What Are You Watching? ‘The Sopranos’
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
I was late to “The Sopranos” table, just starting to watch it a month or so ago. We wrapped it up last week, and I didn’t want it to...
What Are You Watching? ‘Only Murders in the Building’
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
The world is obsessed with true crime podcasts. I have never stopped to think about how strange it is to be intrigued by a topic that is so very...
What Are You Watching? ‘A Nation of Broth’
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
A bowl of rice is something you’ll commonly find on the table in Korean cuisine, but do you know what dish it greatly complements? A hot bowl of soup....
What Are You Watching? ‘Julia’
After having seen “Julie and Julia,” the Oscar-nominated film starring Meryl Streep, and a raft of documentaries about Julia Child, I watched “Julia,” an eight-part series from HBO Max, and was pleased to find...
What Are You Watching? ‘Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
In this season of basketball championships, if you’re not getting enough drama in the Celtics-Warriors series, you should dribble your clicker over to HBO Max and watch “Winning Time: Rise of the...
What Are You Watching? ‘Wild Babies’
Rating: 3.8/5 stars
Scrolling through the endless sea of Netflix's entertainment offerings on a weekend night, a nature docuseries titled “Wild Babies” caught my attention. After watching the trailer, I thought, “Hey, a show about...
What Are You Watching? ‘Black Mirror’
As a diehard “Twilight Zone” fan — who doesn’t love showrunner Rod Serling? — when Netflix came out with its science fiction anthology series, “Black Mirror,” I was immediately hooked.
A dark, cynical but fantastically...
What Are You Watching? ‘Better Call Saul’
There is a prequel to “Breaking Bad”?! I am always trying to recapture the “I can’t stop binge-watching this show” feeling that I had with my top two favorite shows of all binge-watching time...
What Are You Watching? ‘The Ritual’
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Have you ever come across a random image or video online and thought “Where did this come from?” That’s what happened when I saw a gif of the Eldritch...
What Are You Watching? ‘Outlander’
“Outlander” got me through COVID. It probably also saved my marriage. After 35 years together, 30 days isolated in the house in 2020 almost broke us. Then we stepped into the time-traveling world of...
What Are You Watching? ‘Our Great National Parks’
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
In Kenya’s Tsavo National Park, members of the Tsavo Trust antipoaching unit, alongside Kenya Wildlife Service rangers, carry military-style rifles and sport battle uniforms as they patrol the massive...
What Are You Watching? ‘Mare of Easttown’
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Ever subscribe to a streaming service just so you could watch one show? I did: HBO Max. I saw previews for “Mare of Easttown,” and knew I wanted to...
What Are You Watching? ‘Emily in Paris’ and ‘Halston’
I binge watched “Emily in Paris'' on Netflix, two seasons, 20 episodes. My husband took a four or five-episode break and then couldn’t resist and rejoined me for the last few. His interest was...
What Are You Watching? ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
For me, it’s more like what am I rewatching on Netflix. Personally, I love to put on my familiar favorites and putter around the house. I have been watching “Grey’s Anatomy” as if the...
What Are You Watching? ‘Ted Lasso’
“Ted Lasso,” sporty, goofy, fun, funny, sensitive, sympathetic, empathetic, romantic, inspirational ... enough about me, now let’s talk about the series. ‘Ted Lasso” brings all of the above and more. The premise is about...
What Are You Watching? ‘Inventing Anna’
I’ve been on a bit of a scandal binge lately, and one of the series that grabbed my attention was “Inventing Anna” on Netflix.
It’s the story of Anna Sorokin, a.k.a. Anna Delvey, played by...
What Are You Watching? ‘Servant of the People’
I'm no longer a TV watcher, though during the pandemic I definitely enjoyed a few series from “Peaky Blinders” (eyes shut for certain scenes) to “Shtisel.” My brother recommended watching “Servant of the People.”...
What Are You Watching? ‘Vikings: Valhalla’
I’m watching “Vikings: Valhalla” on Netflix, Season 1, Episodes 1 to 8. Season 2 has wrapped, and may be released later this year. “Vikings: Valhalla” takes place 100 years after the end of the...
What Are You Watching? ‘City on a Hill’
I have always loved Kevin Bacon, and he is at his best playing less-than-wholesome FBI agent Jackie Rohr in this Boston-based series that takes place in the early 1990s. Jackie rocks out in his...
What Are You Watching? ‘Fishing with John’ and ‘Painting with John’
I’m shamelessly addicted to “Fishing with John” and “Painting with John,” two TV series written, produced, and starring John Lurie, the tragically hip musician, painter, and actor who has appeared in some 20 films...