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Jack Reacher author says Tom Cruise is “too old” for action movies

December 2, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Despite the fact he’s now 57 years of age, Tom Cruise shows no signs of slowing down, with the Hollywood star following up last year’s acclaimed action epic Mission: Impossible – Fallout by getting back in the cockpit for Top Gun: Maverick before reprising his role as Ethan Hunt to shoot a further two Mission: […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Jack Reacher, lee child, Tom Cruise

Alex Kurtzman says he didn’t make The Mummy for critics

June 19, 2017 by Jordan Jones

The Mummy didn’t exactly have the warmest welcome when it released earlier this month, with critics absolutely savaging the movie. It currently sits at a 16% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the general consensus stating that “The Mummy suggests a speedy unravelling for the Dark Universe.” There have even been rumors, in a frantic attempt to […]

Filed Under: Jordan Jones, Movies, News Tagged With: Alex Kurtzman, Dark Universe, The Mummy, Tom Cruise

Director Alex Kurtzman intended The Mummy to be a Tom Cruise movie that felt “different and interesting”

June 12, 2017 by Jordan Jones

The Mummy is officially in theaters, and is currently being mummified by critics (apologies for that). Many reviews have stated that the The Mummy is simply a series of mind-numbing action set-pieces strung together into a feature-length film. Worst of all, reviews have stated that Tom Cruise actually seems bored in the movie. That’s right. Tom Cruise… […]

Filed Under: Jordan Jones, Movies, News Tagged With: Alex Kurtzman, Dark Universe, The Mummy, Tom Cruise, Universal Monsters

Movie Review – Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

July 25, 2018 by Robert Kojder

Mission: Impossible – Fallout, 2018. Written and Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Starring Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Henry Cavill, Sean Harris, Vanessa Kirby, Angela Bassett, Michelle Monaghan, Wes Bentley, Frederick Schmidt, Liang Yang, Kristoffer Joner, Wolf Blitzer, and Alec Baldwin SYNOPSIS: Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Christopher McQuarrie, Frederick Schmidt, Henry Cavill, Kristoffer Joner, Liang Yang, Michelle Monaghan, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise, Vanessa Kirby, Ving Rhames, Wes Bentley, Wolf Blitzer

Top Gun: Maverick will reportedly start shooting in July

March 6, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Back in May of last year, Tom Cruise promised that the long-rumoured sequel to Top Gun was “definitely happening” and could shoot in 2018, and sure enough, it seems like that is indeed the case. According to Omega Underground, Top Gun: Maverick will begin principal photography in July, and will shoot through to Thanksgiving. As […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Tom Cruise, Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick

Eyes Wide Shut with podcaster Allen Christian | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #54

November 6, 2019 by Tom Beasley

Eyes Wide Shut

On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, podcaster Allen Christian reveals his love for Stanley Kubrick’s often maligned Eyes Wide Shut… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, Flickering Myth Podcast Network host Allen Christian gets […]

Filed Under: Flickering Myth Podcast Network, Movies, The Pick of the Flicks, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Allen Christian, Eyes Wide Shut, Nicole Kidman, Stanley Kubrick, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, Tom Cruise

Bond v Bourne v Hunt: Who is the Ultimate 21st Century Action Hero?

August 16, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the three major action heroes of the 21st century… As we sit and bask in the aftermath of the most recent Mission: Impossible instalment, it seems as good a time as any to take a look at three of the most prolific government Assassins of the last couple of decades. Mr […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Casino Royale, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Jason Bourne, Matt Damon, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Skyfall, Spectre, The Bourne Legacy, the bourne supremacy, the bourne ultimatum, Tom Cruise

Watch Tom Cruise surprise Comic-Con with Top Gun Maverick trailer

July 20, 2019 by Gary Collinson

On Thursday, Tom Cruise made a surprise appearance at the end of Paramount Pictures’ Terminator: Dark Fate panel at San Diego Comic-Con to offer up a first-look at next year’s Top Gun Maverick, the follow-up to the classic 1986 action blockbuster. Check out Tom’s appearance here, and be sure to head on over to our […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: San Diego Comic-Con International, Tom Cruise, Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick

Tom Cruise feels the need for speed again in Top Gun: Maverick trailer

July 18, 2019 by Gary Collinson

In the first major surprise of this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International, Tom Cruise made a surprise appearance at the end of Paramount Pictures’ Terminator: Dark Fate panel to introduce the very first trailer for Top Gun: Maverick, the long-awaited sequel to the 1986 action classic; feel the need for speed here… SEE ALSO: Tom […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Ed Harris, San Diego Comic-Con International, Tom Cruise, Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick

Edge of Tomorrow sequel Live Die Repeat and Repeat officially moving ahead

March 2, 2019 by Gary Collinson

It looks like the stars are finally aligning for the Edge of Tomorrow sequel, with Deadline reporting that Warner Bros. is looking to move forward on the long-rumoured Live Die Repeat and Repeat. According to the trade, screenwriter Matthew Robinson (The Invention of Lying) has been brought in the work on the script for the follow-up […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Doug Liman, Edge of Tomorrow, Emily Blunt, Live Die Repeat and Repeat, Tom Cruise

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