All day and night, Dustin Hoffman is today’s saluted star. The highlights include his shaken Willy Loman in 1985’s CBS adaptation of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (9:45 a.m. ET), his mousy convict in 1973’s Papillon opposite Steve McQueen (2:45 p.m. ET), his matronly makeover in 1982’s Tootsie(5:30 p.m. ET), and, in prime time, a ridiculously powerful triple feature beginning at 8 p.m. ET: 1967’s The Graduate(pictured), 1976

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SUCCESSION By David Bianculli

Last week’s episode had a scene in which a character joked about running for president despite a complete lack of qualifications. The other characters weren’t laughing, and neither was I. But the characters in this show have been defined so sharply, it’s a pleasure to watch them negotiate with and around each other – especially as the CEO power chair is up for grabs, and perhaps heading to an unexpected beneficiary.

2019

Aug

THE AFFAIR By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: This is the final season for The Affair, and it’s the first one without central players Ruth Wilson and Joshua Jackson. On the other hand, it’s the first one with Anna Paquin (pictured), who joins the cast as the daughter of Wilson’s ill-fated character. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.

2019

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ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: There are singular moments of inspired strangeness in this new series, which stars Kirsten Dunst as the wife of a man trying to sell his suburban Florida neighbors on an Amway-type motivational sales scheme. Really inspired, in fact, like her character’s dusted-off pageant dance routine, which is like a cross between David Lynch and the Muppets. But those moments arrive about once per episode, and the rest of the shows just aren’t sharp enough to match. It’s wo

2019

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'ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA' IS WORTHY OF PRAISE By David Hinckley

The miniseries has thrived on television because it can become the perfect hybrid, accommodating stories that are too complex for a two-hour movie, but don’t require continuing multi-year exploration...

2019

Aug

'POWER' STARTS ITS SIXTH AND FINAL SEASON By Mike Hughes

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has become quite sure of two things: 1) His projects will succeed; and, 2) He won't get any top-tier awards or nominations for them...

2019

Aug

THE FIGHT BETWEEN OPULENCE AND POVERTY: 'ON BECOMING GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA' By Mike Hughes

Mel Rodriguez – or what's left of him – was discussing two important subjects...

2019

Aug

TWO HOURS OF GREAT MUSIC ON SHOWTIME WITH 'HITSVILLE: THE MAKING OF MOTOWN' By David Hinckley

Showtime’s new documentary on the legendary Motown record label sometimes plays as if the Wayans brothers should be standing in for the lead characters...

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