Saturday TV: ‘Black + Iconic: Style Gods’
Emmy, Tony and Grammy-winning actor Billy Porter narrates the new documentary series “Black + Iconic: Style Gods” (BET VH1, 8 p.m.), highlighting the legacy and impact of Black figures in…
Friday TV: Retro Futuristic Salesmen
The stylish new series “Hello Tomorrow!” (Apple TV+, streaming) stars Billy Crudup as the leader of a group of salesmen offering timeshares on the moon. Hank Azaria, Alison Pill and…
Thursday: New Comedy ‘Animal Control’
Joel McHale stars in a new workplace comedy “Animal Control” (Fox, 9 p.m.) with a cast that includes Ravi Patel, Grace Palmer, Alivina August and Michael Rowland. The second season…
Wednesday TV: The Real African Queen
Black history goes back centuries in Jada Pinkett-Smith’s new documentary series “African Queens: Njinga” (Netflix, streaming) covering the reign of the 17th century warrior queen of Ndongo and Matamba in…
Tuesday TV: Love Through Dating Shows
On Valentine’s Day, love is a game. At least it is on television, where the idea must be that anyone not out on a date must be home watching shows…
Capital Radio 2-13-23: Celebrating Burt
Paying tribute to the ace pop songwriter Burt Bacharach, who died last week at 94, is an effort in curation, with thousands of possibilities to choose from. Yes, we could…
Monday TV: ‘Love in the Time of Fentanyl’
A ragtag group of artists, misfits and drug users operate a renegade safe-injection site in drug-ravaged downtown Vancouver in Colin Askey’s documentary “Love in the Time of Fentanyl.” It makes…
Sunday TV: Apparently, a Football Game
Yes, there’s Super Bowl LVII has Philadelphia vs. Kansas City (Fox, 6:30 p.m.) in Glendale, Ariz.Rihanna heads the halftime show; Chris Stapleton sings the National Anthem, with Troy Kotsur, the…
Remembering Burt Bacharach, 1928-2023
What a long and wonderful career Burt Bacharach gave us before he died last week at 94. Forever associated with the 60s, through a remarkable series of complex yet breezy…
Saturday TV: Marc Maron Goes Dark
He’s talked to an awful lot of people in his garage for his popular podcast. But strangely, he’s never had his own HBO standup comedy special. So here’s “Marc Maron:…