SERIES PREMIERE: Here’s another nonfiction series from Disney+ that pleasantly surprised me. The affable Jeff Goldblum sets out to explore one topic per episode, diving into the world of obscenely expensive sneakers or superbly satisfying ice cream (Mmmmm, ice cream!). Goldblum asks good questions, and wears his emotions on his sleeves. He’s a bit like a modern Charles Kuralt on the road, with even more hugging.

2019

Nov

THE IMAGINEERING STORY By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: Oh, I love this nonfiction series, too. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at the Disney empire, beginning with the initial plans for, and launch of, his Disneyland theme park. The “home movie” footage is fabulous, and the imagination of the “imagineers” is all but unimaginable.

2019

Nov

THE MANDALORIAN By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: I haven’t seen this yet – but as the newest entry in the Star Wars saga, available exclusively on Disney+, it doesn’t need me to steer it your way. It’s created and written by Jon Favreau, and stars Pedro Pascal.

2019

Nov

ACORN RELEASES SEASON 3 OF 'THE GOOD KARMA HOSPITAL' By David Hinckley

The Good Karma Hospital has been compared on occasion to Call the Midwife as an engaging, generally upbeat medical drama, and someone on the writing staff seems to have taken that comparison deeply to heart...

2019

Nov

GIFT: THE JOURNEY OF JOHNNY CASH By David Bianculli

DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE: If the segments on Johnny Cash in Ken Burns’ Country Music left you hungry for more, here’s more. You have to pay for it, by subscribing to You Tube’s premium service – but it’s the best lure yet for people who are loath to sign up for yet another streaming service.

2019

Nov

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL By David Bianculli

Now that the New England Patriots have fallen, there’s only one undefeated team remaining in the NFL this season: the 8-0 San Francisco 49ers, who tonight try to extend their perfect streak by battling the 7-2 Seattle Seahawks.

2019

Nov

THE DIRTY DOZEN & KELLY'S HEROES By David Bianculli

TCM has a really inventive double feature on hand tonight: Two war movies that share the same essential premise and structure, yet one is a straight drama adventure, while the other is just as exciting, yet improbably and intentionally comic. The first, at 8 p.m. ET, is 1967’s The Dirty Dozen, starring Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson. The second, at 10:45 p.m. ET, is 1970’s Kelly’s Heroes, starring Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, and Don Rickles. Both movies,

2019

Nov

HIS DARK MATERIALS By David Bianculli

Last week’s series premiere introduced Lyra, the young orphan (played by Dafne Keen) with latent mystical powers, and the woman (played by the always dynamic Ruth Wilson) who takes the youngster under her wing. Tonight, the apprenticeship begins, and the mystical plots thicken…

2019

Nov

INDEPENDENT LENS: "THE INTERPRETERS" By David Bianculli

Afghan and Iraqi interpreters have served bravely for years in Afghanistan and Iraq, working with U.S. troops to connect and converse with the locals. Now that the troops are reducing their military presence, those interpreters are targeted and in danger, unless the U.S. protects them by supporting them and their families as welcome immigrants to our country. But is there such a policy? Or more like the reverse? Check local listings.

2019

Nov

'BACK TO LIFE' SKATES ARTFULLY ALONG THE EDGE OF DARK COMEDY AND DRAMA By Kim Akass

If you enjoyed Fleabag, you need to give this series a go...

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