DAVID BIANCULLI

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2019
Aug
26
 
 
Our Boys, on the other hand, is getting even stronger as it goes along, because it’s giving equal time to both sides, and both perspectives, in retelling the tale of a series of kidnapping and murders of young men in and around the West Bank. First, young Israeli hitchhikers were abducted, then killed, while wending their way home – and then, apparently in retaliation, another violent group began targeting and abducting young Palestinians. Our Boys is told not only fro
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Aug
25
 
 
The title is a mouthful – one of the longest in TV history. The basic premise is easier to swallow, particularly during these trying times...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Aug
25
 
 
After four years as the butterfly effect on steroids, Showtime’sThe Affair will spend its final season trying to bring it all back home...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Aug
25
 
 
All day and night, Dustin Hoffman is today’s saluted star. The highlights include his shaken Willy Loman in 1985’s CBS adaptation of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (9:45 a.m. ET), his mousy convict in 1973’s Papillon opposite Steve McQueen (2:45 p.m. ET), his matronly makeover in 1982’s Tootsie(5:30 p.m. ET), and, in prime time, a ridiculously powerful triple feature beginning at 8 p.m. ET: 1967’s The Graduate(pictured), 1976
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Aug
25
 
 
Last week’s episode had a scene in which a character joked about running for president despite a complete lack of qualifications. The other characters weren’t laughing, and neither was I. But the characters in this show have been defined so sharply, it’s a pleasure to watch them negotiate with and around each other – especially as the CEO power chair is up for grabs, and perhaps heading to an unexpected beneficiary.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Aug
25
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: This is the final season for The Affair, and it’s the first one without central players Ruth Wilson and Joshua Jackson. On the other hand, it’s the first one with Anna Paquin (pictured), who joins the cast as the daughter of Wilson’s ill-fated character. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower. 
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Aug
25
 
 
SERIES PREMIERE: There are singular moments of inspired strangeness in this new series, which stars Kirsten Dunst as the wife of a man trying to sell his suburban Florida neighbors on an Amway-type motivational sales scheme. Really inspired, in fact, like her character’s dusted-off pageant dance routine, which is like a cross between David Lynch and the Muppets. But those moments arrive about once per episode, and the rest of the shows just aren’t sharp enough to match. It’s wo
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Aug
25
 
 
The miniseries has thrived on television because it can become the perfect hybrid, accommodating stories that are too complex for a two-hour movie, but don’t require continuing multi-year exploration...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Aug
25
 
 

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has become quite sure of two things: 1) His projects will succeed; and, 2) He won't get any top-tier awards or nominations for them...

 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Aug
25
 
 
Mel Rodriguez – or what's left of him – was discussing two important subjects...