Americans really don't want to believe there could be corruption, double-dealing, cynicism, green or crass motivations in their beloved college sports. Thing is, there is...

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ROB REINER DOUBLE FEATURE By David Bianculli

Two outstanding movies directed by Rob Reiner, films that are very different in tone, are shown tonight as a prime-time double feature on BBC America. At 8 p.m. ET, there’s 1986’s Stand by Me, a very, very good movie adaptation of a Stephen King novel. Then, at 10 p.m. ET, Tom Cruise squares off against a steamrolling Jack Nicholson in 1992’s A Few Good Men, a very, very good movie adaptation of a play by another acclaimed writer – the then-little-know

2020

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THE SCHEME By David Bianculli

This is the last day of March. If you’re still missing March Madness, and the absence of this year’s NCAA college basketball tournament, this HBO documentary may make you miss it a little less. It looks at an FBI sting that targeted, and caught, some college coaches suspected of funneling money and opportunity to prospective and star players. The FBI doesn’t come off as a crack team, but the coaches fare even more poorly. In video and audio footage, we see them denying even kno

2020

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CORDEN PRESENTED A MOVING AND ENTERTAINING NIGHT OF CONCERTS IN ISOLATION By Mike Hughes

TV's music-from-home spurt has finished its pop-music phase. Country is next. Elton John hosted Sunday's concert on Fox while James Corden did Monday's on CBS. Both had plenty of pop stars giving at-home performances...

2020

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TALENT THRIVES AT HOME ON FOX'S 'IHEART LIVING ROOM CONCERT FOR AMERICA' By Mike Hughes

Fox’s iHeart Living Room Concert For America on Sunday proved that sheer talent can thrive, even under stark conditions...

2020

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BETTER CALL SAUL By David Bianculli

I don’t know about you, but when Rhea Seehorn, as Kim Wexler, confronted Bob Odenkirk’s Saul Goodman at the climax of last week’s show, I was expecting her to erupt in anger and disappointment and betrayal regarding their personal relationship. I wasn’t prepared, though, for her proposed Plan B, and I can’t wait to see how that plays out in tonight’s show. For a “prequel” show painted into several corners by the fact that it must adhere t

2020

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THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA By David Bianculli

In Episode 3 of this excellent new David Simon and Ed Gross miniseries, based on the fiction novel by Philip Roth, the community and religious leader played by John Turturro speaks in the synagogue in support of presidential candidate Charles Lindbergh, despite his anti-Semitic comments and policies. And as the nation rallies around him, a noose of oppression tightens around this story’s central family members.

2020

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HOMEFEST: JAMES CORDEN’S LATE LATE SHOW SPECIAL By David Bianculli

When James Corden took over from Craig Ferguson and launched his version of The Late Late Show in 2015, he did so by going to the streets – and doing his show for a week, guerrilla style, by showing up at people’s homes in Los Angeles to broadcast the show remotely from those makeshift locations. Now, five years later, Corden is broadcasting from homes again – but, in this prime time special, for a very different, infinitely more somber reason. But how sombe

2020

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DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE By David Bianculli

This is Episode 6 of this intriguing Jason Segel miniseries – and continues the quartet’s search for the mysterious, inspirational Clara, with whom we spent last week’s episode. The group splits up temporarily in search of new clues, and avenues of exploration. Peter revisits work, despite having just either quit or been fired – and Simone follows the clues in Clara’s artwork. I may be wrong about this, but based on some of the planted visuals so far, I wouldn&rsquo

2020

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THE DAILY SOCIAL DISTANCING SHOW By David Bianculli

Last Friday, Daily Show host Trevor Noah, from the safety of his home, interviewed infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, in one of the best and most informative extended interviews with the doctor I’ve yet seen. And yes, I’ve been watching the daily presidential briefings. It was Fauci’s idea to reach out to prominent players in the social media universe, whose younger audience figures number in the millions, as an effective way to spread the word about how to

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