BOOGIE NIGHTS
Vice, 9:00 p.m. ET
Paul Thomas Anderson got a lot of attention, and for good reason, for writing and directing this 1997 period character study, which looked at the changing porn industry of the late 1970s and early 1980s. More than 20 years after this film was released, what is most impressive, in retrospect, is the bravery of the casting, and the performances, with a lot of actors given the opportunity to do great work here – and taking full advantage. Burt Reynolds, as a porn filmmaker with grandiose visions of his “art,” was given a meaty comeback role here, and nailed it. And the other players, oh my. John C. Reilly and William H. Macy. Julianne Moore and Don Cheadle. Mark Wahlberg and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Philip Baker Hall and Ricky Jay. And, of course, Heather Graham as Rollergirl.