Wednesday TV: Kate Winslet’s ‘Goodbye June’
Set at Christmastime, the film “Goodbye June” (Netflix, streaming) concerns a family coming together as a mother’s health fails. Helen Mirren plays the matriarch, Kate Winslet, who also directed, is…
Tuesday TV: The Last Kennedy Center Honors
Once a national cultural highpoint of holiday week, designed to honor the pinnacle of artistic achievement, the Kennedy Center Honors ICBS, 8 p.m.) in one fell swoop becomes another tawdry…
Capital Radio 12-22-25: Xmas’s Friendly Beasts
Yes, Virginia, there were Christmas songs on today’s Capital Radio, but those that had to do with friendly beasts — the animals in the manger, those powering the Santa sleigh…
Monday TV: Christina Aguilera Sings in Paris
A teen when she first topped the charts, Christina Aguilera flies to France to mark the 25th anniversary of her holiday album “My Kind of Christmas” for the music special…
Sunday TV: A Few Retrospectives of Rob Reiner
The murders last weekend of the beloved director and his wife led to a pair of specials about life and legacy. “Rob Reiner — Scenes from a Life” (CBS, 8:30…
Saturday TV: Ariana, Cher on Yang’s Last ‘SNL’
Divas of different eras join forces on a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with Ariana Grande returning to host and Cher making her first appearance as musical guest…
Friday TV: ‘Born to Be Wild’ Minus Steppenwolf
The new nature series “Born to Be Wild” (Apple TV, streaming) follows six young representatives of endangered species — cheetah, lemur, penguin, lynx, bear, and elephant — who are helped…
Thursday TV: ‘Emily in Paris’ Actually in Italy
The new season five of “Emily in Paris” (Netflix, streaming) belies its very name by being entirely set in Rome (she’s been transferred). Still, more romantic problems occur. Adam Duritz…
Wednesday TV: ‘Fallout’ is Back in the Saddle
The weird post-apocalyptic Western series based on a video game and starring Walton Goggins, “Fallout” (Prime Video, streaming), returns for a new season. Macaulay Culkin and Justin Theroux join the…
Tuesday TV: Letterman Greets More Guests
A decade after he stepped down from “The Late Show,” David Letterman has found a comfortable niche doing long form interviews and profiles. After a fine one with Adam Sandler…