Film of the Week — American Made

The sequel to Top Gun isn’t due till 2019, but if you’re into Tom Cruise being reckless in the air, this will more than tide you over. In the lead of this true-ish tale of Barry Seal — a bored airline pilot who fakes turbulence on his passengers for kicks — Cruise is approached by the CIA to fly drug surveillance missions. He leaps at the chance, and when approached by the cartels to smuggle their product back to the US, he leaps even higher. His amateurish attempts to play both sides lead to disaster, of course, but it’s fun, glossy disaster brought to you by your old pal the Cruiser. Go see. Times & trailer