Episode two of Season 2 introduces “The Genoa Tip,” the lead that ultimately has members of the news team going down a path to inaccuracy and lawsuits. It’s a season-long story, and unfolds slowly, so don’t be surprised, or frustrated, if tonight’s episode serves up more questions than answers. Jeff Daniels, just nominated for a Best Actor Emmy, stars.

2013

Jul

RAY DONOVAN By David Bianculli

Tonight’s episode features Elliott Gould, showing how well he can play a tough-guy character without even raising his voice. It also has Ray (Live Schreiber) taking his kid on a trip to what might be a new school – a voyage that may be the worst take-your-kid-to-school trip since Tony Soprano hit the road with Meadow.

2013

Jul

LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT: MY STANCE ON SPOILER ALERTS By David Bianculli

After hosting Friday’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross on NPR, I received an impassioned complaint about my revealing something from a previous episode of Breaking Bad, in connection to that day’s guest. Allow me to defend myself, just as passionately…

2013

Jul

UNFORGETTABLE By David Bianculli

You probably forgot about Unforgettable, the Poppy Montgomery gimmicky detective series CBS canceled after a single season. The series, however, had done so well overseas that a deal was cut to keep it going. Next week, it returns with Season 2 – though as a summer diversion, definitely a low priority on the CBS scale. Still, here’s a repeat of the Season 1 finale, to remind you again about the woman, played by Montgomery, who remembers everything.

2013

Jul

JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK By David Bianculli

This 2001 Kevin Smith vanity project – he wrote, starred and directed, pulling in actors and characters from his previous films – is goofy to the extreme, but it’s also enjoyably meta, leaving room for everyone from the title characters (played by Jason Mewes and Smith, respetively) to Ben Affleck, Alanis Morrissette, Mark Hamill, George Carlin, Matt Damon, and Chris Rock. And that’s not to mention, though I’m about to, the provocatively dressed jewel thieves played

2013

Jul

THE BOURNE LEGACY By David Bianculli

How do you make a new Bourne movie without Matt Damon as Jason Bourne? Here’s how. This 2012 movie centers on a new hero, Aaron Cross (played by Jeremy Renner), whose existence, goals and future are dictated by events from the three previous Bourne films. So this movie, more of a spinoff than a sequel, might be considered Bourne again.

2013

Jul

GASLIGHT By David Bianculli

This 1944 movie would have made a perfect Hitchcock film: A woman (Ingrid Bergman) begins to lapse into paranoia, suspecting that her husband (Charles Boyer) is trying to drive her crazy. Except she’s not paranoid, because he is trying to drive her crazy. It’s a wonderful movie, with strong supporting roles for Joseph Cotten and Angela Lansbury.

2013

Jul

PARENTHOOD By David Bianculli

The NBC series of the same name, inspired by this film, was ignored, once again, by the Emmys. But it shouldn’t have been, any more than viewers should ignore this original 1989 movie tonight. Steve Martin stars as a parent with almost too much empathy for what his kids are going through. He’s funny, and touching, as are so many members of this deep, talented cast, starting with Jason Robards, Dianne Wiest, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves and Mary Steenburgen. Ron Howard directs.

2013

Jul

MOYERS & COMPANY By David Bianculli

Bill Moyers’ guest this week couldn’t be more timely. After the verdict in the case of the man who killed Trayvon Martin, Moyers interviews author Tom Diaz about the country’s concealed-weapon and self-defense laws, backed by the NRA. The title of Diaz’s book is The Last Gun: How Changes in the Gun Industry are Killing Americans, and What It Will Take to Stop It. Moyers & Company is televised Friday through Sunday on local TV stations. To find when and where it airs i

2013

Jul

TEEN BEACH MOVIE By David Bianculli

Remember Disney’s 2006 High School Musical telemovie, which, before Glee, spawned a series of sequels and, among youngsters, a minor phenomenon? Be prepared for a repeat experience – and, if you have kids, for them to repeat this new made-for-TV musical many, many times. Maia Mitchell and Ross Lynch star, in a movie that cleverly borrows the plot from the movie Pleasantville, and magically sends two modern teens into a more innocent pop-culture universe. In this case, it’s an A

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