Television

Comedian Mo Amer Takes His Refugee Experience To Netflix

5:41pm December 02, 2018

Comedian Mo Amer came to the U.S. as a refugee at the age of 9. He tells NPR's Michel Martin about his new Netflix comedy special, which brings humor to his experience of growing up.

Ricky Jay performs his show Ricky Jay & his 52 Assistants at the Tiffany Theatre in Los Angeles in 1996.

Arts

Ricky Jay Remembered, From The Wings: An Assistant's Thoughts On The Late Magician

6:14pm November 30, 2018

by Chris Klimek

Critic Chris Klimek offers a remembrance of the late illusionist, author and actor Ricky Jay, for whom he worked as a personal assistant over a decade ago.

Arts

Women Fall For Mr. Wrong In Crime Dramas 'Dirty John' And 'Escape From Dannemora'

1:56pm November 20, 2018

by John Powers

John Powers reviews two new series based on true crime stories. Dannemora dramatizes the story of a 2015 prison break. Dirty John follows the delusions and dangers of a woman falling for a conman.

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Michael Douglas (right) plays an aging actor and acting coach in The Kominsky Method. Alan Arkin is his longtime agent.

Arts

Behind 'The Kominsky Method,' A Sitcom King (He Prefers 'Court Jester')

7:48am November 17, 2018

by Scott Simon

Chuck Lorre's new show for Netflix stars Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin as an aging star and his longtime agent. It's set in Hollywood, but it's really about the biggest show of all: growing old.

TV Producer Chuck Lorre Gets Personal In 'The Kominsky Method'

4:33pm November 16, 2018

by Eric Deggans

Netflix's new comedy The Kominsky Method debuts Friday. Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin star in it as an aging actor and his agent who try to navigate their later years in Los Angeles.

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Florence Pugh plays an actress who attempts to infiltrate a terrorist cell in the new AMC miniseries The Little Drummer Girl.

Arts

The Twists And Turns In 'Little Drummer Girl' Are Pure Le Carré

12:43pm November 16, 2018

by David Bianculli

An actress is charged with infiltrating a terrorist cell in a new AMC miniseries based on John Le Carré's 1983 novel. David Bianculli says it's one of 2018's most tense and well-acted TV thrillers.

Vanessa Hudgens as both Stacy and Margaret in the Netflix holiday confection The Princess Switch.

Arts

Can You Double Your Holiday Pleasure With Netflix's 'The Princess Switch'?

12:14pm November 16, 2018

Vanessa Hudgens plays both a Chicago baker and an engaged European duchess in a holiday romance meant to muscle in on a surprisingly robust cable genre.

Review: Netflix's Narcos Mexico, A Spinoff Of Narcos

5:04am November 16, 2018

by Eric Deggans

Netflix releases Narcos: Mexico, a spinoff of its show Narcos with a focus on how Mexico's drug cartels got organized. Stars Diego Luna as an ex-cop turned kingpin and Michael Pena as the DEA agent.

Hee Haw co-hosts Roy Clark (right) and Buck Owens in 1969. Clark died Thursday at the age of 85.

Music & Culture

Roy Clark, 'Hee Haw' Host And Country Music Ambassador, Dies At 85

6:09pm November 15, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The singer and multi-instrumentalist, known for his fleet guitar work and big smile, began his career as a teenage prodigy and rose to become a regular presence in the living rooms of America.

'Escape At Dannemora' Suffers From Storytelling Bloat, As Story Stretches On Too Long

6:08pm November 15, 2018

by Eric Deggans

Showtime's new limited series, Escape at Dannemora, has all the elements of a successful prestige drama, but it's also slow and long — a painful trend in television.

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