Edelstein: Tom Hanks Is Better Than Ever in Captain Phillips

The most startling image in the fact-based hostage thriller Captain Phillips is the near-skeletal physiognomy of the actor Barkhad Abdi, who plays Muse, the self-appointed "captain" of a band of Somali pirates attempting to hijack a cargo ship. Abdi looks starved, his skin drawn tightly over his cheekbones, his face ... More