Ricky Gervais is back as host for this year’s ceremony. Since it’s live, how far Gervais is willing to go with his caustic humor will depend, in part, upon the room. The more receptive to his barbs they are, the more cutting and funny he’s likely to be. Or, perhaps, it’s precisely the opposite: If they give him a frosty reception, he may respond by turning up the heat.

2016

Jan

THE GOOD WIFE By David Bianculli

Just before the “winter hiatus,” Alicia (Julianna Margulies) and Eli (Alan Cumming) had a private drink and an even more private chat – one in which he admitted, after all these years, erasing that “I love you” phone message from Alicia’s phone without ever telling her about it. She threw him out of her apartment – but not out of her life, because they’re still on the campaign trail with Peter (Chris Noth). Expect tension – and even more reve

2016

Jan

MASTERPIECE: "DOWNTON ABBEY" By David Bianculli

There is, as usual, a lot going on in this week’s installment, including plans for a wedding, talk of a baby, and an application for a new job outside Downton – and that’s only part of it. Check local listings.

2016

Jan

SHAMELESS By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: Emma Kenney, as high-schooler Debbie Gallagher, has been given more prominent bits of business the past few years, and she’s delivered strongly. That makes the news less than surprising that this year’s Season 6 includes a story line in which she’s quite central – and quite pregnant.

2016

Jan

NFL WILD-CARD ROUND: KANSAS CITY CHIEFS VS. HOUSTON TEXANS By David Bianculli

The first games of the 2016 NFL postseason are played this weekend. Today are the two wild-card games on the AFC side, and tomorrow are the two wild-card games from the NFC. The action begins today at 4:30 p.m. ET, when Kansas City faces Houston. The Chiefs ended the season by winning 10 in a row, but the Texans did well to end its season, too, especially against divisional opponents.

2016

Jan

NFL WILD-CARD ROUND: PITTSBURGH STEELERS VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS By David Bianculli

The second football game played today features the Pittsburgh Steelers, who didn’t make it to the postseason until after the dust settled on the last day of the regular season, facing the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals haven’t won a playoff game in 25 years, so both teams are feeling a bit hungry. And lucky.

2016

Jan

MYTHBUSTERS By David Bianculli

One of my favorite sketches from the old SCTV show featured Joe Flaherty and John Candy as hayseed farmers presiding over the “Farm Film Report,” where all they cared about was whether something in a movie “blowed up real good.” Boy, they would have loved this new Mythbusters episode in particular: It’s called “The Explosion Special,” and in it, lots and lots of things blow up real good.

2016

Jan

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD By David Bianculli

George Miller, who directed young Mel Gibson in the original Australian hit Mad Max in 1979, went back to his roots, and his country, to film this 2015 action film – which eschewed a lot of CGI effects by trying to film most stunts as naturally as possible. Tom Hardy and Cherize Theron star.

2016

Jan

YANKEE DOODLE DANDY By David Bianculli

Most of the films chosen by TCM as being worthy of the name “The Essentials” are inarguable examples of just that. Take, for example, the movie presented tonight by Robert Osborne and Sally Field: 1942’s Yankee Doodle Dandy, James Cagney’s endlessly energetic biography of master showman George M. Cohan.

2016

Jan

PARIS SUBS FOR SCOTLAND By David Hinckley

The Starz series Outlander lands in a new country this April, when it returns for its long-awaited Season 2. Instead of the rugged hills of Scotland, our heroes Jamie and Claire repair to Paris... looking like the most glamorous and colorful place this side of Downton Abbey...

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