With the U.S. health system under a microscope at the moment because of the coronavirus, PBS is offering a relevant reminder that no one health system anywhere in the world has a monopoly on care...

2020

Apr

VISIT THE BEACHES OF 'THE MALLORCA FILES' MIXED WITH SOME CRIME AND COMEDY By David Hinckley

If the first job of the police is to solve crimes, the second job of police procedurals sometimes is to have fun. Okay, it sounds callous when you phrase it that way...

2020

Apr

BACKGROUND ON THE RESEARCH WORK COVERED IN 'CUBA'S CANCER HOPE' By Mike Hughes

At 63, George Keays seemed to have an enviable life – good health, great place to live, solid finances...Then doctors said he had stage-4 lung cancer, with little time left...That was four years ago...

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1979: THE LAUNCH OF NICKELODEON By TV WW

On this day in 1979, cable's Pinwheel Network was relaunched as Nickelodeon...

2020

Mar

HBO'S 'THE SCHEME' BRINGS THE DARK SIDE OF COLLEGE SPORTS INTO THE LIGHT By David Hinckley

Americans really don't want to believe there could be corruption, double-dealing, cynicism, green or crass motivations in their beloved college sports. Thing is, there is...

2020

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ROB REINER DOUBLE FEATURE By David Bianculli

Two outstanding movies directed by Rob Reiner, films that are very different in tone, are shown tonight as a prime-time double feature on BBC America. At 8 p.m. ET, there’s 1986’s Stand by Me, a very, very good movie adaptation of a Stephen King novel. Then, at 10 p.m. ET, Tom Cruise squares off against a steamrolling Jack Nicholson in 1992’s A Few Good Men, a very, very good movie adaptation of a play by another acclaimed writer – the then-little-know

2020

Mar

THE SCHEME By David Bianculli

This is the last day of March. If you’re still missing March Madness, and the absence of this year’s NCAA college basketball tournament, this HBO documentary may make you miss it a little less. It looks at an FBI sting that targeted, and caught, some college coaches suspected of funneling money and opportunity to prospective and star players. The FBI doesn’t come off as a crack team, but the coaches fare even more poorly. In video and audio footage, we see them denying even kno

2020

Mar

CORDEN PRESENTED A MOVING AND ENTERTAINING NIGHT OF CONCERTS IN ISOLATION By Mike Hughes

TV's music-from-home spurt has finished its pop-music phase. Country is next. Elton John hosted Sunday's concert on Fox while James Corden did Monday's on CBS. Both had plenty of pop stars giving at-home performances...

2020

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TALENT THRIVES AT HOME ON FOX'S 'IHEART LIVING ROOM CONCERT FOR AMERICA' By Mike Hughes

Fox’s iHeart Living Room Concert For America on Sunday proved that sheer talent can thrive, even under stark conditions...

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BETTER CALL SAUL By David Bianculli

I don’t know about you, but when Rhea Seehorn, as Kim Wexler, confronted Bob Odenkirk’s Saul Goodman at the climax of last week’s show, I was expecting her to erupt in anger and disappointment and betrayal regarding their personal relationship. I wasn’t prepared, though, for her proposed Plan B, and I can’t wait to see how that plays out in tonight’s show. For a “prequel” show painted into several corners by the fact that it must adhere t

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