MAN OF MANY TALENTSHollywood Legend, 88, Makes Surprising New Career SwitchThe actor is fulfilling his lifelong dream.Meera Navlakha
THE BRANDO EFFECTHollywood Icon Warns Young Actors of Career-Ruining HabitThe two-time Oscar winner chided his younger counterparts for trying too hard to emulate a legendary star.Tom Sanders
'BEYOND MY UNDERSTANDING'Anthony Hopkins Got Sober After Hearing 'Radio Voice'The ‘Silence of the Lambs’ star opened up about a moment in which he “could have killed somebody.”Roosa Rahkonen
SILENCE OF THE GLAMSWatch Hannibal Lecter Review Kim Kardashian’s Face ShapewearApparently, the viral “shapewear for face” goes well with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.Nealy Simms
SWORDS & SANDALSNew Ancient Rome Series Desperate to Be a ‘Game of Thrones’Gladiators combat each other. Families war for power. Anthony Hopkins shows up. “Those About to Die” positions itself as an epic—and almost delivers.Nick Schager
PSYCHOANALYSIS‘Freud’s Last Session’: Anthony Hopkins’ Scene-Chewing FeastAn imagining of Sigmund Freud’s debate with C.S. Lewis, it’s how bland “Freud’s Last Session” is that should be studied. Hopkins, at least, is doing the most.Nick Schager
THERE’S BEEN A ROBBERY!‘Rebel Moon’—An Egregious, Embarrassing ‘Star Wars’ KnockoffMore infuriating than the absurd punctuation of its title is how blatantly Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon—Part One: A Child of Fire” skirts homage and rips off “Star Wars.”Nick Schager
KLEENEX ALERTAnthony Hopkins Plays the Man Who Saved 669 ChildrenThe Oscar winner gives the stunning performance you expect from him in the new drama, which will make you sob. But the film itself doesn’t rise to his level of his performance. Barry Levitt
YOU FOOLSIan McKellen: Hopkins, Connery Turned Down Gandalf FirstThe classically-trained actor says he hopes his contemporaries “feel silly” for passing on the role now.AJ McDougall
AWARD SEASONSteven Spielberg’s Oscar-Nominated Actors, RankedThe veteran director’s new film, “The Fabelmans,” could add Michelle Williams and Judd Hirsch to the surprisingly short list of actors who’ve been nominated for his movies.Chris Feil
DADDY ISSUESHugh Jackman’s ‘The Son’ Is a Shocking Misfire of a FilmWriter-director Florian Zeller’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning “The Father” is an astoundingly clunky and obtuse film about fatherhood and depression. How did it miss so badly?Nick Schager