As Ben and Alex tackle the sprawling, emotional epic that is Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia, we have to tackle not only one of the finest films that Cruise has ever appeared in, but arguably his finest achievement as an actor.

Amidst a sea of incredible actors, listen as we endeavour to focus on Cruise - and fail, by then spending at least half the episode talking about everyone else.

This film is just too good - and the cast just too stellar - to not try and cram it all in.

And yet.

Not only are the Cruisiverse and all other regular features covered, Alex manages to crowbar in a new feature: Cruisinicity.

Music by Dorian Kelly (Mission: Improbable); artwork by Laura Highton.

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Its the third and final Cruise-Kidman collaboration as Alex and Ben tackle the last film by cinematic genius Stanley Kubrick.

Sex, dreams, fantasy, lies and allegory all come in to play as they try to pick apart exactly what this rich, odd, perplexing and frustrating film actually means.

And if you're concerned that this is about to turn into a proper film review, the Cruisiverse will convince you otherwise.

Music is Mission: Improbably by Dorian Kelly; artwork is by Laura Highton.

Contact details are at the end of the episode.

Alex. Ben. Cruise.

Zellweger. Gooding Jr. Hunt.

Crowe. Sports. Humour.

Romcom?

Lines. Classics. Cruisiverse.

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Alex and Ben embrace the arrival of Tom Cruise: Action Star as he dons the Ethan Hunt persona for the first time and kicks off his most successful franchise to date - both commercially and personally.

There's no room for ambiguity here - this is a love fest as De Palma's slick direction is praised, the film is assessed as both a stand-alone spy film and a revival of Mission: Impossible and Cruise himself earns the cinematic achievement of becoming a one-man movie-making machine (hint: numbers).

Plenty of classic staples are in play, the Cruisiverse goes to the next level after a peek into NegaCruisiverse and we even look forward a little at where the franchise might go. All this and jokes about 90s email to boot.

Your mission is to listen. Choose to accept it.

Music (Mission: Improbable) is by Dorian Kelly; artwork is by Laura Highton; contact details are at the end of the episode.

Tom Cruise's latest team up with Doug Liman, American Made, is in cinemas and Ben's been to see it. This is his brief, immediate reaction to it - free of spoilers and in stereo.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of surviving judgment day, Alex and Ben have taken a special trip to the cinema to see the new, remastered, re-released, 3D-ified, 4K print of James Cameron's 1991 classic - and official Arniethology number 1 Arnie film of all time - Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Rather than getting into everything they've already talked about, this is an opportunity to see it on the big screen, to assess how it holds up against today's blockbusters and whether it works as a 3D film, a presentation it has always seemed like it would fit.

Beware, those jocks among you - this is strictly for nerds...

The Cruisiverse is broken.

Can Alex and Ben repair it? Neil Jordan's stylised Gothic drama, Interview with the Vampire, doesn't hit the usual Tom Cruise marks and so provides a quandary in assessing it against the star's other films and roles.

Simultaneously, Ben and Alex struggle to agree about what exactly the film does and doesn't achieve and whether Cruise is actually any good in it.

Banderas, Dunst, Pitt, Slater - do any get out alive?

Music (Mission: Improbable) by Dorian Kelly; artwork by Laura Highton; contact deets at the end of the episode.

Alex and Ben reveal whether they're Grisham enthusiasts as Tom Cruise slips into legal mode again with the 1993 surprise smash hit, The Firm.

Alex gets to wax lyrical about Sydney Pollack and Holly Hunter, Ben gets to worship Gene Hackman, the Cruisiverse starts to pull itself together now that all the heavy lifting has been done and there's finally an idea for a sequel that we can all get behind.

We talk about the film itself a bit too - beware the Pillow Truck of Convenience...

Music is Mission: Improbable by Dorian Kelly, artwork is by Laura Highton.

Alex and Ben. A director at the end of a remarkable run. A movie star entering the peak of his powers. A legendary writer's first Hollywood screenplay. An immaculate cast firing on all cylinders. That speech from Jack Nicholson. What more could you want?

How about lines, classics, the Cruisiverse, further thoughts on the treatment of females in Hollywood and a rumination on how messages from movies are often misinterpreted?

Music by Dorian Kelly; artwork by Laura Highton

As Alex and Ben are joined by a guest to discuss Ron Howard's romantic 'epic' Far and Away, we take a trip back to 19th century Ireland and Boston to watch the budding romance of Cruise and Kidman blossom.

While the quality of accents varies, so does the tone of the film, making for an uneven, but not entirely unentertaining watch. Its safe to say this isn't like anything we've discussed before, so how will our fresh eyes compare to those of someone who has seen it untold numbers of times?

Be warned: there are rude words littered throughout (including 'bum', 'willy' and 'cleavage').

Want to share your thoughts or list of favourite Cruise films with us? Contact details are at the end of the episode.

Artwork is by Laura Highton; music is Mission: Improbable by Dorian Kelly..