Two days ago, as of this writing, I learned of the passing of actor Tom Skerritt from natural causes at age 93. One of the unspoken side effects of aging is that you live long enough to see so many of your favorites depart. While I never met Skerritt personally at any of the conventions…
Tag: Top Gun
“Top Gun: Maverick” (2022) is a better sequel than its predecessor deserves…
*****AIRCRAFT CARRIER-SIZED SPOILERS!!***** Danger Zone. 1986’s “Top Gun” isn’t exactly one of my favorite movies, to put it charitably. Back in the late 1980s, I thought it was a dumb, jingoistic US Navy recruitment film smothered in a slick coat of Hollywood production values. “Top Gun” wallowed in action movie cliches and shallow characters; ignoring…