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Discussing "Top Gun: Maverick"

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack
Published June 6, 2022 at 3:23 PM EDT
Vanessa Cheeks on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, June 6, 2022
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Vanessa Cheeks on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, June 6, 2022

The new "Top Gun: Maverick" film is earning stellar reviews and new fans for the franchise. The sequel was released 35 years after the original "Top Gun." Fans have called it a classic Hollywood summer movie, but a small number of critics have said it amounts to military propaganda.

We discuss the new film with our guests:

  • Vanessa Cheeks, co-founder of the Anomaly Film Festival
  • Lyle Rubin, SIGINT marine officer who served in Afghanistan in 2010
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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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