Also Sunday: Final Season of ‘The Affair’
While it at first seemed “The Affair” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) was lasting a lot longer than its original intent, the new and final season seems welcome indeed. Creator Sarah Treem…
Saturday TV: ‘The Making of Motown’
Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson trade stories on the beginnings of their lucrative partnership in Detroit, producing some of the greatest soul records of the 20th century in “Hitsville: The…
Friday TV: Finding Stardom via Streaming
A teenager's road to fame via internet videos is followed in Liza Mandelup’s engrossing documentary “Jawline” (Hulu, streaming), which concentrates on the a 16 year old Austyn Tester, who posts…
Thursday TV: Adieu to Beloved ‘Baskets’
When it first premiered three years ago, it seemed so perfect I worried that it was made just for me - some kind of concoction derived from a fever dream:…
Wednesday TV: They Knew It Was Coming
The nine-year-olds who are featured in the premiere of the revived “Psychic Kids” (A&E, 10 p.m.) maybe weren’t alive when the third and final season of the original version of…
Tuesday TV: Finales for ‘Pose,’ Arturo
Janet Mock directs the second season finale of “Pose” (FX, 10 p.m.), chronicling the New York City drag ballroom scene as the AIDS crisis worsened. The British comic has a…
Monday TV: ‘The Great Stone Face’
Buster Keaton deserves a full day’s focus on Turner Classic Movies, with two showings of the Peter Bogdanovich-directed “The Great Buster: A Celebration” (8 p.m. and 12:30 a.m.) and a…
Sunday TV: Danny McBride’s New Jerk
Danny McBride has been an expert at creating a blustery, quick-triggered jerk of a character for premium cable comedies, first in “Eastbound and Down” and then “Vice Principals.” Seems a…
Friday TV: ‘Mindhunter’ is Back to Work
One of the best series of the streaming era, David Fincher’s “Mindhunter” (Netflix, streaming) returns for a second season of investigating the psyches of serial killers. Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany…
Thursday TV: More Desperate Housewives
Marc Cherry’s fascination with desperate housewives continues in his move to streaming services, where his high-gloss soaps of matrimony and murder continues with “Why Women Kill” (CBS All Access, streaming),…