A classically trained musical genius and Black Power icon, Nina Simone has influenced scores of other musicians, from John Lennon to Adele. Born Eunice Waymon in Tryon, N.C., Simone began playing piano at age 3. Showing talent from the start,…
Though set in the beginning of the 20th century, The Knick stands out in its continual ability to delicately comment on issues relevant today, while staying true to the past. The themes of addiction, class, race, desire, competition are timeless,…
[yasr_multiset setid=0] Based on characters created by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred for DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint and developed for television by Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars), and Diane Ruggiero-Wright iZombie stars Rose McIver as Seattle medical student Olivia Moore. Her…
By the time Frank Sinatra closed in on his fiftieth birthday in 1965, he needed little introduction. He sold millions of records, made several hit movies and even won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Private Angelo…
A spin-off from the very popular sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant creators Gene Reynolds, James L. Brooks and Allan Burns, made the unusual choice to transform the previously comedic Grant into a serious, thoughtful, deeply committed newsman…
Picking up where the fifth season left off, Freeform’s Pretty Little Liars finds Aria (Lucy Hale), Spencer (Troian Bellisario), Emily (Shay Mitchell) and Mona (Janel Parrish) find themselves still inside A’s “dollhouse,” having been subjected to torture. A is angrier…
As a huge fan of CHiPs growing up, I was thrilled when Warner Brothers recently released the fourth season. As the eighties began, motorcycle cops Frank “Ponch” Poncherello (Erik Estrada) and Jon Baker (Larry Wilcox) were happily stuck in the…
Hands down, The Americans is one of the best written shows on television. The plots are layered, and the plots are tight, even if some of the details initials initially seem concealed. Season three marks a huge turning point for…
Directed by Igan Hecht, The Sheik—born Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri—provides a surprisingly intimate look at the legendary wrestler’s career, from his days as a bodyguard for the Shah of Iran, his move to the United States and his job as…
The dramatic directing debut of British documentarian Morgan Matthews, A Brilliant Young Mind is another addition to the growing list of empathic tales concerning people on the autistic spectrum. For British teenager Nathan Ellis (Asa Butterfield), who struggles to communicate,…