Very sad news. Die Hard and Top Gun actor Clarence Gilyard has died at the age of 66. As well as an actor, Gilyard was a film and theatre professor at The University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ College of Fine Arts, which shared the news of his passing. No cause of death was released. Gilyard […]

3 years ago

From the director of Top Gun: Maverick, no less… It’s Monday. It’s time to see what movies are on TV. Here’s how it looks on Monday, 14 November… Bridge of Spies – Film4 – 6.15pm Classy spy thriller with Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance, the latter of whom won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award […]

3 years ago

Hopefully we don’t have to wait another three and a half decades for the next one… 36 years after the original, any and all arguments that might ever happen again about whether or not sequels can ever be better than the original can now officially be put to rest thanks to Top Gun: Maverick. Released […]

4 years ago

“It’s better than somebody saying ‘It’s a piece of shit’.” We reported a few weeks back that Top Gun Maverick was rocking some of the most positive reviews of Tom Cruise’s entire, impressive filmography. As you’ll see from our review, we entirely agree, with one of the action sequences ranking among the very best of […]

4 years ago

The long-delayed action sequel finally arrives in Irish cinemas this month. For pretty much the entire final hour of Top Gun: Maverick, you won’t be given an opportunity to allow a single muscle in your body to unclench. To use some of the more clichéd sentiments, it is properly edge-of-the-seat, gripping-your-armrests kinda stuff. It is […]

4 years ago

A far cry from the danger zone. If early viewer reactions are anything to go by, then Tom Cruise’s long-delayed Top Gun: Maverick isn’t just good as it’s already being praised as “perfect” and the “best film of the year”. After experiencing an extended-release date delay on account of Covid-19, the follow-up to Tony Scott’s […]

4 years ago