Tom Cruise: Revisiting the time he played a Nazi trying to kill Adolph Hitler in 2008’s Valkyrie

Do you know what would be awesome?  If Tom Cruise tried to kill Adolph Hitler!  Wait, some dude named von Stauffenberg who happened to be a slick, good looking Nazi Colonel tried to do that with a bomb.  Really?  Here’s a check for $75 million.  Make it happen and make sure Cruise looks good with… Continue reading Tom Cruise: Revisiting the time he played a Nazi trying to kill Adolph Hitler in 2008’s Valkyrie

The timelessness of Tom Cruise, the last movie star

Top Gun: Maverick is the most successful film in a storied career and perhaps the best case study of movie stardom over time of all time.  Cruise portrays the same character 36 years apart, and makes it clear that nothing has really changed for either him or Maverick, onscreen or off. Tom Cruise is the… Continue reading The timelessness of Tom Cruise, the last movie star