Season 3 of The Killing(s) is further proof that just one murder is like playing tiddlywinks in these ongoing TV times of Showtime’s Dexter, Fox’s The Following and NBC’s Hannibal...

2013

Jun

IRON MAN 2 By David Bianculli

If you’re a few superhero blockbuster movies behind, or just nostalgic for the good old days of 2010, here’s a chance to see the second Iron Man film in what, right now, is a three-movie franchise – one of the most popular in history, according to national and global box-office receipts. Robert Downey, Jr. stars – and in this particular movie, Mickey Rourke’s villain is about as charmless as Downey’s Tony Stark is charming.

2013

Jun

TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE By David Bianculli

This 2012 movie, starring but not directed by Clint Eastwood, has him playing a veteran baseball scout whose estranged daughter, Amy Adams, is just as intuitive and perceptive as he is – and just as stubborn, which makes their relationship a tricky one.

2013

Jun

V FOR VENDETTA By David Bianculli

Hugo Weaving stars as the masked vigilante in this futuristic thriller, which looks at terrorism from the eyes (or behind the mask) of a rebel with a cause. But in this 2006 thriller set in Great Britain, the real scene-stealer is Natalie Portman. As young Evey, not only does she get to act without wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, but she adopts three very different personas along the way: unaware young woman, kidnapped and converted terrorist, and seductive bait used to distract and set up a corrupt

2013

Jun

NBA PLAYOFFS: MIAMI HEAT VS. INDIANA PACERS By David Bianculli

In the third quarter of Thursday’s Game 5 of this series, LeBron James of the Miami Heat singlehandedly outscored the entire opposing Indiana Pacers team. The game went to the Heat as a result, giving the team a 3-2 edge in this surprisingly competitive series, and the chance to finish the series tonight on the Pacers’ home court. But if Indiana holds firm, the Game 7 of this series will be one to really anticipate.

2013

Jun

ORPHAN BLACK By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: Tonight at 9 p.m. ET, BBC America presents the first-season finale of this intriguing, clever series starring Tatiana Maslani in a handful of key roles. And if you’ve never seen an episode, you can correct that and get up to speed in one marathon binge viewing festival: BBC America is repeating the entire Season 1 beginning at noon ET, leading up to the season ender at 9.

2013

May

CASINO By David Bianculli

Joe Pesci is explosively out of control in this 1995 Martin Scorsese film, while Robert De Niro is in control throughout, and James Woods, in a smaller role, is all tics and nerves. The supporting roles are worth a close look — both Don Rickles and Dick Smothers are used very, very well here — but it’s hard to avert your eyes from Sharon Stone, who embodies the film’s femme fatale with maximum effectiveness.

2013

May

MOONRISE KINGDOM By David Bianculli

Writer-director Wes Anderson is kind of like a kooky Stanley Kubrick: His films are composed with an obsessive and impressive attention to detail, and his characters are as original as they are unpredictable. In this Anderson 2012 film, two preteens in love (played by Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward) scheme to set off together, leaving their families and other concerned people behind to search and wonder. These significant others are played by a diverse, beautifully employed ensemble of acto

2013

May

RICHARD PRYOR: OMIT THE LOGIC By David Bianculli

This new film biography is directed by Marina Zenovich, who previously directed a pair of documentaries on another controversial character, Roman Polanski. And in telling the story of Pryor, one of his generation’s most talented and influential comics, Zenovich calls upon some very impressive and persuasive witnesses, including Mel Brooks, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Bob Newhart, and Lily Tomlin.

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