TV picks for Jan. 8: 'Set It Off,' David Bowie, 'Antiques Roadshow'

January 7, 2018 at 5:13AM
Lead performers in the movie "set it off" - left to right: Queen Latifah, Kimberly Elise, Vivica Fox, Jada Pinkett
Queen Latifah, Kimberly Elise, Vivica Fox and Jada Pinkett Smith in 1996’s “Set It Off.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Before setting sail

Trailers for the Sandra Bullock-led "Ocean's 8" have me itching to re-watch 1996's "Set It Off" (6 p.m., BET), in which another all-star team of actresses — Queen Latifah, Kimberly Elise, Vivica A. Fox and Jada Pinkett Smith — lead a riveting life of crime. For a female gang interested only in stealing laughs, you can't go wrong with 2011's "Bridesmaids" (7:30 p.m., Freeform), the irresistible comedy that made Melissa McCarthy a star.

Station to station

Don't let the title "David Bowie: The Last Five Years" fool you. While this moving documentary features plenty of footage of the late rock star overseeing his last two albums and a Broadway musical, it also does a fine job of chronicling his chameleon act over the decades, offering up a thorough documentary for even those who only know him as the guy behind "Let's Dance." Director Frances Whately wisely relies more on Bowie's former bandmates than his famous peers for insight.

7 p.m., HBO

Treasure hunt

"Antiques Roadshow" kicks off its 22nd season in Harrisburg, Pa., where a coffeepot, painting and necklace are all up for appraisal. Other stops this year include New Orleans, St. Louis, Newport, R.I., and Green Bay, Wis.

7 p.m., TPT, Ch. 2

Neal Justin

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Neal Justin

Critic / Reporter

Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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