Tag Archives: Tom Cruise

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Ross Birks

As robust and practical an action movie as there ever was. Fallout takes a second to ease into once you realise that, oh wait, you need to actually remember what happened in the last instalment this time around, but it soon makes … Continue reading →

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The Outsiders (1983)

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Ross Birks

Like a lot of Coppola B-sides, The Outsiders is a lot better than its non-reputation would suggest. Beyond the novelty factor of seeing an ensemble of future-superstars look all young and baby-faced (Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, Patrick Swayze, … Continue reading →

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Jerry Maguire (1996)

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Ross Birks

I love this movie. I don’t care. Cameron Crowe’s ultimate deconstruction of the rom-com. Beginning where most movies would end (character has a moral epiphany), Jerry Maguire instead punishes its title character for even daring to step outside of the box … Continue reading →

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Born on the Fourth of July (1988)

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Ross Birks

Something came over me and I had the urge to make my way through the Oliver Stone movies I’ve never seen. Born on the Fourth of July is the biggie. It was nominated for a ton of Oscars and won a few … Continue reading →

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The Epic Intimacy of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia (1999)

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Ross Birks

Following the critical and financial success of his second film Boogie Nights, New Line Cinema told 29 year old Paul Thomas Anderson that he could make whatever movie he wanted. That movie became Magnolia – a 3 hour+ epic which dissects the way … Continue reading →

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Club Fever – Collateral (2004)

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Ross Birks

Michael Mann’s 2004 movie Collateral is a fantastic little thriller and one I find myself returning to time and time again. I love the set-up and the two lead performances by Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise as well as Mann’s … Continue reading →

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Wise Up – Magnolia (1999)

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Ross Birks

My love of Magnolia knows no bounds. Paul Thomas Anderson’s sprawling epic about a handful of San Fernando Valley residents searching for love and redemption is one of the most audacious and beautiful American movies ever made. It’s also one … Continue reading →

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