THE BIJOU REVIEW: “J. Edgar”
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Albert Nobbs”
> Rodrigo Garcia’s film ALBERT NOBBS (he shares auteurship with Glenn Close, who served as screenwriter with John Banville and Gabriella Prekop and as a producer as well as star) caters to what used to be called the James...
THE SKED: A’Feudin’ and A-Watchin’
History Channel has to be awfully happy with its decision to get into the scripted programming business. Part 1 of HATFIELDS & MCCOYS (our review is here) premiered last night to the largest non-sports audience in ...
LIMITED RELEASE: “The Double Hour,” “Incendies” & “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”
> Plot spoilers are even more problematic when it comes to limited releases, because by definition they’re only being seen by a few people in certain selected locations, and–if they’re good–will ideally ...
SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Argo”
At this point, with 3 first-rate films to his name, it’s time to stop remarking on how surprising it is that Ben Affleck is a major American filmmaker and just accept that he is one. His latest, ARGO, is his best yet, ...
THE CONSPIRATOR: Court In Session
> Watch It At Home: Scrupulously accurate, to a fault. In an era that so recently gave us “The Kennedys,” possibly the worst piece of pop culture history ever produced for American television, it seems downrig...
THE SKED: “Hatfields & McCoys” Blows Up The Record Books – Again
It’s not exactly a surprise that History’s HATFIELDS & MCCOYS had another spectacular ratings night with its conclusion on Wednesday. The show actually went up from its record-setting Part 1 audi...
The Sked: Cable Ratings May 22-28
On the cable front this past seven days, only the NBA could stop History’s rampaging Hatfield & McCoys. On Monday night, Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals (Boston Celtics at Miami Heat) averaged a 4.1 rating ...
THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Hell On Wheels”
HELL ON WHEELS – Sunday 9PM on AMC WHERE WE WERE: Building the transcontinental railroad. Our antihero, former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon, joined the Union Pacific Railroad’s march to the west on...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “J. Edgar”
J. EDGAR: Watch It At Home – Brokeback Hoover It’s a little unexpected that of all the films Clint Eastwood has directed, his new biography J. EDGAR most resembles The Bridges of Madison Count...
The Sked: Cable Ratings May 8-14
The NBA Playoffs are taking off for TNT, with Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-finals averaging a 3.1 rating with Adults 18-49 at 9:43 pm Monday (the Los Angeles Lakers getting pounded by the Oklahoma City Thunder). Thre...
SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 3.13.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: THE BACHELOR dropped 0.07 to 0.52, and THE GOOD DOCTOR ticked down to 0.31. CBS: Returning from a rerun week, THE NEIGHBORHOOD lost 0.04 to 0.52, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA fell 0.06 to 0.45, NCIS was ...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Sarah’s Key”
SARAH’S KEY – Watch It At Home: Misses a Difficult Mark There may be no cinematic minefield more dangerous for filmmakers than the Holocaust. For films entering that difficult territory, the...
THE SKED PILOT REPORT: AMC’s “Hell On Wheels”
> Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot. So these critiques sh...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Help”
THE HELP – Worth A Ticket: The Story May Be Soft, The Acting Isn’t THE HELP is–and I mean this in a good way–a big-screen Hallmark Hall of Fame. It’s a long, absorbing, emotional...