Sunday TV: ‘Doctor Who’ on Halloween
Jodie Whittaker returns to portray “Doctor Who” (BBC America, 9 p.m.) for the 13th season start of the popular sci-fi series with, of course, a Halloween-themed episode. Tom offers to…
Saturday TV: ‘Cat People’ Amid the Horror
Simone Simon stars in Val Lewton’s atmospheric 1942 “Cat People” (midnight), which serves as both the middle point of a weekend’s worth of Halloween movies on Turner Classic Movies and…
Friday TV: Colin Kaepernick Remembers
Colin Kaepernick has a lot to say about being blackballed from the NFL for his sideline protests for racial justice. But the new series “Colin in Black & White” (Netflix,…
Thursday TV: Another ‘Star Trek’ Spinoff
Yet another spinoff -- the 10th! -- of the old 60s series, “Star Trek: Prodigy” (Paramount+, streaming) is an animated one that probably has most connection to “Star Trek: Voyager,”…
Some Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Here are some other things I've written lately: Celebrating the new Laurie Anderson exhibit at the Hirshhorn Museum, with comments from the artist, for SmithsonianMagazine.com.A review of a play about…
Wednesday TV: Netflix Thriller ‘Hypnotic’
Kate Siegel, Jason O’Mara and Dule Hill star in the new thriller “Hypnotic” (Netflix, streaming) about a hypnosis patient who discovers some deadly side effects. “Behind the Monsters” (Shudder, streaming)…
Film Review: ‘The Last Days of Capitalism’
“The Last Days of Capitalism” is the wonkier-than-necessary title of Adam Mervis’ latest film. Its two characters do discuss and demonstrate some of the ups and downs of the free…
Tuesday TV: ‘American Veteran’ Saluted
The new four-part documentary series “American Veteran” (PBS, 9 p.m.) collects stories of those who served, how it affected them, and their life after discharge. Game show host and former…
Monday TV: A Whole New Different ‘4400’
The new “4440” (CW, 9 p.m.) is a a wholesale remake of the USA sci-fi series “The 4,400” that ran from 2004 to 2007. The new version does more than…
Sunday TV: ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Back
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO, 10:40 p.m.) returns for its 11th season and all is right with the world. It comes alongside the fifth and final season of “Insecure” (HBO, 10…