The latest round of hearings, this time before the Judiciary Committee, take place today, beginning at 10 a.m. ET on all the usual broadcast and cable news outlets.

2019

Dec

THE MOODYS By David Bianculli

MINISERIES PREMIERE: Denis Leary returns to TV, playing the patriarch of a dysfunctional family reuniting for the holidays. That’s the good news. The bad news is that Fox has scheduled the three parts of this comedy miniseries awkwardly: It starts tonight, then concludes next Monday and Tuesday. But co-stars include Elizabeth Perkins as his wife and Jay Baruchel as one of their children, so it’s worth seeking out, and sampling. For full reviews, see Ed Bark's Uncle Barky's Bytes, and

2019

Dec

TRADING PLACES By David Bianculli

Two great 1983 movies are shown tonight, on different networks. This one, featuring a breakout performance by Eddie Murphy, is a boisterous holiday comedy, set in Philadelphia, in which a couple of bored tycoons change the lives of two people (played by Murphy and Dan Aykroyd) on a bet. Funny, funny film – and Jamie Lee Curtis, as a hooker on both sides oif the scam, is a riot, too.

2019

Dec

WARGAMES By David Bianculli

Another 1983 movie: This one shows its age more, because its state-of-the-art computer graphics, of both Matthew Broderick’s dial-up modem setup and the Pentagon’s war room, are almost comically dated. But Matthew Broderick is as good here, in a way, as he was as Ferris Bueller.

2019

Dec

HOLIDAYS AND FAMILY DYSFUNCTION ISN'T A NEW IDEA, BUT 'THE MOODYS' MAKE IT ENJOYABLE TO WATCH By David Hinckley

The Moodys, a holiday-themed show that launches this week on Fox, might be described as a sitcom miniseries. And it kind of works...

2019

Dec

FROM NEW ZEALAND, AND ON SUNDANCE NOW, A MYSTERY SERIES WITH A TWIST By David Hinckley

Detective Sgt. Jessica Savage knows all about playing hurt...

2019

Dec

A FISH CALLED WANDA By David Bianculli

On a very slow viewing evening – so slow this is tonight’s only entry in Bianculli’s Best Bets – Cinemax saves the day, or at least the night, by showing this riotous 1988 comedy from Monty Python member John Cleese. The former Fawlty Towers star gives himself the essential straight man role here, playing a tightly wound and reserved British lawyer who finds himself involved with a small den of nefarious lawbreakers. His befuddled reaction shots are hi

2019

Dec

FROM ‘SURVIVOR AFRICA’ TO ‘ISLAND OF THE IDOLS’: SAME NAME, DIFFERENT SHOW By Alex Strachan

So much of TV is in-the-moment. We’re constantly rushing onto the next thing, and have little time to reflect on the past...

2019

Dec

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER By David Bianculli

Now that we’re into Thanksgiving leftovers, we’re also, sigh, into Christmas and related holiday TV specials. Tonight is one of the earliest ones – not only in terms of the 2019 calendar, but also in terms of its original production. This tabletop Christmas special was an early entry in this TV genre, premiering way, way back in 1964 – the same television year in which Ed Sullivan presented The Beatles.

2019

Dec

BEN-HUR DOUBLE FEATURE By David Bianculli

This month, one of TCM’s theme is remakes, and tonight’s prime-time lineup is devoted to “Silents to Sound.” The first example of the month: a silent 1925 version of Ben-Hur, followed by the much more familiar 1959 full-color, full-sound, widescreen epic starring Charlton Heston. The first entry, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, is shown at 8 p.m. ET, followed at 10:45 p.m. ET by the shorter title, but much longer movie, Ben-Hur (pictured).

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