Mike Hale
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‘Stax: Soulsville, U.S.A.’ Review: Looking for a Little Respect
An HBO series tells the triumphant, tragic story of the record label Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and the Staple Singers called home.
Different Sides of Bill Walton and Wilt Chamberlain in New Series
New documentaries explore the star-crossed careers and delicate spirits of Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Walton, two of basketball’s greatest.
The Oscars TV Broadcast Is Becoming Increasingly Ordinary
A show that’s become a shrink-wrapped, anodyne exercise stuck safely to the script.
‘Moon Knight’ Review: Marvel, Oscar Isaac and Identity Issues
Oscar Isaac multitasks in a Marvel series about a superhero who answers to an ancient Egyptian god and struggles with dissociative identity disorder.
Mifune’s Transcendent Films, With and Without Kurosawa
Yes, the Japanese team was one of cinema’s great collaborations. But Film Forum’s salute to Toshiro Mifune shows that he was a superb actor no...