Scott L. Powers

It's impossible not to love "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella," starring Brandy in the title role and Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother. This production by Disney and ABC (also produced by Houston) originally premiered in 1997 and quickly became a culturally significant performance due to the groundbreaking casting. The film has had such an inter-generational impact that Disney+ only recently added the musical to the streaming site after fans and Brandy made many urging requests over social media. "Cinderella" stars Whoopi Goldberg, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander, Victor Garber, Natalie Desselle-Reid and Paolo Montalban. (Disney+) — Hannah Herrera Greenspan

What to watch: Chuckle with ‘Bad Trip’ and get hyped for the new episode of ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’

April 2, 2021 at 1:47 p.m.

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I've been rewatching this dramedy that ran for two seasons from 2003 to 2004, and it is as sardonic and easy-to-watch as I remembered. The premise: An apathetic 18-year-old (played by a wonderfully deadpan Ellen Muth) is killed by a piece of airplane equipment falling from the sky — a toilet seat, to be exact — and enters the afterlife equivalent of annoying temp work, helping recently deceased souls leave their bodies to move on to the next realm. She and her small group of "colleagues" (including the marvelous Jasmine Guy) have none of the perks you'd expect: They still more or less have to live on earth, scrambling for housing, but minus any meaningful human connections. Mandy Patinkin plays her boss (of sorts), who calls her "pumpkin" but cuts her zero slack. It might be my favorite (and least-known) show from creator Bryan Fuller, who would later go on to create "Pushing Daisies" and "Hannibal." (Tubi, Amazon Prime, VOD) — Nina Metz

What to watch: ‘Married at First Sight’, nostalgic ‘Freaks and Geeks’ and Netflix’s ‘Marriage or Mortgage’

March 26, 2021 at 12:00 p.m.

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What to watch: Descend into ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ or rise with Jason Sudeikis’ ‘Ted Lasso’

March 19, 2021 at 2:47 p.m.

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What to watch: Netflix’s ‘Ginny & Georgia’, catch up on ‘Good Girls’ before new season and a ‘Real World’ reunion

March 12, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.

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What to watch: Issa Rae’s ‘Insecure’, final season of ‘Homeland’ and John Oliver’s talk show

March 7, 2021 at 6:26 p.m.

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Even with Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan front and center, little in the trailer of "The Dig" seemed particularly promising, but I gave it a go and it's good. Some of it's true, too: Along the east coast of Britain in 1939, with war clouds looming, self-taught Suffolk archeologist Basil Brown was hired by ailing widow Edith Pretty to discover if anything of value lay beneath the earth mounds on her property. There was indeed, and the remains and artifacts of a sixth-century Anglo-Saxon burial ship stunned the world. Fiennes is Basil; Mulligan is Edith; around the halfway point of director Simon Stone's film, the focus (for better or worse) shifts to others in the orbit of the excavation effort, particularly characters played by Lily James and Johnny Flynn. Based on the 2007 novel by John Preston, "The Dig" freely mixes fact and invention, overloading the crises a bit but generally succeeding. A fair amount of screenwriter Moira Buffini's dialogue plays out as Terrence Malick-styled voiceover, while the camera focuses on the stark beauty of the surroundings, and men and women actually doing the work. The results are trim, well-made and quite moving. So much for my prejudgments. (Netflix) — Michael Phillips

What we’re watching: Stanley Tucci adventures to Italy, ‘When Calls the Heart’ and the friendly Muppets

February 26, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.

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What we’re watching: ‘Nomadland’ to Queen Latifah’s ‘The Equalizer’ and ‘Outlander’ stars in kilts

June 29, 2021 at 3:13 p.m.

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What we’re watching: From Chicago story ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ to HBO Max’s ‘Search Party’

February 16, 2021 at 3:46 p.m.

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Even with Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan front and center, little in the trailer of "The Dig" seemed particularly promising,? I gave it a go and it's good. Some of it's true, too: Along the east coast of Britain in 1939, with war clouds looming, self-taught Suffolk archeologist Basil Brown was hired by ailing widow Edith Pretty to discover if anything of value lay beneath the earth mounds on her property. There was indeed, and the remains and artifacts of a sixth-century Anglo-Saxon burial ship stunned the world. Fiennes is Basil; Mulligan is Edith; around the halfway point of director Simon Stone's film, the focus (for better or worse) shifts to others in the orbit of the excavation effort, particularly characters played by Lily James and Johnny Flynn. Based on the 2007 novel by John Preston, "The Dig" freely mixes fact and invention, overloading the crises a bit but generally succeeding. A fair amount of screenwriter Moira Buffini's dialogue plays out as Terrence Malick-styled voiceover, while the camera focuses on the stark beauty of the surroundings, and men and women actually doing the work. The results are trim, well-made and quite moving. So much for my prejudgments. (Netflix) — Michael Phillips

What we’re watching: From ‘The Dig’ on Netflix to Aaron Rodgers hosting ‘Jeopardy!’, including reader recommendations

February 11, 2021 at 6:39 p.m.

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What we’re watching: From ‘Promising Young Woman’ to ‘Bling Empire’

February 4, 2021 at 10:12 p.m.

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