A quarter-century after they nearly happened, the Oslo Accords have largely become another footnote in the frustrating quest for Arab-Israeli peace in the Middle East...

2018

Sep

A PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES YOU TO PLAY ALONG: PBS' 'THE GREAT AMERICAN READ' By David Hinckley

If any campaign can cross party lines this summer, it should be the one PBS has launched: It wants us to read books...

2018

Sep

'THE MINIATURIST' IS AS BEAUTIFUL AS IT IS CRYPTIC By David Hinckley

A dozen scenes in The Miniaturist, the TV adaptation of Jessie Burton’s best-selling 2014 novel, look as if they could have been photoshopped directly from a Vermeer painting...

2018

Sep

'THE DEUCE' RETURNS, A FEW YEARS AHEAD By David Hinckley

For sheer non-stop action, not even an Ultimate Fighting showdown can match the Tenderloin district of New York in the 1970s...

2018

Sep

'REL' COULD BE ONE OF THE FIRST OF THE FALL SHOWS TO FALL By David Hinckley

Lil Rel Howery isn’t the first standup comedian to mix elements of his life with elements of his act and serve it up as a sitcom. He also isn’t the first for whom the recipe doesn’t quite work out...

2018

Sep

'IRON FIST' IS STILL STRUGGLING ON NETFLIX By David Hinckley

Marvel still hasn’t quite figured out what to do with Iron Fist...

2018

Sep

'THE PURGE' IS A WORRISOME CHOICE TO AIR IN SUCH UNEASY TIMES By David Hinckley

Most people agree that the way to enhance the quality of life on Earth doesn’t involve thinning the herd...

2018

Sep

'MAYANS MC' DEBUTS AND IS WORTH SOME PATIENCE By David Hinckley

After a short and rather unsatisfying visit to the Middle Ages, Kurt Sutter is returning to his comfort zone of contemporary violent California motorcycle gangs. Er, clubs...

2018

Aug

'TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN' BRINGS JOHN KRASINSKI BACK TO TV By David Hinckley

If John Krasinski thinks some TV fans still need a reason not to see him only as Jim Halpert of The Office, he’s taking a big swing with Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan...

2018

Aug

THE FINAL SEASON OF 'A PLACE CALLED HOME' ARRIVES ON ACORN By David Hinckley

So it sparks some sadness that the sixth season of A Place Called Home, which becomes available Friday on Acorn, will be its last...

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