Top Gun Maverick – Stu Loves Film

The Running Man

At the height of his career, Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in a sci-fi action movie called The Running Man, which was based on a story by Richard Bachman, who turned out to be Stephen King. It was a pale imitation of the original story, and so King decided to withhold his name from the material. Now,…

F1

Before I begin, I must say that I am a huge Formula 1 fan. Since they have been filming this around the various venues of the races over the past few years, with the cast mixing with the racers, I have been excited for a movie about the sport that I am a regular viewer…

Twisters

Let’s go back to 1996. The year that Twister hit the screens. A big, loud, visually impressive blockbuster that could easily be placed in the disaster movie category but seemed more to be out to amaze the audience with its effects, including the flying cow. Now we have Twisters, a stand-alone sequel that takes moments…

Top Gun: Maverick

I was never a massive fan of Top Gun. I admired the cinematography and the flight scenes but felt the whole thing was an impressive advert for Ray-Bans, leather jackets and joining the US Navy. The late Tony Scott worked for years in advertising, and so this was a film right up his street, never…