“He looked how he looked: an unassuming, ordinary guy with an arsenal of grins, winks and chilling stares he could shade into infinite variations. His voice was higher and huskier than you expected, its cracks a key to his often aching vulnerability onscreen. Hackman excelled at portraying gruff men with volcanic tempers, yet few stars seemed so easily wounded.“ – WBUR’s Arts & Culture, 03/27/2025