Author Archives: Roger Catlin

The series based on the movie “Westworld” (HBO, 10 p.m.) went off the rails a couple of seasons ago, but oh, what sleek rails. The futuristic saga nominally is about a robot takeover, but it can’t beat star Evan Rachel Wood’s most chilling HBO appearance recently, as the star of her own documentary about abuse, […]

Golf takes a gooey turn in the special “Slime Cup” (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.). Participants include Terry Crews (in a turtle suit), as well as NFL stars Saquon Barkley and Justin Herbert, and pro golfers Collin Morikawa and Lexi Thompson.  “Planet Earth: Dynasties II” (BBC America, 8 p.m.) puts the spotlight on Moroccan macaques A two […]

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 Funches and Joel Kim Booster.  A filmed version of the off-Broadway coming-of-age story “Trevor: The Musical” (Disney+, streaming) has its debut. Alyssa Emily Marvin and […]

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 “The Bear” (Hulu, streaming), which is listed as a comedy but plays like a high-stress drama. Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri and Abby Elliott also star.  […]

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 film made more urgent due to current Russian lies to its citizens about its invasion of of Ukraine — where the doomed plant was located. […]

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 alongside the night’s band leader Gary Clark Jr. and a number of past stars from “The Daily Show” show up, including Steve Carell, Samantha Bee, […]