Monday TV: NBC’s New ‘The Hunting Party’
To “Tracker” and “Found,” we can add “The Hunting Party” (NBC, 10 p.m.) to the growing number of broadcast network dramas about looking for people, indicating that the culture itself…
Sunday TV: Trevor Noah Back to Host Grammys
Beyoncé leads all nominees for tonight’s 67th Grammy Awards (CBS, 8 p.m.) from the former Staples Center in L.A. But she isn’t listed among the performers. Among those slated to…
Saturday TV: TCM’s ’31 Days of Oscar’ Begins
Turner Classic Movies kicks off another 31 Days of Oscar, unleashing scores of Academy Award-winning films. But it is organizing it in yet another way — by the kind of…
Friday TV: The Vietnam War Revisited
The first major documentary series about the war since Ken Burns, the new six-part “Vietnam: The War That Changed America” (Apple TV+, streaming) marks the 50th anniversary of the fall…
Thursday TV: ‘Mo’ Back for Its Second Season
It's been more than two years since its first season, but the timing is right for Mohammed Amer and the second season of his heartfelt comedy “Mo” (Netflix, streaming). In…
Movie Review: ‘Saint Nick of Bethlehem’
It’s been more than a month since Christmas, but they were sending around an indie film called “Saint Nick of Bethlehem” for reviews. Maybe because it would have been lost…
Wednesday TV: ‘Spider-Man’ with Strings
The comic book roots of the Marvel superhero are stressed in the new animated series “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” (Disney+, streaming), but apparently not inclusiveness. The kid lending his voice…
Tuesday TV: ‘Great Migrations’ Series on PBS
The movements North by Black Americans in the first half of the 20th century -- and then back South again in more recent decades -- are all part of the…
Capital Radio 1-27-25: Garth Hudson, R.I.P.
Capital Radio this week saluted Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band, who died Jan. 21 at 87, with songs from that standout outfit, as well as some…
Monday TV: Half a Century of ‘SNL’ Music
Roots drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson knows a thing or two about putting together a solid music documentary from old footage, as his "Summer of Soul" showed. So he’s a good…