Digger (2026)

Tom Cruise is such an iconic actor, but Digger has to be his most unconventional movie yet. From its main conflict-which is about an oil tycoon dealing with rising pollution and a deadly flood-is not only realistic, but it also is high-stakes, and this movie is supposed to be a play-within-a-movie type thing, where Digger Rockwell himself is just a character an actor named Curtis Manson plays. It has a perfect blend of satire, black comedy, and powerful themes while still feeling like a proper storyline, where characters in the play have to deal with…

Ignore the critical consensus and pay no mind to its dismal box office returns -- Alejandro G. Iñárritu's DIGGER is way out in front as the best film of 2026, featuring the finest performance from star Tom Cruise since Paul Thomas Anderson's MAGNOLIA. And not to put too fine a point on it, but DIGGER may go down as Iñárritu's best film with its whip-smart blend of political satire underpinned by exemplary supporting performances from Riz Ahmed and John Goodman in this grandiose, meta-cinematic opus, wisely filmed on high-resolution VistaVision 35mm by…