Friday TV: Maya Rudolph Takes the ‘Loot’
Maya Rudolph stars in “Loot” (Apple TV+, streaming), about a divorced billionairess who tries clumsily to help out the charitable foundation under her name. The cast includes Nat Faxon, Ron…
Belle & Sebastian, et al, at Wolf Trap
Two summers of canceled or delayed concert tours due to COVID has not only resulted in a pent-up desire among music fans to get out and enjoy, but caused a…
Thursday TV: Out of Chicago, ‘The Bear’
Jeremy Allen White of “Shameless” moves to another gritty Chicago story, playing a young high-end chef who returns to run his brother’s sandwich shop in Chicago in a new series…
Rocker John Doe Reaches Way Back
If you didn’t know he was a central figure of the L.A. punk scene, you’d think John Doe might have leapfrogged straight from the dusty circuit of 1940s country-western. In…
Wednesday: ‘Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes’
A new trove of archival footage and suppressed interviews with victims of the world’s worst nuclear disaster make up the new documentary “Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes” (HBO, 10 p.m.), a…
Tuesday TV: Jon Stewart’s Twain Moment
A raft of stars pay homage to the man who elevated late night topical humor on "Jon Stewart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize" (PBS, 9 p.m.). Bruce Springsteen performs…
Capital Radio, 6-20-22: Juneteenth Edition
Much to celebrate on this June day. Juneteenth for one, made a federal holiday only last year. But it’s also the 80th birthday of Brian Wilson who brought so much…
Monday TV: A Mysterious Nebraska Murder
What made a handful of people confess to the 1985 murder of a 68-year-old grandmother in Beatrice, Neb.? A new true crime documentary series “Mind Over Murder” (HBO, 10 p.m.)…
Sunday TV: Celebrating Juneteenth in L.A.
“Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom” (CNN, 8 p.m.), live from the Hollywood Bowl, presents entertainment celebrating the day with Earth, Wind @ Fire, Bell Bit Defoe, The Roots, Chaka…
Saturday TV: Jackie Robinson’s Legacy
The 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball is marked by the two-hour documentary “After Jackie” (History, 8 p.m.) featuring interviews with Bill White…