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Tom Cruise

A collection of 4 posts
First impressions of Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One
Christopher McQuarrie

First impressions of Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One

Some off-the-cuff thoughts that ran through my mind as I emerged—dizzy and exhausted and smiling—from the latest McQuarrie/Cruise "spectacular-spectacular."
13 Jul 2023 10 min read
Maverick (2022) (Part Two)
Film Reviews

Maverick (2022) (Part Two)

As an action movie, Top Gun: Maverick is compelling entertainment. As art, it exists more as a celebration of Tom Cruise, exalting a version of reckless masculinity and whiteness that I might have hoped we'd left behind.
17 Jun 2022 12 min read
Maverick (2022) (Part One)
Film Reviews

Maverick (2022) (Part One)

Before diving fast and furious into a review of Top Gun: Maverick, I should probably provide some personal history about me and Maverick.
16 Jun 2022 8 min read
On Movies & Media

Mission: Impossible — Fallout (2018)

While Mission: Impossible—Fallout played, I loved every minute of it. But afterward, I had an itch that I couldn't scratch. I wrote this to scratch it.
09 Aug 2018 11 min read
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