Reviews and rankings of the first six films in Tom Cruise's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise.
Category: Film Analysis
THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Podcast: Episode 10 – SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, ANT-MAN & THE WASP, LEAVE NO TRACE, And More (PODCAST)
Episode 10 - THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Conversations On Cinema http://thebadandthebeautiful.libsyn.com/the-bad-and-the-beautiful-episode-10 Sorry To Bother You, @ 0:51 Ant-Man and the Wasp, @ 19:09 The King, @ 24:52 Leave No Trace, @ 28:00 Outro, @ 42:30 On this episode of The Bad and the Beautiful, Charles and I discuss a debut film of unapologetic race provocation, a [...]
THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Podcast: Episode 9 – JURASSIC WORLD 2, AMERICAN ANIMALS, And More (PODCAST)
Episode 9 - THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Conversations On Cinema http://thebadandthebeautiful.libsyn.com/the-bad-and-the-beautiful-conversations-on-cinema-episode-9 DISCUSSIONS Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, @ 0:48 Hearts Beat Loud, @ 13:07 Won't You Be My Neighbor?, @ 22:21 Uncle Drew, @ 24:37 American Animals, @ 28:46 Outro, @ 41:37 On this episode of The Bad and the Beautiful, Charles and Jeff discuss [...]
Summer Of 1993: The Best Movies From One Of The Best Summers (ANALYSIS)
The summer of 1993 was a great one for movies, with a perfect blend of options for everyone (and not just typical blockbusters). Twenty-five years later, they're worth praising - and watching - again. Sure, it had its glut of mediocrity like any summer does (Cliffhanger, Last Action Hero, and Super Mario Bros. instantly come [...]
Why Putting The STAR WARS STORY Anthologies On Hold Is A Mistake (ANALYSIS)
In a surprise to absolutely no one, Lucasfilm has decided to put the A Star Wars Story anthology series on hold (as first reported by Collider.com). It was inevitable in the wake of the disastrous showing of Solo, which was a box office bomb by all Star Wars standards, even the maligned prequels. There are some [...]
THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Podcast: Episode 8 – HEREDITARY, INCREDIBLES 2, FIRST REFORMED, & More (PODCAST)
Episode 8 - THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Conversations On Cinema http://thebadandthebeautiful.libsyn.com/the-bad-and-the-beautiful-episode-08 DISCUSSIONS Hereditary, @ 1:18 Incredibles 2, @ 24:53 Ocean's 8, @ 27:53 The Rider, @ 35:37 First Reformed, @ 42:11 Outro, @ 01:07:53 This week, Charles Elmore and I welcome back guest Adam Palmer for a double bill of the God forsaken (with three guys [...]
Why OCEAN’S 8 Is A Hit And SOLO Isn’t, Despite Box Office Numbers That Say The Opposite (ANALYSIS)
One film can open to over $100 million and be the #1 movie for two weeks running yet be considered a disaster, while another can open to $41 million and be considered a hit. The difference between the two isn’t relative: it’s budget. When it’s all said and done, Solo will have made more money and been [...]
Why SOLO Has Been So Low (ANALYSIS)
I honestly can't remember the last time a movie has been #1 at the box office for two weeks running and all the talk swirling around it is has been what an absolute disaster it is. But such is the case with Solo: A Star Wars Story and, objectively speaking, the hot take is a fair [...]
THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Podcast: Episode 7 – SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY and DEADPOOL 2 (PODCAST)
Episode 7 - THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Conversations On Cinema http://thebadandthebeautiful.libsyn.com/the-bad-and-the-beautiful-conversations-on-cinema-episode-07 Solo: A Star Wars Story, @ 0:50 Deadpool 2, @ 35:53 Outro, @48:36 This week, Charles Elmore and I take a look at two heroes who must grow to learn that they can't fly solo, on this episode of The Bad and the Beautiful. You [...]
FIRST REFORMED: A Spiritual Film, Not A Faith-Based Movie (ANALYSIS)
As someone who was raised in the church but, as a filmmaker, chose to explore the profane, writer/director Paul Schrader wrote the book on what a spiritual film is. He just never made one: until now. With First Reformed, the screenwriter of several Martin Scorsese classics (including Taxi Driver and Raging Bull) and director of various lurid tales of his own, [...]
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