Paul Newman first played the character of pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson in 1961’s The Hustler. Twenty-five years later, in 1986, he reprised the role, opposite Tom Cruise (who played Eddie’s young protégé), in a sequel directed by Martin Scorsese. And Newman won an Oscar for his troubles. More than 25 additional years have passed since this movie was made, so it’s certainly worth a look, and not merely a nostalgic one.