Review | Can depression get playful? ‘Lucky Hank’ says yes.

Review | Can depression get playful? ‘Lucky Hank’ says yes.

Comment on this story Comment What’s true of campus novels is equally true of campus shows: they aren’t for everybody. But “Lucky Hank,” AMC’s new series airing Sunday, is a pleasurably odd and sometimes brilliant addition to a genre I happen to love. Bob Odenkirk plays William Henry Devereaux Jr. (a.k.a Hank), a cranky creative … Read more

What to watch this weekend: ‘Lucky Hank’ premieres

What to watch this weekend: ‘Lucky Hank’ premieres

Comment on this story Comment Say Yes to the Dress (TLC at 8) A bride returns to Kleinfeld to find a second dress after her fiance vetoed her first pick, so Randy must find the perfect compromise dress. A Winning Team (Hallmark at 8) After a professional soccer player retires, she teams up with a … Read more

Headed out to see the D.C. cherry blossoms? Play our bingo card.

Headed out to see the D.C. cherry blossoms? Play our bingo card.

It’s cherry blossom season in D.C.! Every year from March to April, D.C. celebrates the blooming of more than 3,000 cherry blossom trees planted around the Tidal Basin and throughout the city. It’s a time when tourists and locals alike flock to the Tidal Basin to check out the blossoms, take photos and participate in … Read more

6 places to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the D.C. area

6 places to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the D.C. area

From Ned Devine’s in Herndon to the Old Brogue in Great Falls to Galway Bay in downtown Annapolis, the Irish pubs are going to be packed with revelers making the most of St. Patrick’s Day, kicking off an unofficial three-day weekend. Friendly advice: No matter where you’re going, try to arrive as early as possible. … Read more

What to watch with your kids: ‘65’ and more

What to watch with your kids: ‘65’ and more

Comment on this story Comment Violent, by-the-numbers sci-fi/dinosaur movie has gory bits. “65” is a sci-fi/dinosaur movie about a space traveler named Mills (Adam Driver) who crash-lands on primitive Earth and must battle dinosaurs to save his one surviving passenger, Koa (Ariana Greenblatt). Expect intense violence: Characters die (their bodies are shown), there’s splattering dinosaur … Read more