BOARDWALK EMPIRE  “21? Season 2 Episode 1 – Tim Van Patten, one of television’s finest directors, took the helm of the second season’s opener and he directed a whole slew of high calibre actors to top notch performances in what is one of television’s more

I believe in  Boardwalk Empire . The first season of HBO’s ridiculously expensive Prohibition drama was a bit of a mess, but it was a sprawling, colorful, endlessly fascinating mess, featuring an overqualified cast and a few of the weirdest sequences more

"Boardwalk Empire"  is back for its second season. I posted  my review of the first six episodes  earlier this week, and I have specific thoughts on the premiere coming up just as soon as I grow up to be a fishmonger...  "How does it f more

"If Jesus ever came to Atlantic City," he would certainly avoid any of Nucky Thompson's properties. Boardwalk Empire's second season opens with " 21 ", a tense return to the easily corrupted city by the shore. The show received some pretty heavy criticism more

During the first season of “Boardwalk Empire,” Steve Buscemi’s Nucky Thompson was the undisputed king of Atlantic City. But as season two kicked off tonight, the city treasurer-cum-alcohol supplier found himself suspicious of almost everyone in his inner more

The Season Two premiere of HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire' wasted little time thrusting the Atlantic City power structure we grew to know in Season One into a state of chaos and flux. While some critics, like my colleague Mo Ryan, have criticized the show for sl more

When I initially reviewed HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" last year, I was extremely enthusiastic. But I also included a somewhat strange caveat, writing, "I'll admit that a small part of me wonders if "Boardwalk Empire" is, in fact, too easy to embrace, too eas more

So I spent this whole last week catching up on Season 1 of  BOARDWALK EMPIRE  (yes I had gotten behind and somehow never found the time to catch up) to be ready for this Sunday’s premiere. Well not only am I all caught up and totally hooked, but more