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Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight: Like father, like son?

Showtime's 'Ray Donovan'

Parsing Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan is Nathanael West’s Day of the Locust brought up to date, an ongoing examination and indictment of the sad, ruthless culture that is today’s showbiz Los Angeles.

Bob Ingram

Oct 07, 2014 Articles 4 minute read

Hardy (left), Gandolfini: Offers that can't be refused.

Michaël Roskam’s ‘The Drop’

Coulda been a contender

Michaël Roskam’s The Drop, which strongly echoes On the Waterfront, has much to commend it as an evocation of the Brooklyn underworld. But it drops its own ball at the end.

Robert Zaller

Oct 06, 2014 Articles 4 minute read

Thomas, Johnson: Dedicated cops in the best TV tradition

More than just the visual style or the cool soundtrack, it's that sense of alienation, of existential heroism in the face of utter futility, that hit home back in 1984. In a way that few if any TV shows had ever done before, Miami Vice depicted a chaotic universe in which the only moral absolutes were those created and maintained by its inhabitants.

Mark Wolverton

Sep 26, 2014 Articles 5 minute read

Franklin, Eleanor and Teddy: But what about their relatives?

‘The Roosevelts’ by Ken Burns

Old wine in a new bottle

A Ken Burns documentary constitutes such an extraordinary combination of historical research and dazzling showmanship that it seems downright churlish of me to suggest that his latest historical extravaganza was basically misconceived.

Dan Rottenberg

Sep 23, 2014 Articles 5 minute read

The fantastically loathsome mother and her monstrous son: Charlie Hunnam and Katey Sagal in “Sons of Anarchy.” (Photo by PRASHANT GUPTA - © FX)

'Sons of Anarchy' and 'Project Runway'

Hate-watching TV

How do I rationalize hate-watching not one but two shows, Sons of Anarchy and Project Runway?

Paula Berman

Sep 21, 2014 Articles 5 minute read

'Last Days in Vietnam'

The final scene of an American tragedy

“Who goes, and who gets left behind”? Rory Kennedy, JFK’s niece, documents the final moments of America’s tragic involvement in Vietnam.

Carol Rocamora

Sep 21, 2014 Articles 5 minute read

Viola Davis really will be starring in a new TV show this fall. (Photo by Nicole Rivelli - © 2014 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.)

Fall 2014 TV preview

The new Fall TV shows are coming — along with some others that the networks haven't actually bought yet.

Armen Pandola

Sep 14, 2014 Articles 5 minute read

Not your average animated horse ("BoJack Horseman," Netflix)

‘BoJack Horseman’ Season One on Netflix

Drowning in ennui

While raunchy to its core, BoJack Horseman is both addictive and surprisingly emotional.

Jessica Friedman

Sep 01, 2014 Articles 5 minute read

Magic and metaphysics: Emma Stone and Colin Firth in “Magic in the Moonlight.” (Photo by Jack English - © 2014 Gravier Productions, Inc.)

Woody Allen's 'Magic in the Moonlight'

When’s the last time you talked to God?

With Magic in the Moonlight, his newly released film, Woody Allen conjures up a romantic comedy that deals with his darkest fears and still delivers a happy ending.

Carol Rocamora

Aug 26, 2014 Articles 4 minute read