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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Happy Super Bowl Sunday! 5 Memorable American Football Scenes in Movies
Happy Game Day!! Some of you have been looking forward to the Super Bowl all year and are excited to root for whichever team playing today. Some, like me, don't really care about American football and don't even watch the game, especially since it's the same team playing again this year [ho-hum]. Of course, I'd …
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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 …
Top 10 most incredible action scenes from the Mission: Impossible franchise – ranked by personal favorites
The seventh movie of this blockbuster action franchise, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part I is coming in less than a month away. I'm thrilled to be seeing the press screening tonight, so I thought I'd commemorate that by doing a top 10 list. However you feel about Tom Cruise, it's hard to deny that …
Belated May 2022 Recap + Movie of the Month
Hello everyone! Pardon the delay, I know I'm five days late in posting my monthly recap… not that any of you would notice anyway, ha! Well, May has been quite a hectic month for various reasons, which is why I haven't had much time to blog. I was traveling to Chicago/Michigan in early May and …
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FlixChatter Review – TOP GUN: Maverick (2022)
After more than three decades, Maverick's got to fly once again. You'd think that when a movie grosses more than $350 Mil at the box office (on a mere $15 Mil budget no less), we'd have a franchise by now. There are far less profitable movies that have spun numerous sequels by Hollywood's franchise machine. …
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New Trailer Spotlight – TOP GUN: Maverick
I feel the need...the need for speed! Woo wee!! I needed something to get my mind off the fiasco that was Oscars 2022! This proved to be the kind of distraction I needed! Boy, can you believe it's been 36 years since the first Top Gun came out? I was still a pre-teen at the …
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