TV Review: ‘Born in the Wild’
"Born in the Wild" joins a growing legion of reality shows designed to create the illusion of real jeopardy when, if you think about it at all, having a camera crew hovering nearby undermines the…
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TV Review: ‘The Last Man On Earth’
The opening portion of "The Last Man on Earth" recalls "The World, the Flesh and the Devil" — a 1959 post-apocalyptic movie starring Harry Belafonte — and when did anybody ever expect to read that…
TV Review: ‘Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery’
CNN is still finding its way with original series, testing the parameters of what feels organic and acceptable on a network that airs news, or something like it, much of the day. While the guidelines…
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TV Review: ‘Secrets and Lies’
Better than "Gracepoint" and not as compelling as "Broadchurch," ABC's "Secrets and Lies" is a solid, twisty version of the increasingly popular murdered-kid-sets-series-in-motion formula, with Ryan…
TV Review: ‘Battle Creek’
A bit of an outlier for CBS, "Battle Creek" has about as much heft as the prize in a box of cereal, yet it's also a great deal of fun. A long-dormant, pre-"Breaking Bad" script from Vince Gilligan…
TV Review: ‘Parks and Recreation’ Ends on a High Note (SPOILERS)
NBC's comedy signs off after seven seasons with happy endings and one major lingering question.
TV Review: ‘Sex Box’
A titillating title that's more illusory than indecent, "Sex Box" is just a blatant gimmick, and a silly one at that. Adapted from a U.K. format, WE Tv's version is weighed down by a trio of irksome…
TV Review: ‘Kosher Soul’
African-Americans and Jews have weathered enough grief throughout their histories to survive "Kosher Soul," a silly Lifetime reality sitcom about black comic O'Neal McKnight and his Jewish…
TV Review: ‘The 87th Academy Awards’
While it's no surprise that the buoyancy of Neil Patrick Harris' Oscar opening couldn't last, seldom has an Academy Awards presentation broken down so transparently over one significant shortcoming &ndash…
TV Review: ‘Two and a Half Men’ Finale Laughs All the Way to the Bank (SPOILERS)
Charlie Sheen might be kind of a jerk, but after his very public meltdown, "Two and a Half Men" discovered it couldn't get by without him any better than it could live with him. So despite the hoopla…
