At the end of last week’s episode, the suave-looking serial killer known as the Ogre (recurring guest star Milo Ventimiglia from Heroes) revealed his secret S&M and torture room to Barbara (Erin Richards), who reacted to the discovery with a slight but nonetheless surprising smile. This week, his knife is at her throat – but is it a deadly threat aimed at punishing her beloved Jim Gordon, or something more consensual?

2015

Apr

JANE THE VIRGIN By David Bianculli

Jane (Gina Rodriguez) and her nemesis Petra (Yael Grobglas) have been wrestling with each other all season – but only figuratively. Tonight, in one of this series’ typically (and delightfully) over-the-top plot twists, they make it literal.

2015

Apr

TALES OF THE GRIM SLEEPER By David Bianculli

HBO has been on an amazing roll of late with its original documentaries, led by Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst. But this new one, by Nick Broomfield, attacks another cold case less successfully, by focusing on the former and current residents of South Central Los Angeles, neighbors of Lonnie Franklin, imprisoned in 2010 on counts of multiple mass murder. Was he the “Grim Sleeper” who killed dozens of local women? This nonfiction film asks the question, and looks for answer

2015

Apr

DICK CAVETT'S VIETNAM By David Bianculli

Last year, Dick Cavett’s Watergate dove into the veteran talk-show host’s program archives to explain and explore that Seventies flash point from a surprisingly rich and varied selection of perspectives. Tonight, he does the same thing with another incendiary subject of the era: the Vietnam War. And once again, he proves that, many decades ago, he presided over a talk show that on occasion, talked about subjects of utmost seriousness. Check local listings.

2015

Apr

STARTALK By David Bianculli

Last week, host Neil deGrasse Tyson, in this new TV version of his podcast and radio show of the same name, spent an hour with his guests talking about the science and sociology behind Star Trek. This week, the topic is the science of movies by Christopher Nolan, who wrote and directed Memento, Inception and the Dark Knight trilogy.

2015

Apr

AS TV, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' DINNER GETS AN A... AND A D, AND OTHER GRADES IN BETWEEN By David Bianculli

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night, hosted by Cecily Strong of Saturday Night Live, earned an A for democracy, a D as television, and other grades…

2015

Apr

THE GOOD WIFE By David Bianculli

Promos for this week’s episode bring this fabulous series full circle. There’s the image of Illinois elected official Alicia (Julianna Margulies) at the podium at a press conference, confronting and discussing her disgrace in public office while her spouse (played by Chris Noth) stands by supportively. It’s the mirror-image flip side of the Good Wife pilot, in which Noth’s Peter was at the podium, and Alicia standing nearby. So does that, from now on, make Peter “th

2015

Apr

GAME OF THRONES By David Bianculli

Weddings, on this series, aren’t necessarily causes for celebration – but another set of nuptials is scheduled for tonight’s episode, as Margaery (Natalie Dormer) sets out to wed, and bed, gullible and malleable Tommen (Dean-Charles Chapman). If he lives through the ceremony, much less the night, he should consider himself fortunate.

2015

Apr

MASTERPIECE: "WOLF HALL" By David Bianculli

Part 4 of 6. In tonight’s episode, Cromwell (Mark Rylance) and Sir Thomas More (Anton Lesser) clash again – this time for the last time. Where does King Henry VIII (Damian Lewis) stand on all this? He’s royally upset – but at whom? Check local listings.

2015

Apr

MAD MEN By David Bianculli

Last week, Roger went to Don for help with a problem. This week, he goes to Joan – and, not for the first time, puts her in a very difficult position.

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