‘American Made’ Review
Tom Cruise has proven throughout his career that with the right role – he’s money. Cruise was completely miscast in this year’s “Mummy” reboot – and the film flopped. But he’s back as Hollywood’s “Top Gun” action star with “American Made”, re-teaming with “Edge of Tomorrow” director Doug Liman. This is the story of airline […]
‘The Mummy’ Movie Review
‘The Mummy’ Review
Tom Cruise’s Twitter bio includes the phrase: “Running in movies since 1981”. Someone even created a 19-minute compilation video last year called “Every Tom Cruise Run. Ever”. And, yes, Cruise does even more sprinting and dashing in his new, highly familiar reboot of “The Mummy”. When I first learned that Cruise was being cast in […]
Cruise-ing Through a Career
This weekend, Tom Cruise helps reboot “The Mummy”. Let’s look at some of the career highlights of one of the world’s biggest movie stars: 1983 – “The Outsiders” Among ensemble of Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze 1985 – “Risky Business” Considered to be Cruise’s breakthrough lead performance Golden Globe Nomination – Best Actor […]
‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’ Movie Review
‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’ Review
“Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” is the fifth installment in a 20-year-old film franchise. Last time, for 2011’s “Ghost Protocol”, Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise risked his life (and pure sanity) by climbing the tallest building in the world. In the opening scene of “Rogue Nation”, he hangs onto an airplane for dear life. And, yes, […]
‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Review
“Edge of Tomorrow” is the Movie Mashup of the Year: A combination of “Groundhog Day” and “Independence Day”. In a near-future world in which aliens are about to wipe-out the human race, Major William Cage, an Army PR expert, is forced to become a soldier. He is killed almost immediately in his first battle, but […]
