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2021

Jan

AN APPRECIATION: LARRY KING 1933 – 2021 By David Hinckley

In the interview biz, Larry King could getcha because he wasn't about gotcha...

2021

Jan

'LOSING ALICE' IS A GRIPPING THRILLER ON APPLE TV PLUS By David Hinckley

American audiences often get adapted versions of top-quality Israeli TV dramas, like Homeland or In Treatment...

2021

Jan

SECRETS & LIES IN 'THE SISTER' By David Hinckley

It's no secret in Hulu's new import drama The Sister that Nathan Redman (Russell Tovey) has a secret...

2021

Jan

A FEMALE DETECTIVE IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND: 'MISS SCARLET AND THE DUKE' By David Hinckley

Eliza Scarlet is arrogant in the best sense of the word...

2021

Jan

IS 'WANDAVISION' A SITCOM OR A SUPERHERO SERIES? YES. By David Hinckley

You might call it a toss-up as to which is further from reality: the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), with its crazy gang of off-center superheroes, or the universe of the 1950s suburban television sitcom...

2021

Jan

'THE ULTIMATE PLAYLIST OF NOISE' REMINDS US TO LISTEN AND LIVE By David Hinckley

The Ultimate Playlist of Noise sounds like a rock 'n' roll blowout. In the end, it turns out to be less about music than a lot of other things, some of which it tackles better than others...

2021

Jan

'CALL YOUR MOTHER' OR SHE'LL STAR IN A SITCOM By David Hinckley

If Alison Janney's Mom leaves you hungry for more incredibly annoying and yet somehow ultimately endearing mothers, then Call Your Mother should satisfy your appetite...

2021

Jan

'NIGHT STALKER: HUNT FOR A SERIAL KILLER' REMINDS US ABOUT THE VICTIMS By David Hinckley

It's hard to describe the apprehension of a serial killer as a "happy" ending, particularly when you have just been escorted through a litany of his serial crimes...

2021

Jan

THE WOMAN WHO HELPED CREATE THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE CODEBREAKING SYSTEM WE USE TODAY: 'THE CODEBREAKER' By David Hinckley

Just as the bow and arrow and the musket changed the game of war, so did the radio, and that critical fact leads a PBS special called The Codebreaker to a little-known American heroine named Elizebeth Smith Friedman...

2021

Jan

'ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL' ON PBS IS THE BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL BALM WE ALL NEED By David Hinckley

The PBS revival of All Creatures Great and Small is so visually delightful that you could almost watch it with the sound off...

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David Hinckley

David Hinckley first grasped the power of television when, at the age of 8, he bullied his parents into buying a basset hound like Cleo on The People’s Choice. He named her Cleo. Somewhat more recently, he worked for 35 years at The New York Daily News, the last seven covering television.

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