Saturday TV: Martin Short Returns to ‘SNL’
Onetime cast member Martin Short hosts the last “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) of the year; his third time to host. Hozier is musical guest for the second time.…
A Movie Selling a Series: ‘Homestead’
A nuclear bomb hitting Los Angeles at the outset of the film “Homestead” seems its most minor concern. Mostly, it’s a pretext for finally getting to use those go-bags that…
Friday TV: Kerry Washington Goes to War
Kerry Washington stars in a new film about the first Women’s Army Corps unit of color during World War II, “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix, streaming). Ebony Obsidian, Milan Jackson…
Thursday: Stephanie Hsu, Zosia Mamet in ‘Laid’
Stephanie Hsu of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” plays a woman who finds that many of her exes are dying, so ventures off to warn the other exes in the…
Tuesday TV: ‘iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2024’
Ryan Seacrest and Elvis Duran host the “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2024” (ABC, 8 p.m.) featuring performances from the season’s arena concerts that include Katy Perry, pictured above, as well as…
Tuesday TV: Inside Jerry Lewis’ Nazi Film
“From Darkness Into Light” (TCM, 8 p.m.) is the new documentary by Michael Lurie and Eric Friedler, about Jerry Lewis’ never-released 1972 film “The Day the Clown Cried,” famously set…
Capital Radio 12-16-24: Drones & Xmas Approach
Reports of mysterious drones in New Jersey and beyond prompted a handful of songs with drones in the title, at least. There were far more songs, of course, about flying…
Monday TV: Seeing World While They Can
When Edith Lemay and Sébastien Pelletier learned that three of their four children would eventually go blind because of a rare condition, the Montreal family took a worldwide trip to…
Sunday TV: Dua Lipa Sings, ‘Yellowstone’ Ends
The glamorous pop star sings her hits on the music special “An Evening with Dua Lipa” (CBS, 8:30 p.m.), recorded last October at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Elton…
Saturday TV: Chris Rock Returns to ‘SNL’
Chris Rock returns to host a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with musical guest Gracie Abrams. A former cast member, Rock is hosting for the fourth time. The…