Wednesday TV: Joe Exotic and the Gang
Joe Exotic is in jail and Carole Baskin won’t cooperate, but there are enough other oddballs in the private zoo wild kingdom to fill the new sequel, “Tiger King 2”…
Tuesday TV: Surviving the Refugee Crisis
Megan Mylan, director of “Lost Boys of Sudan” and “Smile Pinki,” returns with the new documentary “Simple as Water” (HBO, 9 p.m.) following the journey of four refugee families from…
Monday TV: The News From Storm Lake
At a time when it seems local newspapers are in dire straits, it’s heartening to see the work going on in a small northern Iowa town, where the local biweekly…
Sunday TV: ‘Mayor of Kingstown,’ Adele
The gritty new drama “Mayor of Kingstown” (Paramount+, streaming) is set in a small town in Michigan where the prison is the big employer and a trio of brothers seem…
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…
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…
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…