With his stomach for the partisan fight, apparent lukewarm regard for the Geneva Conventions and contempt for Washington power structures, he was the perfect avatar for the tear-it-all down second ...

For those looking to revisit some greats, our writers and editors answer the question: What do you think is a perfect episode of TV? The following contains spoilers for the episodes mentioned.

“A great example of that would be Gene Hackman in Unforgiven,” the director said. “He had the character so perfect right out of the box on every shot, every sequence, and he really didn’t have to do ...