talk radio be my favorite oliver stone movie and though he have make many great one include salvador and jfk and natural born killer and platoon . but i like the intimacy of talk radio and a cinematic expansion of eric bogosian searing stage play that be base on a real life account of a dallas talk show host . work with ace cinematographer robert richardson and stone turn what could have be a very set bound exercise into a visually arresting ideological battle that present a radio station a an arena of war . bogosian be devastate as torture on air spouter of abuse barry champlain and convey the conflicted and destructive nature of his character with conviction and a generous dose of self loathing . alec baldwin and a his alpha male bos and strike the perfect note a a man drive nut by a guy whose monstrousness he help nurture . ellen greene be fantastic a barry sweet ex wife who end up become another target of his vicious personal vitriol . stone and bogosian fill every frame with interest and every line of dialog with sweet poison and cut ambiguity . john c. mcginley and a barry long suffer screener or technical producer stu and turn in a hilarious and sharp performance and a do the great michael wincott . the film be a flawless and underrated masterpiece of superb writing and awesome acting and brutal and uncompromising direction . the stewart copeland score be brilliant and too .