Top Gun: Maverick — A Nostalgia Heavy Legacy Sequel That Still Wins The Dogfight In The End

36 years after we first entered the “Danger Zone,” it’s time to get back on that highway, climb back into the cockpit, and take to the air with Top Gun: Maverick. This slick and stylish legacy sequel honors the vibe of Tony Scott’s original, delivering a blast of throwback action thrills and a IV drip of nostalgia, but it also pulls some serious Gs in the process, surpassing its predecessor with wildly brazen gusto.

Val: An Intimate And Introspective Vanity Project That Holds A Mirror Up To Kilmer's Career

August 13, 2021 / Aaron Haughton

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Venture into the mind of Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most capricious and charismatic actors, with the latest Prime Video documentary, Val. Constructed out of hundreds of hours of footage Kilmer shot himself, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to his time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster movies like Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever, Val peels back the layers to the often misunderstood thespian while still remaining largely at surface level.

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Top Gun: Maverick — A Nostalgia Heavy Legacy Sequel That Still Wins The Dogfight In The End

Val: An Intimate And Introspective Vanity Project That Holds A Mirror Up To Kilmer's Career