Tom Cruise took part in the Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony, and in extremely Tom Cruise fashion: Doing a major stunt. Cruise performed an impressive dive from the top of the Stade de France, rappelling down from the roof to the floor, before greeting some of the attendees. Cruise’s role in the proceeding was appropriate because … Read more
We don’t typically associate Tom Cruise with villainy. For much of his career, the man, the myth, the legend has enjoyed heroic roles in films such as Top Gun, Mission: Impossible, and War of the Worlds while occasionally venturing into morally ambiguous territory in Eyes Wide Shut, Born On the Fourth of July, Magnolia, and … Read more
Five Nights at Freddy’s dropped hard in its sophomore frame but stomped past $100 million at the domestic box office, per Deadline. The horror flick dipped 76% and brought in $19.4M, likely due to its availability on Peacock. Why see a movie twice in theaters when you can watch it at home for $4.99? Also, … Read more
Until the 1980’s, Hollywood had a strange relationship with the Vietnam War. While the war was actually being fought, movies, typically, did not depict the war unless they were something like John Wayne’s The Green Berets. If the war was dealt with, usually it was done metaphorically, or by using another war as a stand-in, … Read more
Per Deadline, Vin Diesel’s Fast X raced to the top of the domestic box office results, taking in $67.5 million in its opening frame. While a good start, the figure is considerably lower than the likes of Furious 7 ($147M), The Fate of the Furious ($98M), Fast and Furious 6 ($97M), Fast Five ($86M), Fast … Read more
We take a look back at Rain Man, one of the biggest early hits of Tom Cruise’s career and an Oscar winner for Dustin Hoffman. Many people think Tom Cruise dancing around in his underwear to Bob Seger in Risky Business is his most iconic scene. To others, it’s him saying he feels the need … Read more