New Theme on site: Top Gun – Maverick. A Year in Movie Excellency + Gallery Updates

I’ve just finished the site’s new theme, all made of Top Gun: Maverick. We waited over 35 years for this movie and it was worth every second! So, let’s celebrate it!
Also, this January marks the site’s 23rd year online.

Direct by Joseph Kosinski, written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie, the sequel to the 1986 Top Gun has made history by grossing over US$ 718 million in the US and US$ 770 million worldwide, bringing to a total of US$ 1.488 billion. The film is Tom Cruise’s highest grossing film and the highest grossing film of 2022. It just loses worldwide to Avatar 2. But Top Gun: Maverick hasn’t been released in China due to political conflicts, which allowed Avatar to surpass the box office. Still, it’s no small feat.

In December it broke a new record for the streaming service Paramount+ when it become #1 streamed movie worldwide right after it’s release online.

Critically, it received a score of 96% positive on Rotten Tomatoes and an average rating f 8.2 out of 10. The website’s consensus reads, “Top Gun: Maverick pulls off a feat even trickier than a 4G inverted dive, delivering a long-belated sequel that surpasses its predecessor in wildly entertaining style.”[180] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, based on 63 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.[181] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare “A+” grade on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported 96% of audience members gave it a positive score, with 84% saying they would definitely recommend it.

And now, it’s starting to receive awards and accolades and recognition among the Awards circuits. I’ve made a post about it and will be making updates as they come.

I’ve also updated Top Gun: Maverick section on the gallery with tons of goodies