R | 1h 47min | Sci-Fi, Drama, Dark Comedy, Romance, Thriller | 17 June 2022 (USA)
Joseph Kosinski is having quite a good spring. The 48-year-old Milwaukeean directed the critically-adored box office smash “Top Gun: Maverick,” which will likely receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination, a huge rarity for action flicks.
The success of the film instantly resulted in him being catapulted on to Hollywood’s helmer A-list. From this point forward, he can make whatever kind of movie he wants, and it lends great credence to the phrase “timing is everything.” More on that in a bit.
Dark Humor
Based on the 2010 dystopian short story “Escape From Spiderhead” by George Saunders, “Spiderhead” is a mixed genre salad, adapted for the screen by the team of Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick….