Episode 82: Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Exposition & The Military in Film

This week, Ben and Danny return to the Mission: Impossible franchise and its newest offering, #missionimpossiblethefinalreckoning . Alongside discussing franchise frontman Cruise's approach to Blockbuster filmmaking, they also chat about Hollywood's struggles with exposition and the unsettlingly pro-military messages that are increasingly commonplace within mainstream American Cinema. 00:00 - Intro 02:24 - #missionimpossible franchise reflection and #tomcruise discussion (Films mentioned/discussed; #missionimpossible #missionimpossible2 #missionimpossible3 #missionimpossibleroguenation #missionimpossiblefallout #missionimpossibleghostprotocol #missionimpossibledeadreckoning #fastandfurious ) 23:32 - Hollywood's use of exposition and pro-military messages discussion (films mentioned/discussed; #inception #interstellar #chroniclesofnarnia #thematrix #1917 #dunkirk #topgun #topgunmaverick #blackhawkdown #thetrumanshow ) 54:10 - #missionimpossiblethefinalreckoning discussion/analysis 01:16:01 - Outro