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Critical commentary on contemporary actors is rare, but someone as successful and occasionally controversial as Tom Cruise surely merits a book-length study. Unfortunately, this is not that book. Featuring 15 essays from international scholars, this odd collection of dry, academic tabloid pieces extensively discusses purported homoeroticism in Cruise's films. The general consensus in this volume is that his films are studies in masculinity in crisis—an essay on Top Gun argues that its homoerotic re...Log In or Sign Up to Read More