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1 Review : In ‘Mr. Inbetween,’ The Hit Man Feels Your Pain Mike Hale , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times , 25 September 2018; (p. 7)
— Review of Mr Inbetween Scott Ryan , 2018 series - publisher film/TV

'“I wouldn’t say I enjoy hitting people,” Ray Shoesmith says, taking his turn at a support group for men with anger issues. “You know, if I hit somebody, I generally got a pretty good reason.”'  (Introduction)
1 Indigenous Characters Take Precedence in Outback Series Mike Hale , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times , 20 August 2018; (p. C5)

'Aaron Pedersen, an Aboriginal actor who’s a major star in Australia, first played the Indigenous detective Jay Swan in the 2013 film “Mystery Road”. Swan is a classic type, the cop caught between his belief in the system and his loyalty to his own people, who automatically see him as a sellout. As embodied by the imposing Mr. Pedersen, he’s also a classic western hero: white hat, casual swagger, stony, squinting stare.' (Introduction)
1 Monterey Moms and Their Clichés Mike Hale , 2017 single work review essay
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 17 February 2017; (p. 16) 'Speaking of “Big Little Lies,” HBO’s glossy new melodrama starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Laura Dern, an HBO executive has said, “We’re not doing ‘Desperate Housewives’ here.” Maybe they should have thought harder about that.' (Introduction)
1 Animal Kingdom Movie Adaption into US TV Series Should Learn from Fargo: New York Times Mike Hale , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 14 June 2016;

'When you're basing 10 episodes or more of television on a stand-alone two-hour movie, it might be best to heed the lesson of Fargo: Throw out the whole story and start over.'

'Animal Kingdom, the new TNT series based on the 2010 Australian movie about a Melbourne crime family, goes the opposite route. ...'
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