Tag: Anthony Hopkins

Big Shot: The Edge

 The Edge takes a page directly from the wilderness yarns of Jack London, and is very self-conscious about it. Majestic geography, bone-chilling isolation, fearsome wildlife; the beauty and terror of nature and man’s quest to conquer all are at the forefront. There’s even a sequence showing the struggle to light a fire under the...

STRAIGHT SHOTS: Chicken and Egg

NIGHTCRAWLER is the heartwarming story of a small businessman triumphing over adversity and making his dreams come true. If it took place in the real world, STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE would basically be about a really cute, precocious 8-year-old Hitler. Oliver Stone’s NIXON showcases not only the birth of one of the most polarizing...