Franchise Fatigue

This week we are joined on this mission by our friend Keifer Wynn to discuss Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol! This movie blew critics and audiences away back in 2011. But does Brad Bird's live-action debut still offer the same fun and thrills these years later? And how does it hold up against the previous installments in the series?

This week we spend nearly two hours raving about J.J. Abrams' directorial debut, Mission Impossible III. What this film brings to the series is a narrative coherence and raw emotional heft that the previous two films never quite managed.  

This week we are back into the Mission Impossible series with the highly controversial 2nd chapter from Hong Kong director John Woo. There is some disagreements between the hosts as to how well Woo's over-the-top style works in this film and the overall series. Whether you love or hate the film, there's a very interesting conversation to be had about it!

We take a quick break from the Mission Impossible series to talk about the films of 2018. We run through several fun topics including Most Underrated and Biggest Surprises before going through our top ten films of last year.