It’s been another rough season for televised political satire... So it’s heartening that Epix’s new comic drama Graves seems to have found an unexplored path in this treacherous jungle...

2016

Oct

WITH ‘GRAVES,’ NIA VARDALOS IS THRILLED TO BE PART OF THE ENSEMBLE By David Hinckley

Nia Vardalos has stepped away from My Big Fat Greek Wedding to deal with My Big Crazy Former President. And his ambitious wife...

2016

Oct

'GOLIATH' LOOMS LARGE IN THE AMAZON CONTENT CATALOGUE By David Hinckley

Amazon Prime’s new series Goliath doesn’t reinvent television drama. It just reminds us how good it can be when it’s done well...

2016

Oct

WITH 'WOLF CREEK,' THE BAD GUY MAY HAVE MET HIS MATCH By David Hinckley

Looking for a way to put some focus into the life of your indifferent teenager, the one who always seems vaguely exasperated and wants you mostly just to leave her alone?...

2016

Oct

POWERFUL & EMOTIONAL TRIBUTES ON 'GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS' By David Hinckley

Whatever the reason for a new awards/performance special called GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends, any program that reminds us of our rich popular music history will have some merit and some moments...

2016

Oct

‘AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE’ IS FULL OF SITCOM INGREDIENTS THAT ARE WAITING FOR A SHOW By David Hinckley

ABC’s new American Housewife is betting that if you put enough quirky comic elements together, you will get a mashup that comes out funny...

2016

Oct

THOMAS HADEN CHURCH ON THE PAIN AND HUMOR OF ‘DIVORCE’ By David Hinckley

HBO’s Divorce isn’t the kind of television comedy for which Thomas Haden Church remains best-known, and he couldn’t be happier about that...

2016

Oct

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DIME MAKES -- THE MINIMUM WAGE QUESTION By David Hinckley

In at least one sense, the debate over raising the minimum wage is as simple as political questions can get...

2016

Oct

ANOTHER MOVIE REBOOT ARRIVES WITH 'FREQUENCY' By David Hinckley

When Raimy Sullivan fiddles with her father’s dusty old ham radio and hears his voice, she’s surprised. Probably because he died in 1996, which was 20 years ago...

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