Tuesday TV: The Cold War Never Thawed
Now that “Oppenheimer” has gotten your attention, here’s a documentary on the Cold War that followed and continues today. Brian Knappenberger’s “Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War” (Netflix,…
Monday TV: The Last Gasp for ‘Young Royals’
The third and final season comes for the Swedish teen romantic drama “Young Royals” (Netflix, streaming). The first five episodes, available today, will be capped by the finale next Monday. …
Sunday TV: The First Oscars Before Sundown
Holding The 96th Academy Awards (ABC, 7 p.m.) earlier than usual on a day when Daylight Savings Time starts mean the sun won’t even be down by the time Jimmy…
Saturday TV: The 30th Day of Oscars
Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar reaches Day 30 with more best picture nominees and winners with “The Champ” (7:30 a.m.), “Top Hat” (9 a.m.), “The Maltese Falcon” (11…
Friday TV: Millie Bobby Brown is the ‘Damsel’
Millie Bobby Brown stars in the new film “Damsel” (Netflix, streaming), in which she meets a Prince Charming, who puts her in a cave where she has to fight a…
Thursday TV: State of the Union Everywhere
Joe Biden gives his third State of the Union Address (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, 9 p.m.) before a joint session of Congress to make a case for…
Wednesday TV: Italy’s Biggest Porn Star
Netflix gets explicit with its latest Italian import — a seven-part drama about the prolific adult film star Rocco Siffredi, who made 1,300 adult films before his retirement. “Supersex” (Netflix,…
Tuesday: Inside the ‘Troubled Teen’ Industry
In the realm of cult documentary series, add the three-episode “The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping” (Netflix, streaming) to the sub-section of them that expose the rise of abusive "tough…
Monday TV: Women Only Nature Films
It’s a step forward that all the filmmakers involved in the new wildlife nature series “Queens” (National Geographic, 8 p.m.) are women. But having all the animal subjects of the…
Sunday TV: Kate Winslet in HBO’s ‘The Regime’
Kate Winslet is very good as a rather addled, paranoid Eastern European leader in the political satire “The Regime” (HBO, 9 p.m.). It's from Will Tracy, a former writer for…