‘Tales of the City’ — another template for today’s prestige TV
Young critics who believe that the notion of quality, non-commercial TV began with the launch of “The Sopranos” on HBO in 1999 need to check out the DVD reissue of “Tales of the City” that was released...
View Article‘The Fall’: giving equal time to a killer
Netflix announced some good news yesterday — the just-aired season two of the electrifying British crime series “The Fall” will become available for streaming in the U.S. on Jan. 16. When season one...
View ArticleThe great Nathalie Baye visits Connecticut
The annual festival of new French movies – Focus on French Cinema – is always a major spring event in Connecticut. The chance to see new films and attend Q&As with actors, directors and producers...
View Article‘TV (The Book)’: picking the 100 best shows
Today, Grand Central Publishing is releasing “(TV) The Book” by Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz, and it is sure to trigger arguments over the two critics’ choices of the 100 best shows in the...
View Article‘The Grand’: binge-watching, British-style
Like almost everyone else, I’ve been knocked out by the ever-rising quality of American television – from “The Sopranos” almost 20 years ago, through new hits such as “Transparent” and “Mr. Robot.” HBO...
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