What to Watch on TV and at the Movies This Week

Your Netflix Watch of the Week is here!

aka Charlie Sheen

Ever since his very public meltdown in 2011, Charlie Sheen, 60, has largely kept out of the spotlight, refraining from further outbursts about possessing tiger blood and “winning” while his career crumbled. Now the actor sits down for the cameras to tell his side of the story, detailing his Caligulan exploits and how everything got out of hand so quickly. This feels like the sort of interview that Barbara Walters would have conducted once upon a time. A guilty pleasure? Perhaps. But we’ll be watching.

Watch it: aka Charlie Sheen, Sept. 10 on Netflix

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Your Prime Video Watch of the Week is here!

The Girlfriend

Robin Wright, 59, stars in a six-episode series about a woman who seems to have it all: a glamorous career, a happy marriage and a devoted grown son (Laurie Davidson) ... with a new girlfriend (Olivia Cooke) who threatens to disrupt everything. The son is enamored by this young woman he describes as “ambitious, funny, stunning, insanely clever” — but Wright suspects that something’s not quite right.

Watch it: The Girlfriend, Sept. 10 on Prime Video 

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New at the movies this week

⭐⭐⭐⭐ ☆ A Little Prayer , R

David Strathairn, 76, hits his sweet spot as Bill, a deeply empathetic father, veteran and small-factory owner. His quiet performance is a master class in acting with one’s eyes, as Bill sees his golden years overwhelmed by family chaos that he strives to, but cannot, control. When he realizes his son, David (Will Pullen), is cheating on his wary, uncomplaining daughter-in-law, Tammy (a graceful, restrained Jane Levy), his allegiance is to her. Bill and his wife, (the ever-acute Celia Weston, 73), also cope with the sudden return of their rootless scavenger daughter, Patti (Anna Camp), who’s on the lam from her abusive husband. The movie is a labor of love about the never-ending emotional gut punch of parenthood and the individual’s need to find some beauty, clarity and connection in the wreckage of a well-intentioned family. —Thelma M. Adams

Watch it: A Little Prayer, Sept. 5 in theaters

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⭐⭐⭐⭐ ☆ Caught Stealing , R

Elvis’ Austin Butler has mad star power in this propulsive ’90s-set crime caper. As if baseball prodigy-turned-bartender Hank (Butler) hasn’t fallen far enough, his punky downtown Manhattan neighbor Russ (a zany Matt Smith) abruptly drops off his pet cat with him for safekeeping. Then Russ vanishes, leaving Hank and his girlfriend, Yvonne (Zoë Kravitz), beset by the violent fiends whose drug money Russ has embezzled. Hank is hardly equipped for the criminal onslaught. He’s stuck; he was a contender for the majors and fatally screwed it up. He’s been beating himself up ever since — until the fiends arrive to do that for him. The supporting cast offers nonstop delights with Vincent D’Onofrio, 66, and Liev Schreiber, 57, mugging as Hasidic hitmen; the charming Carol Kane, 73, as their bubbe; and Regina King, 54, as a cop. Caught Stealing is the best movie from Darren Aronofsky, 56, in years, a crazy After Hours-style yarn with a high body count and a buoyant, breathless pace. —Thelma M. Adams

Watch it: Caught Stealing, in theaters

⭐⭐⭐⭐ ☆ The Toxic Avenger , Unrated

The Toxic Avenger returns! He’s the low-rent, low-budget, anything-for-a-laugh hero transformed by toxic waste into Toxie, a nuclear monster with a heart of gold. Peter Dinklage, 56, has a blast in the title role, as he defends his bullied stepson (Jacob Tremblay) from a pack of sleazy villains. Equally entertaining are Kevin Bacon, 67, as the unrepentant villain Bob Garbinger, with Elijah Wood resembling Riff Raff from The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Bob’s put-upon henchman and brother Fritz. This enthusiastic revival of the 1984 original ups the tech values and adds a recognizable cast without sacrificing the original’s ick factor: arms ripped off, viscera flying, heads exploding. No learning, no hugs, just schlock and awe. —Thelma M. Adams

Watch it: The Toxic Avenger, in theaters