The Mission: Impossible franchise hits a big milestone this year… nearly three decades ago, the first film starring Tom Cruise opened in 1996. The Final Reckoning has a lot on its plate, working hard to say a fitting farewell to Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and his beloved franchise. It’s also designed to tie up loose ends …
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FlixChatter Review – Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) – the story takes a back seat to breathtaking action, but the sky-high level of craftsmanship still makes this franchise so irresistible.
What started out as an ensemble TV series has long become a cinematic star vehicle for Tom Cruise. I’ve highlighted in this post how Cruise would go above and beyond in the name of entertainment, risking his own life to bring ‘something we’ve never seen before’ in one death-defying action sequence after another. As Proximo …
FlixChatter Review: LUCK (2022)
Luck has the distinction of being Apple TV's first animated feature, which is part of an exclusive deal with Skydance Animation. The movie aims for Pixar quality, especially since it's got former Disney/Pixar's chief creative officer John Lasseter as a producer. The story centers on Sam Greenfield, an 18-year-old orphaned girl who seems to always …
FlixChatter Review: The Sparks Brothers (2021)
Director: Edgar Wright Cast: Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Jane Wiedlin, Beck, Flea, Tony Visconti, Todd Rundgren, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost As a kid growing up in 1983, I’d watch Sparks’ Cool Places air a few times on MTV – back when it actually was “Music Television” instead of the reality TV monstrosity it’s become …
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FlixChatter Review – Mission Impossible: Fallout (2018)
The Mission: Impossible film franchise is one of the few that somehow got better and better after its third sequel struggle to make a dent at the box office. Not only did the later sequels were financially successful, they’re also critically darlings. Looking at Rottentomatoes.com, Mission: Impossible 4-6 received mid to high 90% rating. After …
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FlixChatter Double Reviews: Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Ted's Review I don’t consider myself a Trekkie, I’ve seen all of the Star Trek films but never got into any of the TV shows. I enjoyed the first two films by JJ Abrams, even the much-maligned Into Darkness. When Abrams decided to jump ship and take over the other space adventure franchise, Justin Lin …
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Weekend Viewing Roundup: Sam Riley, Alternative Austen & Man Up (2015) review
I cannot fix the hour or the spot, or the look or the words which lay the foundation…I was in the middle when I knew it had began… That was a quote from Mr. Darcy in Pride & Prejudice & Zombies and that pretty much applies to how I feel the same way about the …
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