There’s a special musical treat tucked into this new episode of The Simpsons. Among the week’s guest stars are, or is, Weezer. And if you ever wondered how the theme to The Simpsons would sound if played by Weezer, the answer arrives tonight. And the answer, to borrow a phrase from Larry David, is: “Pretty, pretty good…”

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May

WORLD ON FIRE By David Bianculli

This is the penultimate episode of this WWII drama, and things don’t look especially good in Europe at the moment: In this installment, Paris falls. Check local listings.

2020

May

KILLING EVE By David Bianculli

Last week, Killing Eve delighted me – by finally, if briefly, reuniting Villanelle and Eve on a massively emotional and physical bus ride (physical in the sense of beating each other up, as well as embracing). But also, it delighted me by opening with Henry Hall and His Orchestra’s “The Teddy Bears’ Picnic,” a song I first heard, and loved, when it was used in the soundtrack of the BBC miniseries The Singing Detective.

2020

May

THE LAST DANCE By David Bianculli

Tonight we get hours 7 and 8 of this excellent 10-part ESPN documentary on Michael Jordan’s 1997-98 final championship run with the Chicago Bulls. Every episode flashes back and covers much more ground than that – and tonight’s installments will set the stage for next week’s finale by following Jordan and the Bulls as they become one of the most dominant dynasties in the history of basketball.

2020

May

I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE By David Bianculli

MINISERIES PREMIERE: Mark Ruffalo plays a dual role in this limited miniseries, but he’s not the only actor worth paying attention to in this character study of twin brothers, one of whom is schizophrenic. Co-stars include Melissa Leo, Archie Panjabi, Juliette Lewis, Rosie O’Donnell, and Kathryn Hahn. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower, and for some background info, see Mike Hughes' Open Mike.

2020

May

BILLIONS By David Bianculli

Corey Stoll, as this season’s main adversary to Damian Lewis’ Axe, has proven to be a formidable foe indeed. But he’s not the only one, as others in Axe’s star system begin to spin out from their orbits. It’s starting as another strong season for one of TV’s most entertaining dramatic ensembles.

2020

May

PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS By David Bianculli

You’d think that Natalie Dormer, as a shape-shifting demon in this new cycle of Penny Dreadful, couldn’t possibly find more to do. But tonight she does… and, once again, embodies a singularly different character. Blame it on Rio… because that’s this new character’s name.

2020

May

RUN By David Bianculli

The main characters of this series are off the train, and on the run, in pursuit of someone who’s even more impulsive than they are. And these new travels take them, in the middle of the night in the middle of the country, to seek help from a stranger – played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, creator and star of Fleabag, who shows up as a guest star. So stick with Run for at least one more leg of this TV journey, as the characters played by Domhnall and Merritt Wever cont

2020

May

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER By David Bianculli

Last week, Last Week with John Oliver returned with a very smart central segment on COVID-19 testing methods – proving, once again, that sometimes this comedy show is one of the best places on TV to actually learn things about current events. And then, in that same show, it ended with a lengthy segment produced exclusively for one segment of its viewership – specifically, for cats – that was just as deliriously stupid as the medical segment was intelligent. This is wh

2020

May

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HULK ARE NOW ON TV AS COMPASSIONATE, FALLIBLE BEINGS By Mike Hughes

There are many reasons we all enjoy miniseries on cable and streaming services. For example, they give superhero actors the chance to show their acting muscles rather than their physical force...

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