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Let me be clear: I don't like 1986's "Top Gun." I think it's macho-military propaganda with a schmaltzy script and a semi-good beach volleyball scene.

Shot in g-force conditions and with real fighter jets, Top Gun: Maverick bucks Hollywood’s reliance on computer-generated effects to deliver an authentic adrenaline rush.

‘I’ll always be an ’80s WWF guy.’

In the new Top Gun: Maverick film, pilots zig-zag fighter jets across the sky at stomach-churning speeds. Tom Cruise’s character, Captain “Maverick” Pete Mitchell, is still shocking fellow pilots with his prowess and daredevil antics after 30 years in the job.

Why change what was obviously a winning formula?

To make “Top Gun: Maverick” soar, the movie’s stars entered the danger zone.

“Top Gun: Maverick” star Monica Barbaro helped the high-flying film franchise reach new heights through her portrayal of a groundbreaking character.

Nostalgia as escapism is ubiquitous. But what if nostalgia could be a force for good? Not an inelegant poke in the dopamine receptors, but rather, transcendent, even galvanizing, as it is in the case of Joseph Kosinski’s “Top Gun: Maverick,” a legacy sequel that that allows the viewer to luxuriate…

Cruise persuaded The Late Late Show host to go on the daring adventure while promoting the movie

It’s infamous. It’s ridiculous. It’s awesome.

It couldn’t outmaneuver the pandemic enemy that delayed its release for two years, but “Top Gun: Maverick” can’t lose, really.