There are passages in HBO’s new comedy Sally4Ever where you wish you could text someone in the production office to be assured it’s okay to laugh...

2018

Nov

THE HEROIC EFFORTS OF THE 'GUN TRUCKS OF VIETNAM' ON SMITHSONIAN By David Hinckley

The latest of Smithsonian’s documentaries on the Vietnam War contains its usual strong stories of the soldiers, with an undertone that’s anything but usual...

2018

Nov

ON '48 HOURS': THE RISE IN ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACKS COULD HAVE A CHILLING CONNECTION By David Hinckley

One of the few things that could further worsen the unspeakable recent murders at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue would be an indication it was not an entirely isolated incident...

2018

Nov

'THE CRY' IS A TAUT, DISTURBING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER By David Hinckley

The Cry may be the most gripping and unsettling portrayal of a woman on the edge since the first season of The Sinner...

2018

Nov

'CLIQUE' BRINGS A MENACING TURN TO THE MEAN GIRLS IN COLLEGE By David Hinckley

Intriguing television shows can pop in from almost anywhere these days, which is both the good and the exhausting news...

2018

Nov

'DARK HEART' IS GLOOMY YET INTRIGUING By David Hinckley

Dark Heart is also a dark television program. Besides telling an engaging if often grim story, it provides further proof that there are apparently an infinite number of variations on the troubled TV cop...

2018

Nov

'THE SIMPLE HEIST' IS FUNNY – AS LONG AS YOU DON'T MIND ITS OVERLY SIMPLE APPROACH By David Hinckley

The Simple Heist asks a simple question: Why should robbing banks only be for the young?...

2018

Nov

IT'S THE EPISODE OF 'THE WALKING DEAD' YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR…RELUCTANTLY By David Hinckley

Quite understandably, AMC and the producers of The Walking Dead want no spoilers leaking out ahead of tonight's episode, on which Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes is said to be making his final appearance. The “Rick’s last episode” part isn’t a spoiler.

2018

Nov

THE COLONIES MAKE THEIR APPEARANCE ON 'OUTLANDER' By David Hinckley

The popular Outlander series adds a new character for its fourth season: a young whippersnapper called America...

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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.