It would be fascinating to know what Malcolm X would have thought about his Lost Tapes documentary that premieres Monday at 8 p.m. ET on the Smithsonian channel...

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'ACKLEY BRIDGE' IS A HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA THAT OFFERS MORE By David Hinckley

One of the most fascinating aspects of Ackley Bridge, a British drama about a school that merges previously separated white and Muslim student populations, is that the resulting tension is presented as a fair fight...

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'THE WALKING DEAD' RETURNS By David Hinckley

If you’re among the Walking Dead fans who have been waiting several months to find out whether things are as grim as they looked for Carl, you’re about to get your answer...

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A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO PURSUE ON WGN'S 'SHOOT THE MESSENGER' By David Hinckley

Shoot The Messenger suggests the news is often less fake than the people trying to manipulate or discredit it...

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'SEVEN SECONDS' FROM NETFLIX ON HOW LIFE CAN CHANGE IN AN INSTANT By David Hinckley

The new Netflix crime anthology Seven Seconds, which becomes available Friday, echoes a number of similar series in recent years and proves there’s always room for another good one...

2018

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BILLY GRAHAM NOVEMBER 7, 1918 – FEBRUARY 21, 2018 By David Hinckley

To all the nice things said about Billy Graham since his death Wednesday morning, we probably should add one more: YouTube star...

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'X COMPANY' IS WORLD WAR II FROM THE CANADIAN VIEWPOINT By David Hinckley

One of the most fascinating subtexts of Ovation’s entertaining World War II resistance drama X Company lies in the fact it’s not seen through American eyes...

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THE HISTORY AND SUCCESS OF HBCUS ARE DOCUMENTED IN 'TELL THEM WE ARE RISING: THE STORY OF BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES' By David Hinckley

Stanley Nelson’s new documentary on black colleges and universities finds more solid ground in the past than in the present or the future...

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'MOZART IN THE JUNGLE' RETURNS FOR SEASON 4 By David Hinckley

The fourth movement, er, season of Mozart in the Jungle maintains the breezy charm that’s made it one of the most enjoyable binges in streaming land...

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THE COMPLEX WORLD OF FRIENDSHIP WITH 'THIS CLOSE' By David Hinckley

A lot of shows bill themselves as unusual love stories and to be fair, a lot of them are. You’ve still never seen one quite like This Close...

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