As the world spins towards chaos lately, we are reminded of anniversaries from another chaotic time, but one where hope felt a bit closer around the corner. Also, gangsters and teens. KATHERINE’S PICK: Tiananmen: Seven Weeks That Changed The World [PBS, 9p] Two very serious … Continue reading What To Watch: 06/25/2019
On Sunday, one over-the-top drama returned, and now, Tuesday, it’s the king of serving realness itself. Yes, the category is game show sass and the Whammy is back to… no, of course, we’re talking about Pose, that captivating snapshot of the 1980s NYC drag scene. But, … Continue reading What To Watch: 06/11/2019
The last couple days have been kind of the calm before the storm (be ready for a relentless flurry of June returns and debuts), but there’s some great stuff between the Moms — both Dance and Teen — cracks. JASON’S PICK: Oslo Killing [Sundance Now] … Continue reading What To Watch: 06/04/2019
This Tuesday, Screen Scholars is all about the news, even the fictional news (not to be confused with “fake news” which we really don’t want to get into right now). Television’s got real stories of a groundbreaking racer, the most punk rock Senate candidate, and … Continue reading What To Watch: 05/28/2019
We’ve got ice cream for you tonight. Need we say more? If so, we’ve also got mob thrillers, media-themed dramas, and some biting polemical stand-up. FIONA’S PICK: The Bold Type [Freeform, 8p] Last week tiny Jane learned an important lesson in embracing failure. Without Scarlet as … Continue reading What to Watch: 06/26/2018
While you sort through whatever the hell happened this morning and its international consequences — who knew Kim Jong-Un was such a Hydrox-over-Oreos man — here’s some non-MSNBC or CNN or C-Span or Comedy Central or F … no, that’s all the news channels … … Continue reading What to Watch: 06/12/2018
Now, the story of a fake television family and the one man who said some really dumb things to try to keep them all together, essentially awkwardly mansplaining away a cast member’s aggression, as it all became an Arrested Development-style mess. It’s Season 5. On the plus … Continue reading What to Watch: 05/29/2018
