Hey, Marvel’s Iron Man did it – rebounded from one terrible movie to recapture much of its original magic the next time out. Now HBO’s True Detective does it...

2019

Jan

THE FUTURE OF THE MONARCHY IS TESTED ON 'VICTORIA' By David Hinckley

It turns out that Queen Victoria took the French revolution quite personally, so it’s an uncharacteristically nervous monarch who’s waiting for us as the third season of the PBS hit Victoria premieres...

2019

Jan

AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF: LOS ANGELES CHARGERS VS. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS By David Bianculli

These two teams haven’t met in the postseason in 11 years – but the last time they did, the same quarterbacks were at the helm who will be running plays today: Tom Brady for the New England Patriots and Philip Rivers for the former San Diego, now Los Angeles, Chargers. Over their long careers, Brady has won five Super Bowls and four Super Bowl MVPs, while Rivers has yet to win the big game. So though the personnel for the teams is quite different than when these two last faced in the

2019

Jan

NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF: PHILADELPHIA EAGLES VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS By David Bianculli

But hey… Drew Brees, who quarterbacks the New Orleans Saints, is 39. Today they face the Philadelphia Eagles and 29-year-old QB Nick Foles, who is eight years younger than any other QB starting in today’s divisional playoff games. Yet maybe with age, comes experience: when the Saints faced the Eagles earlier this season, the Saints trounced them 48-7. But don’t expect that to happen again. The Eagles, winners of last year’s Super Bowl, got into the playoffs this year by

2019

Jan

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN By David Bianculli

Penny Marshall died last month, which is another reason to point out tonight’s TCM telecast of this 1992 baseball comedy, which stars Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, and Rosie O’Donnell. Marshall directed the film, and nailed both the on-field action and the character comedy (“There’s no crying in baseball!”). Oh, and the first reason to recommend A League of Their Own? It’s a delightful movie.

2019

Jan

VICTORIA ON MASTERPIECE By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: When last we saw Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria on Victoria, she was rescuing Prince Albert, who had fallen through the ice while skating on a wintry pond. This year, as we begin Season 3, the relationship between Victoria and Albert no longer is on thin ice – and she becomes increasingly confident about speaking her mind, wielding her power, and defending her crown and country. Check local listings. For full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.

2019

Jan

TRUE DETECTIVE By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: This HBO series was one of the first and more ambitious of the season-long anthology dramas – or whatever you call episodic dramas that reboot themselves each season, with new casts and stories under an overall umbrella title, such as American Crime Story, American Horror Story, and Fargo. And by now, the history of True Detective is generally acknowledged and accepted: Season 1 was terrific, and Season 2 closer to terrible. Now comes Season 3, hoping to revive and reclaim

2019

Jan

RAY DONOVAN By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: Third time’s the charm. This really is, I promise, the finale to this latest season of Showtime’s Ray Donovan. And the way the body count stacked up last week, it had better be, because there aren’t that many characters still alive, especially if they’ve gotten in the way of anyone with the last name of Donovan. And tonight, it doesn’t look very promising for any of them, either. Prison is looming for two Donovans, and maybe something worse for one or

2019

Jan

FAMILY GUY By David Bianculli

On the same night as the Eagles-Saints playoff game, Fox presents this new episode of Seth MacFarlane’s Family Guy cartoon, in which Peter defends his daughter Meg, who has been introduced to President Donald Trump by Trump’s own daughter Ivanka. Trump insults Meg, which, in this episode called “Trump Guy,” leads to an epic standoff. And you know how stubborn these cartoon buffoons can be about their standoffs. Oh, and the guy who provides the voice of Trump in this episo

2019

Jan

SEASON 3 OF 'TRUE DETECTIVE' SOLIDLY FOLLOWS THE LEADS OF THE FIRST By Ed Bark

Although not a complete implosion, Season 2 of True Detective had serious structural damage compared to the foundation laid by the fictional whodunit’s acclaimed first edition...

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