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2015
Jan
28
 
 
This show has built a strong following, and decent reputation, in its first three weeks on the air – and tonight, it not only ups the dramatic ante another notch in the recording studio, but also makes room for a noteworthy guest star: supermodel Naomi Campbell. But don’t expect even Campbell to upstage Taraji P. Henson as Cookie (pictured) – because that’s not the way this Cookie crumbles.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
28
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: When this series began, Russia was viewed as much more of an international “friend” than what has happened since, as Vladimir Putin began encroaching on neighboring countries and the Cold War began to freeze again. Today’s headlines have a way of informing and deepening this Reagan-era drama series about sleeper Soviet agents in the United States – and so do yesterday’s headlines, because the story line of The Americans, this season, brings us to 19
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
28
 
 
This is the third episode of this impressively surreal sitcom series, in which Jay Baruchel continues to see the world of dating from his unique, sometimes upsetting, usually hilarious perspective. And tonight, he and a friend go out on the town – which means, no doubt, some situations, and metaphorical images, you’ll unlikely to see anywhere else on television tonight. Among them: A laugh-out loud sequence that gives new meaning to the phrase “talk to the hand” – a
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
27
 
 
There aren’t many more episodes for this spinoff series to earn a renewal, so its ratings, and other key metrics, have to improve, and fast. That’s the stark reality – and tonight, the tycoon in hiding, Howard Stark himself (played by Dominic Cooper), makes an appearance, finding Carter (Hayley Atwell) to, perhaps, help save the day.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
27
 
 
Two more episodes are shown tonight – and in one of them, Leslie organizes a rally to try and save her favorite diner, with a “Save J.J.’s” campaign. Hey, I know how she feels – if I ever felt Egg N’ You in Ft. Lauderdale was threatened, or Twohey’s in Alhambra, or Ponzio’s in Cherry Hill, I’d be right there on the front lines…
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
27
 
 
Now this will be interesting. It’s a one-hour special devoted, as always this time of year, to just one game: in this case, an advance analysis of Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIX. And this is one place where, for sure, the very latest in Deflategate will be debated and, most probably, deflated. For a home-grown column about this controversy, see Eric Gould’s Cold Light Reader.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
27
 
 
The final season continues to build momentum. Tonight, it’s not only Raylan’s investigation that begins to deepen and darken, but also Boyd’s own problems, conflicts and adversaries. These include Mary Steenburgen, who’s having a field day, and so much fun playing against her usual sweet-as-can-be type, portraying Katherine Hale, a woman with an icy heart and a coldly calculating illegal business scheme to match. And wait, that’s not all: Here comes Sam Elliott&hell
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
27
 
 
This 1976 movie, one of my all-time favorites, is a superb condensation of one of the most important crime stories of the 20th century – one that reached into the Oval Office, altered the course of history, and inspired a generation of journalists, including myself. Nowadays, you can watch it as a quaint reminder of how information was sought, and obtained, before you could type words into an Internet search engine – and how the cinema once lionized not superheroes, but everyday ones
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
26
 
 
The future Commissioner Gordon and the future Penguin won’t have many chances for amiable sit-downs in years to come – but in tonight’s episode, during an hour that finds Fish Mooney in grave, if well-deserved, danger, they do precisely that.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
26
 
 
Luis Buñuel directed this 1967 film, which, like most of his movies throughout a long and influential career, contains images not quickly to be forgotten. But this time, most of the images surround Catherine Deneuve, the actress caught here at her most beautiful – but caught, also, as a character whose marriage is so unfulfilling that she decides to pursue a side career as a daytime prostitute. Buñuel shows her fantasies as well as her new realities, and there’s somethi