The Hour

'The Hour' Is The Next Period Drama You'll Fall For

Maureen Ryan | Posted 04.16.2012

Maureen Ryan

"The Hour" is one of those nicely calibrated UK dramas that has an alluring atmosphere and is bursting at the seams with great character actors ... If it's a well-made British costume drama you want, you can't wrong with this show.

Rubbernecking's Year in Television 2011

Holly Cara Price | Posted 02.29.2012

Holly Cara Price

As you may know I have a fondness for the ticky-tacky known as reality television, I so love the term because it's so not anyone's reality I've ever known. So this recap will examine first the ridiculous... then the sublime.

Maureen Ryan

'Wire' Star's Killer New Role

HuffingtonPost.com | Maureen Ryan | Posted 12.10.2011

'Appropriate Adult,' a British film airing Dec. 10 on Sundance Channel, is a fascinating and tremendously well-acted look into the heart of darkness. ...

FACE IT: A Retro TV Season for Women

Michele Willens | Posted 12.11.2011

Michele Willens

So what to make so far of the new 2011 television season? Personally, I was just getting over my PMMS (Postponed MadMen Syndrome), so let's say I was grumpy going into it. Seeing how women are being portrayed is not helping.

BBC's The Hour: Stylish and Smart

Holly Cara Price | Posted 11.28.2011

Holly Cara Price

From the cool blue checkerboard opening credit design and jazzy theme right on through to the final moments of last week's finale, this thriller became more and more addictive as the weeks went on.