Category Archives: What’s On TV

At 91, Clint Eastwood returns in the Western “Cry Macho” (HBO Max, streaming), about a fading rodeo star driving his former boss’s young son home along the Texas/Mexico border. Dwight Yoakam and Fernanda Urrejola also star in the adaptation of a 1975 novel that Eastwood also produced and directed, which is also premiering in theaters […]

Anthology series jump a couple levels in quality with the premiere of B.J. Novak’s sly new series “The Premise” (Hulu, streaming) which concocts little morality plays peopled with talented actors. Novak, a sharp writer (in addition to a cast member of “The Office”) finds unusual twists in contemporary subject matters with results that can be […]

After seven seasons, “Younger” (TVLand, 10 p.m.), starring Sutton Foster about an editor who lied about her age, really is older. The series comes to an end with tonight’s finale.  The young poet is interviewed on the special “Amanda Gorman: Brave Enough with Robin Roberts” (ABC, 10 p.m.).  The Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is […]

Jimmy Kimmel and his Cousin Sal Iacono are among the co-producers of the new two night documentary in the series “30 for 30” (ESPN, 8 p.m.)  “Once Upon a Time In Queens” follows the stories of the 1968 New York Mets featuring old footage and interviews with Keith Hernandez, Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Mookie Wilson […]

Diane Lane, Ben Schnitzer and Amber Tamblyn star in a strong new series “Y: The Last Man” (Hulu, streaming), based on the graphic novel series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra. The set up is gripping, with something that has killed half the population in their tracks. That the half is entirely male (except […]

Peak fall TV comes early with the debut of a couple of solid series starts. First Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain (above) star in “Scenes from a Marriage” (HBO, 9 p.m.), a bold update of Ingmar Bergman’s 1973 classic. It’s from the maker of “In Treatment,” so it can be kind of talky. But the […]

You will be reminded that today is grim 20th anniversary marked by a special that began with four doomed flights, examined in the two hour documentary “9/11:Four Flights” (History, 8 p.m.). It’s followed by a collection of personal videos by eyewitnesses stitched together as “9/11: I Was There” (History, 10 p.m.). Also premiering tonight is […]

The most entertaining selection from a weekend of 9/11 remembrances will likely be the films version of the Tony-winning musical “Come From Away” (Apple TV+, streaming), about Canadians’ embrace of Americans stranded after the attacks. The cast includes original Broadway cast members Petrina Bromley, Jenn Colella, Joel Hatch and Caesar Samoya as well as additions […]

NFL Season officially begins its regular season with Dallas at Tampa Bay (NBC, 8:20 p.m.), also kicking off Thursday night football. Pregame festivities at 7 p.m. include Tampa Bay getting their Super Bowl rings, and a performance by Ed Sheeran.  The eight-episode “Kin” (AMC+, streaming) is a decent Irish mob drama set in contemporary Dublin, […]