The Americans doesn’t end the way most fans have probably been thinking it would end... No spoilers here, except to say many viewers may be surprised by who’s left standing at the end. And where...

2018

May

AN UNVARNISHED LOOK AT AMERICANS 'HUNTING ISIS' By David Hinckley

When the History Channel gets serious, it can still offer solid stories like its new Hunting ISIS...

2018

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'FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS' ON HBO: AN APPRECIATIVE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD DOCUMENTARY ABOUT JOHN MCCAIN By David Hinckley

For Whom the Bell Tolls, HBO’s documentary on Sen. John McCain, plays like the kind of tribute that, at the risk of sounding cold, ordinarily surfaces after the subject has died...

2018

May

SHOWTIME'S 'THE FOURTH ESTATE' SHOWS NEWS AND SUBJECTS IN A VOLATILE AGE By David Hinckley

One of the many contradictions of unaffiliated journalism is that a troubling message can be good news for the messenger. Showtime’s new documentary series The Fourth Estate makes that point explicitly and implicitly...

2018

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'THE TALE' IS A DISTURBING TRUE STORY THAT IS IMPORTANT VIEWING By David Hinckley

When a show is slotted for 10 o’clock Saturday night on a holiday weekend, it’s usually a good indication someone at the network thinks it’s going to be a hard watch...

2018

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'THE SPLIT' ARRIVES ON SUNDANCE By David Hinckley

The women in the Defoe family excel at breaking things up. Of course, they do. They’re high-end London divorce lawyers...

2018

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CLINT WALKER MAY 30, 1927 – MAY 21, 2018 By David Hinckley

In the music game, Clint Walker would have been what we call a one-hit wonder...

2018

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A PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES YOU TO PLAY ALONG: PBS' 'THE GREAT AMERICAN READ' By David Hinckley

If any campaign can cross party lines this summer, it should be the one PBS has just launched: It wants us to read books...

2018

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'REAL SPORTS' SUPPORTS WILL SHORTZ By David Hinckley

Will Shortz is a two-sport athlete: Table tennis and crossword puzzles...

2018

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'SANDO' IS A LITTLE LOOPY – IN A GOOD WAY By David Hinckley

Once upon a time in the New York area, there was a man who called himself Crazy Eddie...

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