Tom Cruise
Movie Review: Mission Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One
3.5 stars out of 5 In the Mission: Impossible films, protagonist Ethan Hunt famously disguises himself with rubber masks. At age 61, Tom Cruise is starting to look like he’s always wearing a rubber mask. But by gum, he can still crank out an entertaining action spectacle. And despite the return of writer/director Chris McQuarrie, […]
Movie Review: Mission Impossible–Fallout
3.5 stars out of 5 I’ve seen all the Mission: Impossible movies in the theater, whether or not they’re written and directed by a friend from high school. I also bestowed 3.5 stars on the previous two installments, which is likely as high as I’ll rate this kind of film (due to inherent silliness of […]
Movie Review: Mission Impossible—Rogue Nation
3.5 stars out of 5 Full disclosure: Yes, writer/director Chris McQuarrie was a friend of mine in high school. Yes, around 1991 he said I should come out to Hollywood. Yes, I decided to stay in a crappy marketing/training job in Ewing, New Jersey. And yes, soon after, Chris won an Oscar for writing The […]
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The cover of Titus Andronicus’s upcoming album and the poster image from Tom Cruise’s most successful film of 1983
Movie Review: Mission Impossible—Ghost Protocol
3.5 stars out of 5 I hadn’t gone to see a movie starring Tom Cruise since, well, Mission: Impossible III. And guess what? The crazy bastard can still put together a totally entertaining action film. It won’t win any awards, but Ghost Protocol was much more enjoyable beginning to end than several other recent “quality” […]
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