Monday TV: Christmas Specials, Via the UK
You can count on the Brits to put together special episodes for Christmas (rather than filling the schedule with reruns). There are three available today. First of all, the Christmas…
Sunday TV: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ Of Course
You have the admire the restraint of a network having the rights to the film, but only playing “It’s a Wonderful Life” (NBC, 8 p.m.) once a season, tonight on…
Saturday TV: Jon Cryer’s New Sitcom
A bald-headed Jon Cryer returns to network comedy, paired with Abigail Spencer as a divorced couple taking turns raising kids in the family home. Her new beau, though, is a…
Friday TV: Emerald Fennell’s New Film ‘Saltburn’
The filmmaker Emerald Fennell follows up her last film, “Promising Young Woman” with the twisty thriller “Saltburn” (Prime Video, streaming) which makes its streaming debut tonight. Barry Keoghan stars as…
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…