Your Weekend: A Selective Guide
Movies: Absolutely nothing new worth leaving your couch for — but the new “Dune” is coming soon…TV/Streaming: I watched “Alexander: The Making of a Good” on Netflix. Better than I expected even though the factual inaccuracies abound…Music: Usher’s new album, “Coming Home,” is a skillful blending of all kinds of musical styles, from R & B to Broadway…Books: I’m re-reading “The Zone of Interest,” the Martin Amis novel on which the current movie is based. I’m finding the fiction a million times more engaging than the film…Sports: I keep watching the Knicks, even though their recent winning streak never made me think they will go far in the post-season.
