Film: The Greatest Player Nobody Knew
One of the great unsung stars of basketball — except maybe in Los Angeles — is Raymond Lewis, who became something of a high school legend, scoring as many as…
Sunday TV: Conference Championships
No need to pretend that anything will be bigger on TV today than the NFL conference championships that will determine who will go to the Super Bowl in two weeks.…
Saturday TV: A Return to Colder Climes
Winter’s a good time to premiere the six-part sequel “Frozen Planet II” (BBC America, 8 p.m.), with David Attenborough exploring wildlife in the Arctic and Antarctic, starting with a look…
Friday TV: ‘Shrinking’ Expectations
Jason Segel plays a therapist who starts breaking rules while grieving a dead spouse on the new series “Shrinking” (Apple TV+, streaming), which turns out to be a comedy only…
The Spirit of ‘Columbo’ in New ‘Poker Face’
Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” movies are popular enough to have him doing Hollywood features full time. But he steps away from that success to bring something that really hasn’t been…
Also Thursday: ‘The 1619 Project’ on Hulu
Bad news for white supremacists trying to ban Rebekah Hannah-Jones' Pulitzer Prize-winning tome from schools. Now there’s a six-part documentary series of “The 1619 Project” (Hulu, streaming) available to all…
Wednesday TV: Hulu’s ‘Extraordinary’
There’s no shortage of shows where the star somehow attains superpowers. In the brash new “Extraordinary” (Hulu, streaming), a woman struggles because everybody's got a superpower but her. Mairead Tyers…
Tuesday TV: The Life of Roberta Flack
Born in Black Mountain, N.C., but raised largely in the Washington, D.C. area, Roberta Flack was discovered singing in a local jazz club and became one of the most influential…
Capital Radio, 1-23-23: Year of the Rabbit
The Chinese Lunar New Year brings us the Year of the Rabbit, so there are songs from Bright Eyes, The Cramps, Elton John and T. Rex about our long-eared friends.…
Monday TV: Rose Distribution Resumes
Zach Shallcross, a 26-year-old castoff from the last season of “The Bachelorette,” is now “The Bachelor” (ABC, 8 p.m.), choosing from 30 women who line up for the 27th season.…