Category: tom cruise

  • Reserved Seating: THE FIRM

    Reserved Seating: THE FIRM

    The review duo who forgot to talk about Tom Cruise doing flips in the first act.

  • Review: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

     by Rob DiCristino Choose to accept it. You know, you really have to feel for Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), the IMF stalwart who routinely risks life and limb to topple rogue dictators, smash unruly computer systems, and generally act as an all-purpose tonic for a never-ending cavalcade of catastrophic apocalypses. Secret agent or not, a…

  • 2K Replay: THE LAST SAMURAI

     by Adam Riske Nominated for “Best Male Performance” (Tom Cruise) at the MTV Movie Awards. He lost to Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. • Best Scene/Moment: The final battle sequence. • Best Song: This is a tough one since I’m not a huge fan of Hans Zimmer’s score…

  • Friday Night Double Features Vol. 31

     by Adam Riske and Patrick Bromley New double features for after you get home from the pool. Double Feature 1: Adam: #1: Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) Patrick: #2: Doomsday (2008) Patrick: Trailers/Shorts: The Hitcher, Under Siege, The Big Hit Patrick: Theme: Starring the Crew of Deep Space Nine Patrick: I’m still working my…

  • Review: TOP GUN: MAVERICK

     by Rob DiCristino 2019’s biggest blockbuster is finally here. One of Top Gun: Maverick’s most striking images comes in its opening sequence, just after the eponymous pilot (Tom Cruise) hits supersonic speeds in an experimental Navy fighter: Director Joseph Kosinski widens to a stratosphere’s-eye-view as Maverick darts through the frame, leaving a long vapor trail…