Not many movies this year have been as universally beloved as Top Gun: Maverick, and it’s not hard to see why. The legacy sequel delivers all the high-flying thrills and jolts of nostalgic warmth that fans hoped it would. It also tells a story that manages to stand on its own, a refreshing change in the age of interconnected sequels and franchises. Maverick should go down as one of the most well-directed action movies of the decade, thanks in no small part to the work done by star Tom Cruise and director Joseph Kosinski.
