SERIES PREMIERE: Coming on the stiletto heels of Netflix’s Bonding comes another series flirting with the slowly expanding “sexual desire” genre of TV pay-for-play players, which may have originated with Showtime’s Secret Diary of a Call Girl. This new entry, like Bonding, adopts the male point of view, and tells of a struggling writer named Nikhil (Vishaal Reddy) who decides to raise money by working as a male escort. And as with Fleabag, another obvious influence along

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ARCHER: 1999 By David Bianculli

Tonight’s episode of Archer: 1999 has Archer and his team used by aliens as entertainment: forced to compete in arenas, battling one another for survival, as in a vintage Star Trek episode.

2019

Jun

EXPLORE THE DUSTY NOIR OF ‘PERPETUAL GRACE LTD’ By Roger Catlin

I highly recommend: Perpetual Grace LTD. Yes, it has a terrible title, and it was switched from the even worse Our Lady LTD. But its cast list is remarkable, even in an era of quality TV...

2019

Jun

WOODSTOCK: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT By David Bianculli

This is one of the only worthwhile things on TV tonight – but at four hours long, it should fill the bill. This expanded 1994 version of the classic Woodstock documentary, originally released in 1970 as a visual record of the seminal 1969 rock concert, makes room for additional performances, including more by Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, and Canned Heat. Other performers include Richie Havens, Joan Baez, The Who, Arlo Guthrie, Country Joe McDonald, a seminal set by Joe Cocker, and, in

2019

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2019 STANLEY CUP FINALS By David Bianculli

After two games in this season’s Stanley Cup Finals, the St. Louis Blues had eked out an overtime win in Game 2 to even the series. In Saturday’s Game 3, the Boston Bruins dominated thoroughly, especially when taking advantage of power-play opportunities, and now has a 2-1 game advantage heading into tonight’s Game 4. Watch, again, for times when the Blues draw a penalty that puts a player off the ice and in the box – and how aggressively the Bruins attack to turn that te

2019

Jun

PANDORA'S BOX By David Bianculli

This is a rare prime-time showing of German director G.W. Pabst’s 1929 silent film, which presented Louise Brooks as Lulu – a once-innocent showgirl who descends into a whirlpool of sin and depravity, leaving many men (and even a woman or two) in her hedonistic wake. One small but fun footnote: Brooks was an American actress, born in Kansas, who was hired by Pabst and flown to Germany to star in Pandora’s Box. Another, even smaller footnote: On the occasions when Bewitched star

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LUTHER By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: This excellent crime series, starring Idris Elba as intense investigator John Luther, has been dormant for five years. But now, thank goodness, it’s back, and it arrives with a surprise: Ruth Wilson, who played sexy killer Alice Morgan, is back as well. And that’s a surprise, because we last saw her character at the end of Season 3 in 2013. When Season 4 began, she and John Luther had gotten together and broken apart (all of it out of sight of TV audiences), and he s

2019

Jun

DOWNTON ABBEY RETURNS! By David Bianculli

SPECIAL: This is a public TV pledge special, which means it’s just as likely to be shown on another night and time as during this suggested national airing. But find it, and revel in it. Hosted by Jim Carter (pictured), who played the butler Mr. Carson in all six seasons of Downton Abbey on PBS. And he’s not through yet: A new Downton Abbey movie is in production now for release this September, and this special includes a sneak preview of it – as well as scenes from the six sea

2019

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BILLIONS By David Bianculli

Taylor has gone hard after Wendy, whose professional standing is now in question. And the question is, how will Axe retaliate to protect Wendy?

2019

Jun

THE WEEKLY By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: With podcasts and now this new FX series, The New York Times has explored ways to extend its reach and footprint, while telling stories – or telling stories about the way it gathers its stories – in new media platforms. Each episode of The Weekly focuses on one story, and one reporter or group of reporters, starting with tonight’s premiere.

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