Sunday TV: Sordid Side of Pop Stardom
From the people who gave you “Euphoria,” here’s a stylish series promising to be every bit as squalid and over-the-top. The difference with “The Idol” (HBO, 10 p.m.) is that…
Saturday TV: The Stanley Cup Finals Begin
The Stanley Cup Finals begin with Florida at Vegas (TBS, TNT, truTV, 8 p.m.) with Game 1. Still not on broadcast TV, but at least on three cable networks. Surviving…
Friday TV: The Story of Little Richard
Good golly Miss Molly, there’s finally a documentary on the flamboyant architect of rock ’n’ roll, who for these purposes is instead called “Little Richard: The King and Queen of…
Movie: Kiernan Shipka Stars in ‘Wildflower’
Just as it was a pleasure watching Kiernan Shipka grow up before our eyes on “Mad Men,” portraying a seven to 15-year-old Sally Draper, it’s an equal pleasure to see…
Thursday TV: The NBA Finals Begin at Last
The NBA Finals begin with Miami at Denver (ABC, 7:30 p.m.) in a prime time Game 1. From Denmark comes the romantic drama “A Beautiful Life” (Netflix, streaming), starring the…
Wednesday TV: Ted Lasso Maybe Says Bye
The third season finale of “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+, streaming) today may well also be the series finale, it has been hinted. If so, tears will be shed, and lessons…
Tuesday TV: Uvalde, Texas One Year Later
A year after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that killed 21, “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) looks at the trauma in the community, its healing, the failed…
Capital Radio, Memorial Day and Tina
How to encapsulate all that was Tina Turner? Her death last week at 83 left us with a wealth of music over a number of decades, rising in the abusive…
Monday TV: Reality Winner’s Interrogation
Reality winners may be common on TV, but this Reality Winner is the 25-year-old former Air Force intelligence specialist who leaked a report showing Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S.…
Sunday TV: The Big ‘Succession’ Finale
One of the great current series, “Succession” (HBO, 9 p.m.) ends tonight in a highly anticipated 90-minute series finale that will once and for all answer the question posed in…