After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.
Within its familiar framework there lies a personal statement from an artist – an equal lament and celebration of the sort of blockbusters that are difficult to come by in the present day, where each aspect has been carefully fine-tuned to ensure maximum entertainment value.| Read in full: Top Gun: Maverick film review We Love Cinema
Now I want to see him take on a sequel to Risky Business and do the underpants dance again.The Guardian
Top Gun: Maverick is an extremely enjoyable thrill ride, yet its focus on intense, immersive action doesn’t allow much room for lighter, steamier fun like its predecessor.Little White Lies
Cruise’s apparent agelessness is on display in shirtless beach football and many a scene where Maverick displays skills and stamina to put much younger fliers to shame.Sight and Sound
Though there are a few nice ideas, this follow-up to the surprisingly good 2019 original is bogged down by the genre's worst instincts
The director's 1993 take on Wharton's novel positions upper class New York as a cutthroat world equal to those of his gangster films
First-time director Raine Allen-Miller's brilliantly infectious and funny rom-com brings the streets of south London to colourful life
Though structured in a rather uninteresting way, Lina Soualem's film shines in its interviews with her infectiously funny grandma
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
We've gathered up our most glowing reviews from this year's festival, from dynamic documentaries to dizzying debuts
To coincide with the release of Women Talking, Anna McKibbin explores the ethos behind the films of the acclaimed director
Overrated hack or underrated auteur? Fedor Tot explores the twisty filmmaker's output to mark the release of Knock at the Cabin
