In this fascinating documentary, journalist Paul Greenberg vows to eat only fish for one year as his main source of protein, then travels the globe to check out conditions of fish and waterways, and also to try a wide variety of recipes. I hate to be suspicious, but this entire experiment sounds rather fishy. It also sounds rather low-budget. I wonder if he was paid scale. Check local listings.

2017

Apr

THE AMERICANS By David Bianculli

This season’s story line on The Americans has been a real Paige-turner. They’ve started turning Paige (Holly Taylor, playing the daughter of the embedded Soviet spies masquerading as everyday Americans) into a fledgling spy. And the more she spies on the people she’s babysitting, the more involved she becomes…

2017

Apr

‘DOMINION CREEK’ CAPTURES THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE OF THE OLD AMERICAN WEST By David Hinckley

Have a good chuckle if you will, lads and lassies, at the idea of an Irish Western...

2017

Apr

GOTHAM By David Bianculli

MIDSEASON RETURN: Coming back from its spring break, Gotham pays off a three-year plot development by turning one of its characters, Cory Michael Smith as Ed Nygma, into a full-fledged, recognizable costumed villain from the DC Comics Batman universe: The Riddler. But riddle me this: When is a bad guy like a hyena? When they both cackle…

2017

Apr

THE VOICE By David Bianculli

Last week’s live rounds went without a hiccup – all the voting and selecting was completed in time, if at literally the last second. And the performances ranged from good to excellent, with many impressive choices regarding both song selection and arrangement. The judges, too, have been up to the challenge of going live – they’re loose, and often funny, and only occasionally rambling.

2017

Apr

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE By David Bianculli

Need a laugh? It’s in here somewhere. This 1978 comedy not only changed movies, by turning comedy sensibility over to a new generation, but launched a bunch of the next generation’s new stars. John Belushi broke out big here – but don’t forget about Kevin Bacon, Tim Matheson, Karen Allen, Peter Riegert, Stephen Furst and others.

2017

Apr

TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT By David Bianculli

NEW TIME SLOT: By staying still, Tucker Carlson keeps moving at Fox News. When Megyn Kelly left the network to join NBC, he inherited her prime-time program slot. And beginning tonight, now that Bill O’Reilly is no longer part of the network he helped establish, Carlson inherits the plum leadoff spot at Fox News. How he addresses and describes that transition, and what he does and doesn’t say about the disgraced departure of his former colleague, is what makes this first 8 p.m. ET ap

2017

Apr

INDEPENDENT LENS: "THE LAST LAUGH" By David Bianculli

It’s not often you have documentaries based on a debate question, but tonight’s installment is – and the topic is, Should the Holocaust be off limits to comedians? Whatever your thoughts on the topic, there are at least two reasons not to miss tonight’s The Last Laugh. One is that it includes footage from the never-released, always controversial Jerry Lewis film The Day the Clown Cried (if you don’t know the plot, watch and gasp). The other reason to watch is that i

2017

Apr

BATES MOTEL By David Bianculli

SERIES FINALE: Do not miss this. Bates Motel has done a spectacular job this season inching up to its finale, which finally aligns with the events of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 Psycho. Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore, as the two faces of Norman and Norma Bates, have been amazing, especially this final season. I’m expecting this to be one of TV’s finest finales… and can’t wait to see it. For an appreciation, see Ed Martin's TV Mix.

2017

Apr

BETTER CALL SAUL By David Bianculli

AMC sent out the first two episodes of this season’s Better Call Saul for preview. This is episode three – which means I’m as much in the dark about what will happen next as you are. And I’m probably even more excited to find out, unless you’re as helplessly and fanatically addicted to this series as I am.

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