"Top Gun: Maverick"

Published: June 13, 2022, 10:02 a.m.

b'Here\'s the thing about Tom Cruise: not since Napoleon has a man this short come so close to world domination. And yet there\'s no denying that as the world emerges from a prolonged pandemic lockdown, Thomas Cruise Mapother IV is being hailed as the saviour of cinema, the man who has given us all a reason to to go back the movie theatre otherwise than to watch the latest Marvel extravaganza. So how does "Top Gun: Maverick" hold up? And does the world owe Tom Cruise for showing us once again that nothing compares to practical effects projected onto a big screen? We ponder this and more in the latest Pop Culture Double Date.'