Ronald Colman and Reginald Owen star in this 1935 adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel. It’s a very strong adaptation, but that shouldn’t be too surprising. Of all the authors who have put stories to paper, Dickens is the one whose works have been translated to film and TV the most successfully – and among the most often, because they’re so deliciously cinematic, and so bursting with interesting characters.

2015

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MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER By David Bianculli

Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) gets reunited with her old wartime team, the Howling Commandos – which means a visit from “Dum Dum” Dugan, who’s played by Neal McDonough. He’s already played that character on film in Captain America: The First Avenger and, in flashbacks, on TV’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Tonight, he hits the trifecta.

2015

Feb

INSIDE THE NFL By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: Tonight’s show, the last of the (post-)season, will have the crew of commentators dissecting last Sunday’s big game – including, of course, why in the hell Seattle would opt to run a pass play on second and goal from the 1 yard line in the game’s final minute. Two days later, I still don’t get it.

2015

Feb

JUSTIFIED By David Bianculli

What a superb episode. Tonight’s installment, the third hour of this final season for Justified, unspools one beautiful set piece after another: Ava and Boyd. Then Ava and Raylan. Then Boyd and Ty Walker, the new villain played by Garret Dillahunt. And then on and on it goes, until we get to fabulous scenes featuring two other characters new to this season, played by Sam Elliott and Mary Steenburgen. And all along, the type of dialogue that’s so rich, you want to chew on it for a whi

2015

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GOTHAM By David Bianculli

The future villains in this Batman prequel are showing more of their true colors every week: the future Penguin (pictured) is getting nastier, the future Riddler more unhinged, and the future Catwoman more elusive. But tonight, get ready for one whose pop-culture prominence came from the DC Comics alone, not from the TV series or movies: the Scarecrow.

2015

Feb

LITTLE WOMEN By David Bianculli

Many versions have been made of this Louisa May Alcott movie over the years, for both movies and television – but this 1933 ensemble film was the first, and stars a young plucky Katharine Hepburn as Jo, and Joan Bennett as Amy.

2015

Feb

JANE THE VIRGIN By David Bianculli

On tonight’s episode, Jane (Gina Rodriguez) gets a great new job: writing for her father’s soap opera. That’s the good news. The bad news? She’s been instructed to write his character’s death scene.

2015

Feb

INDEPENDENT LENS: "A PATH APPEARS" By David Bianculli

In tonight’s second installment, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof continues his globe-trotting travels, usually with empathic celebrities, to shine a spotlight on not only social problems around the world, but possible solutions. Jennifer Garner goes to her native West Virginia to highlight a reading program for poor children; Alfre Woodard examines poverty conditions in Haiti; and in the slums of Colombia, Eva Longoria visits pregnant teens and young mothers. Check local listings

2015

Feb

42ND STREET By David Bianculli

Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers and Ruby Keeler star in this Depression-era movie musical from 1933, a quintessential example of the genre. It’s the sort of movie where a tap-dancing chorus girl can go out on stage a total unknown – and come back a star!

2015

Feb

PUPPY BOWL XI By David Bianculli

It’s Puppy Bowl XI, with different blocks of animal cuteness served up every few hours on Animal Planet, starting at 3 p.m. ET. Different species, story lines, toys and other elements are provided by each, but I’m hoping for a timely, ripped-from-the-headlines Puppy Bowl controversy. Maybe an investigation on what they use to keep the competition infestation-free. Call it… Defleagate…

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