We all know that the only constant in life is change. That’s an easy concept to wrap your head around in an abstract sense. But it’s far knottier to reckon with when you consider how much, in your own life, things have changed. The country has changed. How we relate to each other has changed. […]

A little poking around on the website Statista revealed some interesting information to me. In 2022, law enforcement across the United States did kind of a good job clearing certain kinds of crimes. 52.3 percent of homicides were solved, which is not bad!* Should those rates be higher? Sure, but consider that the United States […]

Quick, without consulting the internet, what kind of a personality does Ethan Hunt have? *crickets* Maybe you’re wondering, “Who, exactly, is that?” That’s the name of Tom Cruise’s character in the Mission: Impossible franchise. Though…”character” is perhaps not quite the right word, as the running joke for many years has been that Tom Cruise is […]

You have an opinion on Tom Cruise. You might be an obsessive cineaste like me, or you might be a casual filmgoer. But I guarantee you that, when I bring up the man formerly known as Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, a person who’s coming up on 40 years in the movie business, you likely aren’t […]

There’s this theory I’ve had for a while now. I’ve shared it with friends, but now it’s time to share it with all of you. I believe that international superstar Tom Cruise is either a fiendishly clever performance artist, or a deeply depressed man. When he makes other films, he’s a talented and driven performer. But […]