My TiVo DVR memory has been swallowed almost totally by this TCM month-long presentation of the films of Alfred Hitchcock, a ridiculously generous overview that continues every Wednesday and Friday night all month. Truly, almost every film contains enough ingenuity and artistry to justify diving into it all over again – and if any of these films is new to you, please take full advantage of the opportunity. The movie that opens tonight’s tribute, for example, is 1948’s Rope (pic

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THE CARMICHAEL SHOW By David Bianculli

Tonight’s episode has Cynthia (Loretta Devine) learning that her parents, after all this time, are having some marital difficulties. It leads to a multi-generational discussion about marriage – and also makes room for guest stars Starletta DuPois and Bill Cobbs, playing her parents. Jerrod Carmichael stars.

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BROADCHURCH By David Bianculli

In tonight’s new episode, sexual assault victim Trish (Julie Hesmondhalgh) returns to the scene of the crime – a visit that may or may not jog her memory, and that also may or may not place her in additional danger.

2017

Jul

FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE By David Bianculli

Comedy Central’s The Daily Show didn’t get an Emmy nomination this year in the variety talk series category. Neither did NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. But Samantha Bee’s TBS show – the little talk show that could – did. And tonight, she returns, to talk Trump, Putin, Trump Jr., and health care. For starters.

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STRANGERS ON A TRAIN By David Bianculli

Alfred Hitchcock wasted no time whatsoever in getting this particular murder story to the screen. Patricia Highsmith published the novel of the same name in 1950 – and by1951, Hitch had the movie in theaters, starring Farley Granger and Robert Walker as the titular new acquaintances – one of whom suggests to the other that they each murder an enemy of the other, thus committing murder without any apparent connections to the crime. Great premise – and, in Hitchcock’s hands

2017

Jul

‘WEEKEND IN HAVANA’ EXPLORES THE COMPLICATED AND BEAUTIFUL ISLAND By David Hinckley

PBS’s Weekend in Havana special makes at least two valuable points. The first, and most significant, assures viewers that Havana deserves a spot on almost everyone’s travel wish list...

2017

Jul

A NEW SEASON OF ‘SHOOTER’ ARRIVES WITH A ROAR By David Hinckley

USA’s Shooter returns with a bang. Make that many bangs. The action adventure thriller wastes no time when it returns. It does, however, waste several characters.

2017

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RARE -- CREATURES OF THE PHOTO ARK By David Bianculli

DOCUMENTARY MINISERIES PREMIERE: Part 1 of 3. What all nature documentaries do in general, and in theory, this three-part miniseries aims to do quite overtly and specifically. Photographer Joel Sartore leads the charge in corralling endangered species – many of them already housed and protected in wildlife sanctuaries and compassionate zoo structures – and makes a case for the preservation of some of nature’s most rare creatures. Check local listings.

2017

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THE DESCENDANTS By David Bianculli

This 2015 made-for-cable movie is one of Disney Channel’s biggest recent hits – and is about to spawn a sequel, Friday’s Descendants 2, which is being firebombed simultaneously on ABC, Freeform and Lifetime, as well as the Disney Channel. That’s an awful lot of hype, but Disney feels this movie musical, a live-action comedy about the next-generation offspring of classic Disney animated villainesses, has all the makings of a lucrative and long-running franchise. Dove Camer

2017

Jul

FRONTLINE: "LIFE ON PAROLE" By David Bianculli

This new edition questions the entire concept of parole – whether it still works in the modern prison system, and, if not, how to address and repair it. Check local listings.

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