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Acting Up

Cruise Control: The Hollywood star in stasis

by Jadie Stillwell

As Risky Busi­ness enters the Cri­te­ri­on Col­lec­tion, we plot the tra­jec­to­ry of a star seem­ing­ly inca­pable of burn­ing out.
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In Praise Of

Why I love the train chase scene in The Wrong Trousers

by Eleanor Brady

Tom Cruise and Mar­vel can’t hold a can­dle to Aard­man Ani­ma­tion’s nail-bit­ing stop ani­ma­tion sequence in the clas­sic Wal­lace and Gromit adventure.
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Review

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

by Adam Woodward

Tom Cruise and co gear up for anoth­er high-stakes mis­sion, but it’s dimin­ish­ing returns amid all the ambi­tious action.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Opinion

Tom Cruise: Hollywood’s last leading man

by Susan Akyeampong

A cer­tain image of mas­culin­i­ty per­pet­u­at­ed by Tom Cruise is on the decline in Hol­ly­wood – but that isn’t nec­es­sar­i­ly a bad thing.
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Review

Top Gun: Maverick

by Jake Cunningham

Tom Cruise smash­es the sound bar­ri­er once again in this thrilling belat­ed sequel to the beloved ​’80s classic.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Incoming

A new Top Gun: Maverick trailer breaks through the sound barrier

by Charles Bramesco

Fight­er jets, egos, lega­cies – they’re all up in the air in the next-gen sequel to the mil­i­tary action classic.
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Festivals

A handful of pre-announcements foretell a robust Cannes slate

by Charles Bramesco

A hand­ful of big names — Elvis! George Miller! Tom Cruise! — have been locked in pri­or to the offi­cial selection.
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Cartoon

David Squires on… Tom Cruise’s curry odyssey

by Little White Lies

TC takes a well-earned break from film­ing the lat­est Mis­sion: Impos­si­ble film to indulge his love of Indi­an food.
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Incoming

Re-enter the danger zone with the first Top Gun: Maverick trailer

by Charles Bramesco

Tom Cruise returns as the fight­er pilot par excel­lence in Joseph Kosinski’s high-octane sequel.
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Incoming

Eyes Wide Shut is returning to cinemas for its 20th anniversary

by Adam Woodward

The re-release of Stan­ley Kubrick’s final mas­ter­piece will be accom­pa­nied by a new doc­u­men­tary short.