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Best bets Jesse Eisenberg stars in “Resistance” on Showtime.

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“RESISTANCE” Marcel Marceau is best remembered today for his acclaimed profession­al work as a mime, but this 2020 biographic­al drama focuses on a less wellknown yet more remarkable chapter of his life, when he worked undercover with the French Resistance in World War II to save orphaned children from the Nazis. Jesse Eisenberg plays Marceau, whose artistic dreams are still taking shape as he risks his life for this higher calling. 8 p.m. on SHOW

“TWO FOR THE WIN” When a world champion ski racer returns home to prepare for what is unquestion­ably the biggest race of his life, he finds a not-entirelyun­welcome distractio­n in the form of a romance on the slopes with a fetching local ski instructor in this 2021 romance. (TVG) 9 p.m. on HALL

KINDRED SPIRITS In 1673, the murdered corpse of Rebecca Cornell was found in her Rhode Island home. Days later, her restless ghost provided testimony that pointed the finger of guilt at her son. Now, in the new episode “False Witness,” Amy Bruni, Adam Berry and psychic medium Chip Coffey try to conjure the various spirits who, in life, played a role in this centuries-old crime and discover the truth of what actually happened. (TVPG) 10 p.m. on

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“DALLAS BUYERS CLUB” Matthew McConaughe­y earned wide praise — and an Academy Award — not only for his acting but also for his physical transforma­tion in this fact-inspired 2013 drama about a modern cowboy who approaches the situation his own way when he’s diagnosed as HIV-positive. He goes to various, often risky lengths to find a cure on his own, ultimately getting a partner in his quest. 10

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