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Neal Justin

Columnist/Reporter  |  Television

Phone: 612-673-7431

E-mail: njustin@startribune.com

As TV and media critic, Neal Justin has had the good fortune to interview David Letterman, Amy Adams, Howard Stern, Robert Redford, Mary Tyler Moore, Ben Kingsley and Urkel from “Family Matters.” Before joining the Star Tribune in 1995, he covered crime for the Rockford Register Star, which may explain his affinity for “Hill Street Blues” and “The Wire.”

Recent content from Neal Justin

• Backstage pass: Barack Obama's election
  Two filmmakers make an extraordinary political documentary on Barack Obama's election, but not without perseverance, arm twisting from a movie star and a whole lot of luck.
  Nov 3, 2009
• Shoo-in for a spot in U.S. political history
  "By the People: The Election of Barack Obama" (★★★ 1/2 stars; 8 p.m. HBO) is a shoo-in for a spot in U.S. political history, right alongside the documentary "The War Room" and the books "The Boys on the Bus" and "What It Takes."
  Nov 2, 2009
• TV's demise has been greatly exaggerated
  Military investigators, nerdy teens and a former "Friend" are among the winners in a season that stepped back from the brink.
  Oct 31, 2009
• Overrated/underrated
  Russell Brand is the kind of comic I'm prone to adoring -- daring, unpredictable, British.
  Oct 24, 2009
• Late-night is getting less white
  Hosting late-night TV has long been a white man's burden. Three stars are eager to share the load.
  Oct 24, 2009
• Norm Macdonald takes a bite
  "Saturday Night Live" veteran Norm Macdonald riffs on everything from Glenn Beck to the Mall of America as he prepares for his first Twin Cities visit.
  Oct 18, 2009
• The meaning of Monty Python
  A new documentary on Monty Python suggests that creating great comedy is more daunting than a hunt for the Holy Grail.
  Oct 17, 2009
• TV critic's choice: This week
  James Nesbitt, the BBC's version of James Bond, stars in "Occupation" (7 p.m., BBC America), another nail-biting import, this one about three British soldiers deeply affected by the Iraq war.
  Oct 17, 2009
• Booted by 107.1, Burger says it was 'great ride'
  Longtime Minnesota broadcaster Kevyn Burger was told Tuesday after her radio show that her contract was not being renewed. Burger, who has been with 107.1 FM, the female-oriented talk station, since 2002, no longer fit the station's image, said general manager Dan Seeman.
  Oct 13, 2009
• Monkey business
  Allie Whoops may not be the most charming name for a 5-year-old girl, unless she's living in the same world as "Curious George" (3 p.m., KTCA, Ch. 2).
  Oct 11, 2009

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