One of the many benefits of Black History Month programming is the way it dusts off critical historical links that can fade into the mists of time. In that spirit, PBS’s Independent Lens series revives some of the story of William Monroe Trotter...

2017

Feb

‘MERCY STREET’ TELLS MANY STORIES OF THE CIVIL WAR By David Hinckley

Maybe, just maybe, distilling the Civil War to good guys versus bad guys misses the point. PBS’s Mercy Street continues to raise that possibility in its second season...

2017

Feb

'POWERLESS' IS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, A WORKPLACE SITCOM SOLVING SUPERHERO PROBLEMS By David Hinckley

NBC’s Powerless is also kind of pointless. The new series isn’t without its goofy charm. After all, it’s set in Charm City...

2017

Feb

‘TRAINING DAY’ COULD TURN OUT TO BE AN ATYPICAL PROCEDURAL FOR CBS By David Hinckley

Training Day hasn’t lost much of its brutality or cynicism in moving to the small screen...

2017

Feb

TIME TO WATCH THE 'SUPERIOR DONUTS'? By David Hinckley

Most of the civilized world would root for a family-run neighborhood doughnut shop that takes on Starbucks. The question is whether they would patronize it...

2017

Jan

LATEST ACORNTV SPIN OF 'WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION' FOCUSED, DARKER By David Hinckley

If you’re happy with TV crime procedurals where the bad guys get nailed and justice wins in a crisp 42 minutes, don’t bother watching the latest incarnation of Witness for the Prosecution when it debuts on Acorn TV Monday...

2017

Jan

WITH ‘BECOMING WARREN BUFFETT,’ WE DISCOVER THE MAN BEHIND THE FORTUNE By David Hinckley

Warren Buffett is the kind of guy who gives the super-rich a good name. That’s probably America’s dominant perception of a man worth about $63 billion...

2017

Jan

WELCOME TO SUPREME COURT IDOL! By David Hinckley

Before he announces his Supreme Court nominee on live TV Tuesday night, President Trump might want to have someone on his staff Google Megan Walker...