With The Deuce and Top of the Lake: China Girl competing for attention tonight, it’d be easy to forget about Ray Donovan. But don’t – this Showtime series is having one of its strongest seasons yet, playing with time and perspective shifts in a way that’s both gripping and haunting.

2017

Sep

EPISODES By David Bianculli

And this long-neglected, little-respected Showtime comedy deserves more viewers and attention, too. Matt LeBlanc, playing a cold and loutish version of himself, has provided TV’s best self-satire since Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm. And tonight, the Matt of Episodes, after weathering a sexual scandal, has more clout in Hollywood than ever – and tonight, plans to use it to get his old writing team back together for one last TV series. To them, of course, that’s not an oppo

2017

Sep

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER By David Bianculli

How will John Oliver encapsulate this week? For once, politics isn’t the obvious lead story – instead, it’s another disaster, Hurricane Irma.

2017

Sep

WINDS OF CHANGE By Eric Gould

Since two of the TVWW editors grew up in Florida in the ‘60s (and soldiered through black and white broadcasting and paper tracking maps) it’s worthwhile noting that while modern storm coverage is wall-to-wall, it shouldn’t be taken for granted..

2017

Sep

FOR POST ‘MAD MEN’ CAREERS, ELISABETH MOSS IS OUT FRONT By Ed Bark

As post-Mad Men careers go, Jon Hamm seemed like the prohibitive favorite to burst from the pack and stay out front. He hasn’t been hurting for work, but can’t keep up with Elisabeth Moss...

2017

Sep

SEASON THREE OF ‘FEAR THE WALKING DEAD’ SEES NEW ALLIANCES By David Hinckley

You would expect that when the third season of Fear the Walking Dead resumes, there’d be a new sheriff in town...

2017

Sep

ELISABETH MOSS KEEPS IT COMPELLING IN RETURN OF ‘TOP OF THE LAKE’ By David Hinckley

Robin Griffin has returned. Cuddly, no. Compelling, yes...

2017

Sep

HURRICANE IRMA COVERAGE By David Bianculli

I’ve been watching Hurricane Irma coverage all day, bouncing among the various news outlets. And once again, I’m most impressed by the constantly updated information and no-nonsense explanations provided by the folks at he Weather Channel. So if you haven’t checked them out recently, or in this particular weather crisis, please do. And to all my Florida friends and family, good luck, and stay safe.

2017

Sep

HIDDEN FIGURES By David Bianculli

This 2016 fact-based drama throws a spotlight on a hitherto little-known aspect of the space race – the key contributions provided by a small group of female African-American mathematicians. In the era in which they helped solve problems for NASA, only being a mathematician was not an “obstacle” they had to overcome along the way. The strong cast includes Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae.

2017

Sep

BULLITT By David Bianculli

Last week on TCM’s “The Essentials,” the focus was on one of cinema’s great car chases, courtesy of The French Connection. Tonight, here come another one, thanks to director Peter Yates’ amazing use, in 1972’s Bullitt, of the hills of San Francisco as an asphalt mogul run for Steve McQueen’s automobile.

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