Thursday TV: Celebrating Dick Van Dyke’s 98th
Dick Van Dyke, who turned 98 this month, is celebrated in a two hour special tonight “Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic” (CBS, 9 p.m.), featuring a number of…
Film Review: ‘The Shift’ Bait and Switch
Trailers for “The Shift” makes it look like a sci-fi suspense thriller, with some recognizable stars (chief among them, Neal McDonough, above) and competent special effects such that people jump…
Wednesday TV: Bradley Cooper as Bernstein
A likely touch of class during holiday week is the streaming premiere of the Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” (Netflix, streaming), co-written, produced and directed by its star, Bradley Cooper. It’s…
Tuesday TV: Behind the Country’s Divisions
Divisions in society and declining trust in institutions have taken up the time of the veteran journalist since she stepped away from the anchor desk nearly a year ago. Her…
Capital Radio 12-18-23: Christmas Excess
The last show before Christmas warrants the annual avalanche of holiday songs, starting with the Bosstones, Aimee Mann and Nick Lowe, shifting to '60s oddities from Bobby Goldsboro and Brian…
Monday TV: Lidia and Mary Celebrate on PBS
They’re cooking for the holidays on public television tonight. First comes “25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) in which daytime host, above, marks…
Sunday TV: Willie Nelson Turns 90 (and 3/4)
The two-day event happened eight months ago at the Hollywood Bowl, but at last “WIllie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Celebration” (CBS, 8:30 p.m.) finally makes it to air, with performances of…
Saturday TV: Bowl Season and ‘Barbie’
College football’s bowl season begins today with seven games including UCLA vs. Boise State (ABC, 7:30 p.m.) in the LA Bowl in primetime network TV. Other bowl games today have…
Friday TV: ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’
Twenty three years after the original “Chicken Run,” here’s a return of the stop-motion flock in the feature “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” (Netflix, streaming). I guess it takes…
Thursday TV: Final Episodes of ‘The Crown’
Queen Elizabeth apparently does not die in the series finale of the solid series about her life “The Crown” (Netflix, streaming). But the final six episodes, being made available today…