Walking Ghosts: Starz’s Brilliant New Drama “The Missing”
A review of Starz’s new mini-series “The Missing.”
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: November 6, 2014
A recap of the new releases on Netflix, On Demand, and Blu-ray/DVD, including “Snowpiercer,” “Maleficent,” “Nightbreed,” “F For Fake” and “La Dolce Vita.”
The Blu-ray Box Set of the Year: “The Complete Jacques Tati”
A review of Criterion’s amazing “The Complete Jacques Tati.”
You’re Giving a Monologue: Aaron Sorkin Starts Final Broadcast of “The Newsroom”
A review of the final season of HBO’s The Newsroom.
The Audience Man: “Steven Spielberg Director’s Collection”
A review of “Steven Spielberg Director’s Collection.”
A Complex Life: HBO’s Unforgettable “Olive Kitteridge”
A review of the new HBO mini-series “Olive Kitteridge” with Frances McDormand and Richard Jenkins.
More Than a Superstar: “Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown”
A review of Alex Gibney’s “Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown,” airing on HBO on Monday, October 27.
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: October 23, 2014
The latest Home Entertainment Consumer Guide, including the best of new releases on Netflix and Blu-ray, including Criterion releases of “Ali: Fear Eats the Soul,” “My Darling Clementine” and “The Vanishing”.
Beauty In The Broken: Filmmaker Bill Morrison’s Visions of Decay Celebrated in New Box Set
A review of the Blu-ray/DVD box set, “Bill Morrison: Collected Works.”
Private Violence
A look
at the complexity of domestic violence, especially when it comes to the
difficulty of prosecuting abusers in a court of law, “Private Violence”
keeps its focus narrow, a smart choice, following around Kit Gruelle, a
victims’ advocate from North Carolina.
“Mountains of the Moon”: Bob Rafelson’s lost classic
An interview with Bob Rafelson on “Mountains of the Moon.”
The Questionable Truth of Memory in Showtime’s “The Affair”
A review of Showtime’s new drama “The Affair,” starring Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney and Joshua Jackson.
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: October 9, 2014
Highlights of home entertainment options on Netflix, VOD, and Blu-ray/DVD, including classics from Woody Allen, new horror films, “Chef,” “Obvious Child,” “Hellion,” and much more.
Enter Ryan Murphy’s Three-Ring Circus in “American Horror Story: Freak Show”
“American Horror Story” is back with its 4th outing, “Freak Show.”
“America” the Beautiful: Treat Williams and William Forsythe Remember Sergio Leone and “Once Upon a Time In America”
Catching up with Treat Williams and William Forsythe on the NYFF screening of and Blu-ray release of “Once Upon a Time in America.”
TV Review: Three New Comedies Remind Viewers of Better Shows
A review of NBC’s “Bad Judge” & “A to Z,” and FOX’s “Mulaney.”
TV Review: “Gracepoint,” “Stalker” Define Problems with Network Television
A review of FOX’s disappointing “Gracepoint” and CBS’s horrendous “Stalker.”
TV Review: ABC Launches Romantic Comedy Hour with “Manhattan Love Story,” “Selfie”
A review of ABC’s “Selife” and “Manhattan Love Story”.
Scientists of Television: The Process of “The Americans” and “Hannibal”
An analysis of the similarities and differences between how the creators of FX’s “The Americans” and NBC’s “Hannibal” approach their characters.
