In a television age that has not been kind to the half-hour comedy, Mozart In the Jungle becomes even more of a keeper in its second season than it was in its first...

2015

Dec

LOST IN TRANSLATION By David Hinckley

Imagine for a moment that Michelle Dockery’s Lady Mary on Downton Abbey isn’t an entitled British royal, but an entitled young American... That’s what Stephen Colbert has done by hosting this inspired bit where Dockery, Hugh Bonneville and Allen Leech read a scene from a Season 5 Downton episode in American accents...

2015

Dec

LORD AND LADY GRANTHAM REFLECT ON THE IMPENDING END OF 'DOWNTON ABBEY' By David Hinckley

“I don’t think Hugh has gotten nearly enough credit for the way he’s played Robert,” says Elizabeth McGovern, who plays Lady Graantham of Downton Abbey. “I mean, Robert can be a bit of an idiot. But Hugh has made him into a character people really care about..."

2015

Dec

SUDDENLY, THE BEATLES ARE NOT THE WAY THEY USED TO BE By David Hinckley

Forty-five years after they broke up, the Beatles have joined the main stream. As of 12:01 a.m. Christmas Eve, the 224 songs recorded by the Fab Four in the 1960s finally will be available on nine major music streaming services...

2015

Dec

10 GIFTS THAT TV GAVE US IN 2015 By David Hinckley

The shows aren’t necessarily the year’s best, though some are. But they all offered a level of delight, fun, truth, insight or sheer entertainment that reminded us why, no matter how much we grumble about it, most of us watch television...

2015

Dec

NETFLIX'S 'MAKING A MURDERER' IS AN IMPORTANT - AND TROUBLING - LOOK AT OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM By David Hinckley

We’ve all seen the stories, way too many of them really, where a DNA test proves someone could not have committed a crime, years or decades after he or she was wrongfully slapped in jail. Netflix’s Making a Murderer starts off with what appears to be a classic case of Wrong Guy...

2015

Dec

SEASON 3 OF 'A PLACE TO CALL HOME' SHOULD BE ON YOUR WINTER LIST By David Hinckley

We can never have too many engaging TV dramas, so you might want to put Australia’s A Place To Call Home on your holiday wish list....

2015

Dec

'THE AFFAIR' CLOSES A SUDSY SEASON 2 SUNDAY By David Hinckley

One of the problems with affairs is that they so often turn out to be less than you wanted them to be. Showtime’s The Affair makes that point in a couple of ways, one of which is the show itself.

2015

Dec

IDRIS ELBA RETURNS WITH JUST 2 HOURS OF 'LUTHER' -- BE GRATEFUL By David Hinckley

Idris Elba returns to star as John Luther in what’s billed as the show’s fourth season, and he hasn’t lost a step. Apparently playing a severely damaged London detective is like riding a bicycle...

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