Neil Simon wrote the screenplay for this 1968 comedy, adapting his own Broadway hit, and giving Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau some of the greatest roles of their respective film careers. Lemmon gets many of the funniest bits and lines, but Matthau gets the one that made me laugh louder than almost any punch line ever committed to film — when his Oscar Madison complains of misinterpreting the way his fussy roommate, Felix Unger, used to initial his hastily written notes.

2018

Mar

SANTA CLARITA DIET By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: Season 2 of this offbeat comedy series, starring Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant as a suburban couple with very unusual marital issues, rolls out today, with last season’s twist now firmly established as part of this couple’s status quo: She’s a “functioning” zombie, and he’s trying to cope.

2018

Mar

GAME OVER, MAN! By David Bianculli

MOVIE PREMIERE: This sounds like a slacker version of Die Hard, with a trio of video game developers turned into unexpected heroes when their hotel is overrun by terrorist villains. Adam DeVine stars.

2018

Mar

MARCH OF THE PENGUINS 2: THE NEXT STEP By David Bianculli

DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE: In 2005, March of the Penguins, telling of the migratory and sexual drives of penguins, was a surprise hit, and solidified Morgan Freeman as one of cinema’s (and television’s) most in-demand narrators. More than a decade later, this sequel arrives, following the path of a new young penguin. This new film, directed by Luc Jacquet, was released last year under the title L’empereur.

2018

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2018 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT By David Bianculli

The Sweet 16 phase of this year’s tournament continues tonight, and with the less shocking half of the overall bracket. The East and Midwest teams play tonight, in games televised by either CBS or TBS. Unlike in the left side of the bracket, tonight’s games include the two No. 1 seeds, which are still playing at this point. East No. 1 seed Villanova plays No. 5 West Virginia at 7:20 p.m. ET on TBS, while Midwest No. 1 seed Kansas plays No. 5 Clemson at 7 p.m. ET on CBS. But the most

2018

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MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. By David Bianculli

In tonight’s episode, the S.H.I.E.L.D. gang faces threats that seem oddly familiar — perhaps because one of their adversaries may or may not be a shapeshifter.

2018

Mar

THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW By David Bianculli

Tonight’s installment has a special theme and title. It’s called “The Good Guest Guide.” But for me, on this show, the secret to having a good guest is Graham Norton, because when you have a Good Host, the rest is easy, and, as on this show, comes easily.

2018

Mar

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli

Tonight’s scheduled guests include New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes (both of whom have books to promote), and others, including former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy.

2018

Mar

LIVE FROM MSNBC IT’S 'SATURDAY NIGHT' By Eric Gould

This isn’t an SNL sketch, but a straight news interview that could easily pass for one...

2018

Mar

'STATION 19,' THE LATEST FROM SHONDA RHIMES, ARRIVES AT ABC By David Hinckley

The common goal of diversity movements is to underscore the simple truth that people of all ethnicities, genders, ages, etc., share the same regular, ordinary, everyday human qualities...

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