{
  "id": 9202846,
  "title": "‘Digger’ First Reactions Split Over Tom Cruise’s ‘Baffling,’ ‘Unpleasant’ and ‘Brave’ New Movie: ‘The Divide on This Is Going to Be Wide’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/digger-first-reactions-split-over-tom-cruises-baffling-unpleasant-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T21:35:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/digger-first-reactions-tom-cruise-baffles-1236871935/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tom Cruise’s star vehicle “Digger” has finally been unveiled to members of the film press, who have been left divided by the satirical black comedy. The latest directorial effort from “Birdman” and “The Revenant” Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñárritu is being called everything from “baffling” to “unpleasant” to “fascinating stuff.” Most film journalists seem to […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IndieWire",
        "title": "‘Digger’ First Reactions Divide Critics: ‘Audacious,’ ‘Hollow Misfire,’ and ‘Massive Swing’ with Tom Cruise’s ‘Best Performance’ in Years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/digger-first-reactions-divide-critics-audacious-hollow-misfire-and",
        "published": "2026-09-22T21:33:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Digger’ First Reactions: Tom Cruise’s New Movie Is ‘Ambitious, Messy and Strange’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/digger-first-reactions-tom-cruises-new-movie-is-ambitious-messy-and",
        "published": "2026-09-22T22:48:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}