Episode 29: Mission Impossible Fallout and Top Gun

Tom Cruise action films. Sarah Watt, Jeremy Downing and William Chen discuss Mission: Impossible - Fallout and Top Gun. We jump straight into a discussion about the Mission: Impossible films, highlighting the strength of the director talent for each of the films, comparing it to the James Bond and Harry Potter films. Our chat then moves to Top Gun and how out of date the film feels in retrospect. Gender representation, hard-body masculinity and homoerotica is talked about in regards to Top Gun. We all agree that Tom Cruise is an impressive performer, both in terms of charisma and commitment. We talk about the strength of the other actors in Mission: Impossible - Fallout, except for Henry Cavill, which sparks a debate. We talk about the strength of certain characters and action sequences in Mission: Impossible - Fallout.