French cuisine and bowling are at the center of our new content recommendations–and both new series are true stories of regular people who defied expectations to become great in their field. We’re also fond of one of the more underrated CW shows, and although neither … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/31/2022
Oscar Isaac joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe for its sixth official TV series, a couple of more amateur crime-fighters finish their first season on Syfy and reveal if they’ll save the world (or at least their small part), Jason is distracted by a slow-moving French … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/30/2022
Lifetime movies are becoming so popular, they are now showing up on major streaming services–or, well, at least a remake of a Lifetime movie with an archetypical Lifetime movie trope is on Hulu. This Tuesday also features an HBO documentary about the plague we forget … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/29/2022
There’s a clear thread of strong women running through today’s recommendations, whether it’s journalists persevering in the search for truth in dangerous circumstances, a tremendous actress seeking the inspiration for her breakthrough (and Oscar winning) role, or an American chef who fought her way to … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/28/2022
It’s that day when statues are handed out for being the greatest pretenders, when we remember some of the people who died in the last year (and inevitably forget to remember at least one all-time great), and when voices battle red-lit fanfares to get the … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/27/2022
An affable cook and a killer fog star in our two favorite suggestions for an average Saturday! KATHERINE’S PICK:Be My Guest with Ina Garten [Discovery+]The woman I pretend it my aunt, Ina Garten, launches a new series starring her famous friends (like Katie Couric) who come … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/26/2022
It’s all about the music… at least on this Streaming Friday (and it’s not all streaming either). We’ve got a young singer documenting her surprise viral hit, a Minneapolis soul singer/rapper/downright icon declaring size ain’t nothing but a number, the latest episode of a show … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/25/2022
It’s an all hands on deck day as a pair of Screen Scholar favorites comes back, a video game from the 1990s finally comes to cinematic (well, serial TV) life, and a megachurch is toppled by its own corruption–and documentarians are there! NAVANI’S PICK:Atlanta [FX, … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/24/2022
While our Scholars are mostly focused on new episodes of some favorite shows, Clive Davis hosts a clip concert festival, a slapstick, often clever, character-based UK comedy returns along with two new-to-us Canadian programs: a sketch comedy collection and an intriguing coming-of-age thriller. JASON’S PICK:Clive … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/23/2022
Quinta Brunson has brought the workplace sitcom back to respectability with a show that will assuredly be the rare network show that winds up on multiple year-end top tens (including our own?). It returns to its timeslot with a new set of shows leading the … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/22/2022
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