Sunday TV: ‘House of the Dragon’ Season Finale
The second season finale comes for the “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon” (HBO, 9 p.m.) and that usually mens a lot of reptiles flying around, breathing-fire, in…
Saturday TV: ‘Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes’
She was so glamorous, even as a little girl, that she got her first starring role in Hollywood by just walking into the studio. The fascinating Hollywood documentary “Elizabeth Taylor:…
Friday TV: Sandy Cheeks Gets Her Moment
Forever the squirrelly SpongeBob SquarePants sidekick, Sandy Cheeks finally gets her own spotlight in “Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie” (Netflix, streaming), done in a sleek CGI manner unlike…
Thursday TV: ‘A Good Girls Guide to Murder’
Emma Meyers of “Wednesday” both looks like a teenager and has a glum curiosity that makes her character Pip Fitz-Amobi a convincing one in Poppy Cogan’s six-episode adaptation of the…
Wednesday TV: Everest’s ‘Mountain Queen’
Lhakpa Sherpa was already the first Nepali woman to summit and survive a climb of Mount Everest. Now a single mother working as a cleaner at a Whole Foods in…
Tuesday TV: The Right Rises Up in Germany
A new report on “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) looks at the rise of far right extremists on anti-immigrant rhetoric in Germany. “Germany’s Enemy Within” is directed by…
Capital Radio 7-29-24: Praising Paris, Etc.
The Olympic Games and especially its way out opening ceremonies last got us panting for Paris with a set of French stars and songs about the City of Light (nothing…
Review: Awa Sal Secka Sings ‘Summertime’
Signature Theatre is serving up a refreshing tonic for this summer’s unbearable heat in the form of a swinging cabaret show, “Summertime: Awa Sal Secka Sings Ladies of Jazz.” The…
Monday TV: Michael Chang’s Immigrant Roots
Michael Chang, who became the youngest man in history to win a singles major in tennis, winning the 1989 French Open at 17, tells how he was shaped by his…
Sunday TV: K-Pop Invades Prime Time
Still trying to figure out what K-Pop is all about? The first K-pop broadcast in the U.S. in prime time, KCON 2024 (CW, 8 p.m.), will feature a pre-recorded set…