Israel for staunch defense of Palestinians who have resisted the occupation. She’s profiled fighting two cases in a film…
Sunday TV: Charlie Manson Returns
The planned premiere of the latest true crime documentary series “Helter Skelter: An American Myth” (Epic, 10 p.m.) last month was delayed because the world was ablaze in police violence…
Saturday TV: ‘Surviving Joe Exotic’
The majestic tigers who escaped the random gunfire of the psychotic at the head of the year’s biggest streaming hit "Tiger King" get their own animal-centric special with “Surviving Joe…
Other Things I’ve Written Recently
Here are a few things I've written lately elsewhere: A preview of what the future holds for television this fall for AARP the Magazine. Suggestions for the best space and…
Friday TV: Rosamund Gets ‘Radioactive’
Rosamund Pike plays chemist Marie Curie in the new film “Radioactive” (Amazon, streaming). Based on a graphic novel about the two time Nobel Prize winner, it’s also directed by a…
Thursday TV: Play Ball, Wear Masks
A long delayed opening day starts an already-stunted 60-game season with the start of Major League Baseball. Dr. Anthony Fauci throws out the first pitch with the Yankees at Washington…
Wednesday TV: Even More Awkward Dating
Daters on the autistic spectrum get a chance to mingle on the new reality series “Love on the Spectrum” (Netflix, streaming), whose charms grow because it’s all shot in Australia.…
Tuesday TV: COVID-19’s Dire Effects
On a day when the White House reinstitutes its unreliably upbeat coronavirus briefing (at about 5 p.m.) because it had “great ratings” and was in a “good slot,” other shows…
Monday TV: Radical Monarchs Fly High
Making its debut on “POV” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings), Linda Goldstein Knowlton’s “We are the Radical Monarchs” chronicles the work of a group of young girls of color…
Thursday TV: A ’30 Rock’ Reunion for Some
As anticipated as it is, the “30 Rock: A One Time Special” (NBC, 8 p.m.) won’t be as swell as the pandemic reunion episode that preceded it, from “Parks &…