Friday TV: Diego Luna’s Dinner Parties
The actor Diego Luna of “Narcos: Mexico” and “Rogue One: Star Wars” assembles carefully chosen dinner parties to discuss issues of the day on his new seven-episode series “Pan y…
Thursday TV: Seth Rogen in a Pickle
The first big movie on the streaming service is “An American Pickle” (HBO Max, streaming) in which Seth Rogen plays an immigrant who falls into a pickle vat in 1920,…
Wednesday TV: Big Brother Lockdown
I’m a little more excited than I should be for the return of “Big Brother” (CBs, 8 p.m.), albeit an “all-star” season means a lot of too-familiar retreads in the…
Tuesday TV: No Draining This Swamp
Directors Daniel DiMauro and Morgan Pehme, who made “Get Me Roger Stone,” have a way of insinuating themselves into the right. Their latest film “The Swamp” (HBO 9 p.m.) takes…
Monday TV: Dire Stories of Immigration
Unusual access was granted to filmmakers Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwarz to document the crisis over three years for the six-part documentary series “Immigration Nation” (Netflix, streaming). And unusual restraint…
Sunday TV: Finding Odd Connections
“Radiolab” researcher Latin Nasser tries making his own discoveries on the new series “Connected” (Netflix, streaming) drawing broader associations between seemingly desperate elements in the most entertaining way possible. A…
Saturday TV: Hockey Returns to Canada
Another major sport resumes its season today when hockey gets under way, in the relatively safe confines of Canada. Still, taking the ice in August is a shaky proposition, so…
Friday TV: The Go-Go’s Lips Are Unsealed
“The Go-Go’s” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) were the first female band to write their own songs, play their own instruments and shoot straight to No.1 with their indelible debut album. The…
Thursday TV: NBA Resumes Its Season
The next big sports to resume is the NBA, with its first games since March 11 will be played at the World of Sports complex in Kissimmee, Fla. Tonight’s double-header…
Wednesday TV: ‘The Weight of Gold’
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps might have won a record 23 gold medals, but his more lasting legacy may come in opening the eyes to the very real problem of depression…