Mini-series and TV Movies

'Closer to the Enemy' is a wonderful and intelligent piece of work that shouldn't be missed.

From British mysteries to must-see PBS documentaries, Acorn Media has titles of great joy to offer this year.

Unusually, the music for HBO's eight-part series became a profoundly integral part of the show’s narrative, influencing its atmospheric pace from the beginning.

'All the Way' is more character study than historical documentary, and that's a wise decision.

'11.22.63' is an intriguing story with a lot of talented people behind it, but is uneven in its execution.

HBO's 'Confirmation' is an important, if biased, film. I wish the extras did more to address that.

Most importantly, THE X-FILES 2016 has seen the reestablishment of David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson’s Mulder and Scully as one of the most iconic pairs in TV history. Other than the rather joyless opening ep, which was perhaps inevitably heavy on exposition and table setting, this has been an immensely satisfying season with a wider emotional range than we have seen before from the stars and their characters. That emotional range has been built upon a potentially very sensitive matter: their respective mid-life crises.

"Restless" is one of the best new spy thrillers released in recent years.

History has never looked or sound this good on television.

My Boy Jack (2007) finally gets a stateside airing and DVD release. Based on the true story of Rudyard Kipling and his son, it's an interesting period bio.