Neither Samiksha nor I had (and still haven’t) watched Top Gun, so we decided to skip watching Maverick in the theater and wait till it became available to stream. While we’d planned to binge watch both movies in quick succession, when we saw Maverick became available to buy, we jumped right in! Whereas we expected to be left trying to fill in the blanks, the movie was really written to feel good standalone. After watching it the first time with a few interruptions and over two days (umm don’t judge. post-baby life requires prioritizing meal time, soothing and diaper changes!), then a second time with a few guests over one sitting (this still didn’t feel uninterruped), we watched it a third time just the two of us and…it was glorious!
This might be my favorite movie from the past few years, but certainly in 2022 (still pending on watchlist: Wakanda Forever). Probably going to watch it a fourth time in the next few weeks. So good.
