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31 stories by "Mike Hale"

‘Half Man’ Review: Richard Gadd’s Bloody ‘Baby Reindeer’ Follow-Up by Mike Hale

The creator of “Baby Reindeer” is back with more anger, repression and violence (and jokes) in a new series for HBO.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:09am on April 22, 2026

'Bait' Review: Bond. Shahjehan Bond. by Mike Hale

Riz Ahmed imagines the dark side of being a 007 candidate (a position he knows something about) in his Prime Video comedy series.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:02am on March 25, 2026

Ranking New Holiday Specials From 'Family Guy,' 'Fraggle Rock' and More by Mike Hale

Top picks for seasonal TV cheer include concerts from Nashville and the Tabernacle Choir, along with a new "Nutcracker" on PBS.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:00am on December 9, 2025

'Down Cemetery Road' Review: Warming Up for 'Slow Horses' by Mike Hale

Emma Thompson plays the private-eye heroine of Mick Herron's first series of novels in a new series for Apple TV.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:03am on October 30, 2025

Why Did Apple Get Cold Feet About 'The Savant'? by Mike Hale

The company postpones a drama about domestic terrorism on its Apple TV+ streaming service.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:34pm on September 24, 2025

Review: As Broadway Gets Bigger, the Tonys Get Blander by Mike Hale

CBS's broadcast of the 73rd annual ceremony was a safe, unsurprising show that even James Corden couldn't liven up.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:42am on June 10, 2019

John Mulaney and Seth Meyers Fondly Send Up Sondheim. He's Amused. by Mike Hale

The tribute to a 1970 documentary about the musical "Company" is part of the third season of IFC's "Documentary Now!"

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 3:14pm on February 25, 2019

Critic's Notebook: 'Springsteen on Broadway,' and This Time It Isn't Sold Out by Mike Hale

This Netflix film gives a straightforward, unadorned, up-close experience of Bruce Springsteen's solo show, and it doesn't cost a month's rent.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 2:48pm on December 14, 2018

Review: Hope and Restraint at the Tonys. Then Came Robert De Niro. by Mike Hale

The broadcast didn't ignore the national unrest, but the show's overall tone was ingratiating and its words restrained. Mr. De Niro changed that.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:36am on June 11, 2018

Review: Al Pacino Stars in HBO's 'Paterno,' a Tragedy Without a Hero by Mike Hale

Barry Levinson directed this film about the Penn State sex-abuse scandal and the downfall of the university's legendary football coach, Joe Paterno.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:55pm on April 6, 2018

Review: 'The Get Down' Is 'West Side Story' With Rappers and Disco Queens by Mike Hale

"The Get Down" takes the strivers, spitfires and gang bangers of that film and repurposes them in a tale of the origins of hip-hop.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 9:07am on August 12, 2016

Critic's Notebook: The Tonys: A Polished Night of Selling Broadway, With Nods to a Tragedy by Mike Hale

The host, James Corden, began the show with a short tribute to the mass shooting in Orlando, Fla., and a salute to the inclusiveness of the theater world.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:25am on June 13, 2016

David Tennant, a Former Doctor Who, Dons a Monarch's Crown by Mike Hale

Mr. Tennant plays the lead in "Richard II," part of a tetralogy of Shakespeare historical plays coming to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 8:20am on March 16, 2016

Review: 'Flesh and Bone,' a Ballet Drama With Strippers by Mike Hale

This Starz series features Sarah Hay as a newcomer ballerina with a shady second job, and Ben Daniels as the dance company's artistic director.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 7:02pm on November 6, 2015

Clive Owen Brings His Suave Rogue Rhythm to 'Old Times' on Broadway by Mike Hale

Mr. Owen, who stars in "The Knick" on Cinemax, will take the stage for the first time in 14 years in the Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's "Old Times."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:25am on September 16, 2015

Review: On 'Blunt Talk,' Patrick Stewart Is Far From Home and Caught With His Pants Down by Mike Hale

Mr. Stewart's character, Walter Blunt, is having a late-life nervous breakdown, but neither Blunt nor the show takes his crisis very seriously.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 6:37pm on August 21, 2015

Review: 'Larry Kramer in Love & Anger,' Portrait of the Rebel as Gay Activist by Mike Hale

A documentary examines the playwright, a founder of the Gay Men's Health Crisis, and a man noted for the passion of his convictions.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 9:52pm on June 28, 2015

Critic's Notebook: Critic's Notebook: The Tonys Show Celebrates the Stage Without Any Real Theater by Mike Hale

No one said or did anything excessively moving or embarrassing, if you don't count the person who picked the lavender shorts suit Alan Cumming wore in the show's opening.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:37am on June 8, 2015

Newly Invigorated, Facing Adversaries by Mike Hale

With his cancer in remission, Michael C. Hall is back as the sympathetic serial killer on the Showtime series “Dexter.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Movie Review | 'My Soul to Take': Death Reclaims His Fractured Psyche by Mike Hale

"My Soul to Take" has the comic pop-culture references and dreamy shocks of a Wes Craven film, but the director's heart does not seem to be into it.

SOURCE: movies.nytimes.com at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Review: 'Wolf Hall,' the Mini-Series, Unspools Its Power Plays on PBS by Mike Hale

Mark Rylance stars in this television adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize-winning novels.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 7:40pm on April 2, 2015

After 'The Affair,' Ruth Wilson Hits Broadway in 'Constellations' by Mike Hale

Ruth Wilson, an established presence in Britain, is poised to conquer America, making her Broadway debut in "Constellations" just as her first season on Showtime's "The Affair" comes to a cl…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 8:00am on December 17, 2014

Known for Films Like 'Ran,' a Japanese Actor Turns to the Stage by Mike Hale

Tatsuya Nakadai, in New York for a screening of his 1966 film "The Face of Another," says he no longer enjoys watching Japanese movies as much as he used to.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 2:56pm on May 16, 2014

Television Review: 'Kirstie,' a TV Land Sitcom, Stars Kirstie Alley by Mike Hale

TV Land has added "Kirstie," featuring Kirstie Alley as a narcissistic Broadway actress, to its lineup.    

SOURCE: tv.nytimes.com at 5:05pm on December 3, 2013

Watchlist: Years after the Headlines, the Documentary Arrives by Mike Hale

Four years after its director was arrested in Nigeria and charged with spying, "Delta Boys" arrives.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 2:00pm on January 15, 2013
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