PREVIEW PICKS
“The Last Dance” is among our favorites this week.
1. ‘Undone’
Writer Kate Purdy is a San Antonio native who set this surreal drama in her hometown. She worked with “Bojack Horseman” creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg on a story that touches on familial connection and schizophrenia with a ghostly twist. And it’s animated with a Rotoscoping technique, so the show is visually wondrous, too. Where: Amazon Prime Video Andrew Dansby
2. ‘Say Nothing’
The degree of narrative dexterity and control wielded by Patrick Radden Keefe in this book is astounding. “Say Nothing” was released in hardcover last year and is new to paperback. Somehow Keefe uses an abduction and killing to offer a long and detailed history of The Troubles in Northern Ireland (or North of Ireland) in a manner such that the history moves with the same white-knuckled briskness as the mystery. If you missed it the first time around, this book is from its introduction an engrossing piece of writing.
Where: Available for online order from independent booksellers Andrew Dansby
3. Big Squeeze Concert A joyful celebration of the accordion that is the Texas Folklife’s Big Squeeze Finals Concert will not be taking place at the Bullock Texas State History Museum this year as planned. But the 14th annual event — featuring conjunto, polka, Cajun and zydeco players — will still take place as an at-home performance showcasing some of the best youth players in the state. The Big Squeeze Finals Concert will take place on Facebook Live starting at 3 p.m. May 1. Two contestants in the Conjunto Rising Star Awards — for players 12 and younger — are Houston residents: Annie Gutierrez and Vianey Villarreal. Where: facebook.com/ events/204048651016293/ Andrew Dansby
4. ‘The Last Dance’
Filmmaker Jason Hehir’s “The Last Dance,” a 10-part documentary about the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls basketball season, has usurped “Tiger King” as the buzzy quarantine documentary of choice.
Hehir focuses on one season and one particular player (Michael Jordan), but the story touches on numerous themes, including pop culture, the mythology of stardom and the often nasty business of leadership. Where: ESPN.com Andrew Dansby
5. ‘Masterpiece: World on Fire’
World War II is the setting for this epic miniseries of families, friends and lovers swept up in the conflict just as Hitler was marching across Poland, Belgium and France with his sights set on England. This BBC production was a smash in the U.K. and, with its solid cast and vivid visuals, it’s easy to see why.
Where: 8 p.m. Sundays, KUHT (Channel 8)