Daniel Fienberg
@thefienprint
Chief Television Critic, The Hollywood Reporter. General social media dabbler. Most of my content/writing/word-spewing can be found here:
I'm not convinced that was a penalty, but... I'm damn sure gonna use this gif now that I have the chance.
I liked “Proof” more than the early reviews suggested I would. A lot of the things the production wants to inflect regarding race and genius has to be handled subtly because, well, it isn’t in the text. And I think that got lost on some critics. It’s not a masterpiece, but it’s good!
I liked “The Lost Boys” a lot, even though it fits into one of my least favorite modern musical genres in which every single song builds to the same shouted multi-part harmony. Great stagecraft and mostly very good performances.
Parish BBQ in Austin, you will remain in my heart. Literally, probably.
I couldn’t get my video from tonight’s Crucifictorious reunion at the ATX TV Festival to upload during the “FNL” panel. Let’s try again, in case anybody hasn’t seen!
First night in Austin queso craving fulfilled. Torchy’s always delivers. The tacos were just me. The queso and tots were shared with @moryan.bsky.social and @taraariano.com. Good food and good company!
Nina Gold did a spectacular job casting the new "Lord of the Flies," so might I suggest your next James Bond is this guy:
A fine piece of topical/cultural intersectionality! #NoKings Santa Monica!
Both worth remembering *and* borderline antisemitic! Sigh. #NoKings Santa Monica.
Thing I discovered only after watching Chris Fleming's new special and doing a little googling, but before she switched to her current long-time 'do, Young Terry Gross was a bit of a Chris Fleming doppelganger. Since Chris is a big fan, he presumably knows, right?
Apparently I was due for another post complaining about the cliché of investigators using a body in the morgue to bypass cell phone facial recognition. This is rapidly — well, not "rapidly," since we've been stuck on this one for years — becoming one of the clichés that annoys me most.
I liked "Little Bear Ridge Road." Watching Laurie Metcalf do her thing is always a blast and it's a play that's largely about grouchy people sitting around watching TV. But at roughly 85 minutes, I maybe wanted a bit more?
The Lincoln Center "Ragtime" is damn good. I think the show has some structural flaws, but the cast and direction are superb and Joshua Henry, who I knew by reputation but had never seen live before, is RIDICULOUSLY gifted.
If “The Amazing Race” has taught me anything, it’s that if I stop and get a treat here, I get to meet Cookie Monster… and Oscar! (If I’m being honest, I’ve met Cookie Monster. I’ve never met Oscar.)