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A Case Against Two-Part Movies

A Case Against Two-Part Movies

With the rise of the two-part movies fad, even filmmakers of Denis Villeneuve’s caliber may be devaluing what makes the cinematic experience, well, cinematic.

‘Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning’ Is No James Bond

‘Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning’ Is No James Bond

The action in Mission Impossible: Dread Reckoning, Part One merely updates director John Glen’s James Bond set pieces from a more primitive time in cinema: the 1980s.

Is Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt Ready to Let It Go? ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’

Is Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt Ready to Let It Go? ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’

Hasn't Ethan Hunt saved the world enough to earn a lifetime of couch surfing?

Five ‘Mission: Impossible’ Films Are Made, Well, Possible

Five ‘Mission: Impossible’ Films Are Made, Well, Possible

Paramount's release of this five-film set on Blu-ray hits all the highs and lows of this franchise.

Believe the Hype: ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’ Is One of 2015’s Best Action Films

He May Be Short, but He Moves Well: Tom Cruise’s ‘Jack Reacher’

‘The Way of the Gun’: An Interview with Christopher McQuarrie