Marcia Gay Harden begins a guest-starring arc, playing Sam’s sister. She doesn’t believe her brother is guilty of murder – or on the lam, as the evidence suggests. And this puts her on a collision course with Viola Davis’ Annalise – which ought to make for some deliciously acted scenes.

2015

Feb

FORTITUDE By David Bianculli

This is Episode 2 of Fortitude – and the one that turns it into more of a standard procedural series, with Stanley Tucci as the out-of-town murder investigator rubbing the locals the wrong way. But there’s a lot more going on here, and this is the episode that unveils it.

2015

Feb

BETTER WATCH AMC'S 'BETTER CALL SAUL' By David Bianculli

Better Call Saul, AMC’s prequel series to its brilliant Breaking Bad, arrives Sunday and Monday with a two-part premiere. Like its mother ship, it’s a ride you owe it to yourself to take…

2015

Feb

PULP FICTION By David Bianculli

This Quentin Tarantino movie officially is an adult film now: This influential 1994 drama is now 21 years old. Fans of this film have their own favorite story lines – and while there are lots from which to choose, it’s tough not to love the scenes pairing John Travolta with Uma Thurman, especially when they’re ordering food, or dancing, at a strange theme restaurant and dance hall.

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SWING TIME By David Bianculli

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star in this 1936 romantic comedy, which has the duo paired on the dance floor much more than off it – at least for a while.

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FRESH OFF THE BOAT By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: Twenty years after ABC’s All-American Girl, starring Margaret Cho, became the first broadcast network sitcom focusing on Asian-Americans, the network tries, tries again. Two episodes are shown tonight – one before, and one after, Modern Family – and while ABC’s focus on diversity is commendable, these first installments of Fresh Off the Boat aren’t nearly as funny as they need to be. Right now, this period comedy doesn’t measure up to The

2015

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EMPIRE By David Bianculli

So if you’re a powerful music mogul, and you want to make a romantic move, what’s better than romancing her to a recording by Anthony Hamilton? How about romancing her to a performance by the real Anthony Hamilton? Tonight, he’s one of this show’s special guest stars, in a series that continues to gain both viewers and dramatic momentum.

2015

Feb

THE AMERICANS By David Bianculli

Don’t miss tonight’s episode. It has a surprise in it, and a few subsequent scenes, that anyone who cares about this series will be discussing tomorrow morning. Some of these scenes must have been fun to play – but boy, they’re wincingly tough to watch, in a good way.

2015

Feb

ABC'S 'FRESH OFF THE BOAT' ADDS MORE DIVERSITY WHILE LABORING TO STAY AFLOAT By Ed Bark

ABC has a history of rewinding to the formative years of kids who survived their nuclear family upbringings without self-imploding. Next up is Fresh Off the Boat, the saga of chunky Eddie Huang’s fish-out-of-water travails, circa 1995...

2015

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PARKS AND RECREATION By David Bianculli

Two more fresh episodes are shown tonight – both of them set in 2017 where Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) and company will remain, at least for the remainder of this show’s NBC run. Which will end in 2015… but who’s counting?

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