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Contributors Archive
 
 
2018
Jun
17
SEASON 4 OF 'THE AFFAIR' RETURNS TO SHOWTIME By David Hinckley
 
 
The fourth season of Showtime’s The Affair includes the suggestion that you can run, but you can’t hide...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jun
16
2018 FIFA WORLD CUP By David Bianculli
 
 
Okay, so I’m late on this one today – as I’m typing, it’s the second half of Argentina vs.  Iceland, a really exciting (and tie!) game so far, but one that started at 9 a.m. ET on Fox. Hope you caught it from the beginning. Later men's soccer games today, both shown on Fox Sports 1 (because Fox switches to golf and the U.S. Open), are Peru vs. Denmark at noon ET, and Croatia vs. Nigeria at 3 p.m. ET.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jun
16
2018 U.S. OPEN MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP By David Bianculli
 
 
It’s the weekend for the U.S. Open, which is televised by Fox for a change (whether that’s a good change is a matter of opinion). One thing’s for sure this year: After the first two days of the men’s tournament are over, only one player is playing below par. That would be Dustin Johnson, who leads the field at 4 below par as he heads to the opening tee today. Johnson made the cut. His second-round partner, Tiger Woods, was among those who did not.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jun
16
JURASSIC PARK By David Bianculli
 
 
Back in 1993, Jurassic Park changed movie history, and elevated digital special effects to a new level, by doing on the screen what the characters played by Sam Neill and Laura Dern were witnessing as they toured the park for the first time: dinosaurs brought vividly, and convincingly, to life. The newest entry in the Jurassic Park series arrives later this month in theaters, but I can still remember the thrill of attending, with my wide-eyed young offspring, the opening-night midnight premiere
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jun
16
JEREMIAH JOHNSON By David Bianculli
 
 
Think of this 1972 Sydney Pollack movie, starring Robert Redford as a man who retreats into the rugged and unforgiving wilderness of the American West in the 19th century, fighting nature, the elements, and Native Americans in equal measure, as the original The Revenant. In its own wat, Jeremiah Johnson is just as poetic and captivating, and the cinematography as breathtaking. The film was shot on location throughout Utah, which is why Redford subsequently opted to establish both his home and hi
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jun
15
GOLIATH By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: Last season, Billy Bob Thornton won his big case, besting the Goliath of an opponent in this new courtroom series from David E. Kelley. For Season 2, Thornton returns as William McBride, who hasn’t exactly been spoiled, or improved a lot, by his in-court victory. The best news: Still at his side for this new season is his feisty assistant, played so winningly by Nina Arianda (pictured, with Thornton). For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower. 
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jun
15
2018 FIFA WORLD CUP By David Bianculli
 
 
In today’s three televised contests in the World Cup, we get to watch the bottom half of Group A and all of Group B. From Group A, Fox Sports 1 presents Egypt vs. Uruguay at 8 a.m. ET. After that, on the regular Fox network, are the teams from Group B. The bottom half, Morocco vs. Iran, plays at 11 a.m. ET, and the top half of Group B, Portugal vs. Spain, plays on Fox at 2 p.m. ET.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jun
15
12 MONKEYS By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: Three episodes of this show’s fourth and final season are shown tonight, as 12 Monkeys returns to finish up its time-traveling story line. Many series, when they’re starting a new season, jump ahead in time. This series, by contrast, jumps backward, as do its characters: to the 1960s, to WWII, and all the way back to medieval times (pictured).
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jun
15
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli
 
 
Among Maher’s guests this week are two people with very different styles, and styles of talking: George Will and Billy Eichner.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jun
15
THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW By David Bianculli
 
 
Among tonight’s guest is Usain Bolt, widely celebrated as the fastest man alive. For maximum irony, record this episode, then watch it on fast forward.
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
New From TVWW

PBS' 'Frontline’ Examines Pension Promises and — Spoiler Alert — Finds the Math Doesn’t Add Up
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
The Decadence of ‘Versailles’ Comes to Ovation
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
Prescribing Mamie Gummer in 'Emily Owens, M.D.'
By Ed Bark
 
 
 
 
Looking for a Free Ride? HBO Can Deliver
By Christy Slewinski
 
 
 
 
'Pass the Biscuits' Part of the Hatfield-McCoy Pop-Culture Legacy
By Noel Holston
 
 
 
 

Dispatches From TVWW

'Extinction: The Facts' is a Sobering Call to Action
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
How 'Mayans' Has Been Influenced by the Show's Creator Elgin James
By Mike Hughes
 
 
 
 
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Take on Ernest Hemingway, the Man and the Myth
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
In the Final Season, Sutton Foster's Liza is Now the Genuine Version of Her 'Younger' Self
By Monique Nazareth
 
 
 
 
Season 2 of 'City on a Hill' Returns with Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and Boston Corruption
By David Hinckley