Brian Lowry

Turner Classic Movies provides so much enjoyment for film buffs one almost hates to identify its occasional shortcomings. But the channel's feature-length documentary to kick off its annual "31 Days...

In the inevitable frenzy to piggyback on Super Bowl XLVIII, there are stories from every conceivable angle about the ins and outs of the game. But most of the serious...

Jay Leno is doing all he can to endorse Jimmy Fallon as his heir, as NBC seeks to engineer a smoother-than-usual "The Tonight Show" handoff. Yet in an interview with...

When Howard Kurtz moved his media-analysis show to Fox News Channel , there was some skepticism whether he would be allowed to operate as an independent voice on a network...

In the wake of Justin Bieber's arrest on DUI and drag racing charges, Al Jazeera America issued a press release somewhat high-handedly noting that while it was covering stories like...

Like a lot of Web-to-TV transplants, "Broad City" feels a trifle narrow, and occasionally labors to find enough material to fill even a half-hour. At its core, though, this Comedy...

Although TV has no shortage of roguish ne'er-do-wells, they are seldom as entertaining -- at least initially -- as the protagonist in "Rake," a lawyer/womanizer/compulsive gambler whose life is a...

Aside from reminding everyone that Christmas is the best (or worst) time to garner oodles of free publicity, the "Duck Dynasty" fracas -- with A&E; suspending and reinstating "star" Phil...

Tonally compatible with "Girls," but a lot less whiny, "Looking" has a strong indie-film sensibility, including a serialized narrative that's less episodic than being simply an ongoing story split into...

In preparing to ring in the new year, let's bid a not-so-fond farewell to seven media trends that remained inordinately prominent - and especially tiresome - during 2013. Granted, this...