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Tag Archives: mission: impossible

Tangled Between Techno-Thriller and James-Bond-esque Action: The Girl in the Spider’s Web

We watch Bond movies to be transported to glossy locations and marvel at beautiful people, not to trudge through underlit apartment buildings in the depths of winter.

November 6, 2018 in Extended Cut, Film.

State of the Action: Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The Spy Who Dumped Me and Action Cinema in 2018

In 2018, action is as strong as ever. But the boundaries of the genre have been redefined in the wake of the superhero genre’s dominance over the box office.

August 11, 2018 in Commentary, Double Feature, Film.

Pete’s Dragon (2016)

The simplicity of Pete’s Dragon’s story and themes alike leaves it desperately reliant on fostering a sense of childlike wonder that it can’t hold onto.

September 14, 2016 in Extended Cut, Film.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Strives for the Sleek Sexiness of the Sixties

Catching The Man from U.N.C.L.E. on the tail-end of a Mission: Impossible marathon brings into focus how different Guy Ritchie’s latest feels from both the average spy thriller and today’s typical blockbuster. This isn’t to say there’s anything especially innovative going on here – outside of the ‘60s setting, it’s a pretty standard spy story…

August 14, 2015 in Extended Cut, Film.

If You Choose to Accept It: Tom Cruise and the Mission: Impossible Franchise

Tom Cruise is one of this generation’s most enduring movie stars. In 1986, he piloted Top Gun to the top of the box office; three decades later, well into his fifties, he launches the fifth instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise while his Top Gun contemporaries have faded into irrelevance (or television). So what is…

August 1, 2015 in Commentary, Film.

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