Tuesday TV: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Concludes
The difficult and troublesomely prescient drama “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu, streaming) with Elisabeth Moss comes to an end after five seasons with something hopeful — an uprising. A new two-part…
Monday TV: The American Music Awards Return
“The American Music Awards” (CBS, 8 p.m.) return after a two year hiatus. Jennifer Lopez hosts (and will perform), as will special award recipients Janet Jackson and Rod Stewart. Also…
Sunday TV: The Last of ‘The Last of Us’ Season
“The Last of Us” (HBO, 9 p.m.) is guaranteed to have one standout episode a season. And this time around, it was last week’s about the anatomy of Joel and…
Saturday TV: Robert Pattinson Gets Cloned
The first film from South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho since his Oscar-winning “Parasite,” “Mickey 17” (HBO, 8 p.m.) makes its premium cable debut. Released in theaters only in March,…
Friday TV: Pee-wee Herman Tells His Own Tale
The very private Paul Rubens, whose most famous character 11:30was Pee-Wee Herman, told his life story for cameras beofre he died in 2023 at 70. The result is a two-part…
Film Review: Long Movie for Short Ride
The rules of Professional Bull Riding, I have recently learned, involve staying on a bull for eight seconds, while holding on with one hand. Creating a feature film about an…
Thursday TV: Yummy New Series ‘Sirens’
There are too many limited series about the superrich, but the new “Sirens” (Netflix, streaming) looks pretty strong, based on the appealing lead, Meghann Fahy who tries to rescue her…
Wednesday TV: Another Gordon Ramsay Show
In his umpteenth culinary series, the abrasive British chef goes undercover to help restaurants in need. The new “Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service” (Fox, 9 p.m.) begins its run at the…
Tuesday TV: Nine More ‘Perfect Strangers’
Nicole Kidman, in a new wig, heads up a second season of “Nine Perfect Strangers” (Hulu, streaming), a kind of poor-man’s “White Lotus” in which a new cast joins a…
Capital Radio 5-19-25: Pete Townshend Turns 80
Pete Townshend turned 80, Grace Jones is 77 and Paul Brady, 78. All were honored on Capital radio as well as other music figures born this day, from Joey Ramone…