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Cinema Experience – The Christopher McQuarrie era of ‘Mission: Impossible’ films (November 2025)

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For four nights over the past weekend, my Mum and I have been enjoying the last four ‘Mission: Impossible’ films directed by Christopher McQuarrie, starring Tom Cruise, at Cineworld in Cardiff. That wasn’t planned since we intended to just see two ‘M:I’ movies.

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Quick Movie Review – ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’

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It’s time to talk about ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’, starring Tom Cruise. This is the latest instalment in the ‘Mission: Impossible’ film series. I’ve seen it twice at cinemas – on Saturday the 24th and on Spring Bank Holiday Monday (the 26th of May). Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Part One’

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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At long last! I’ve seen the seventh instalment of the ‘Mission: Impossible’ film series, which is ‘Part One’ of a double bill story, called ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Part One’ at the cinema. I’ve been looking forward to seeing this film since I did in-depth reviews on the ‘M:I’ films in 2020. 🙂 Continue reading

Before ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Part One’

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The ‘Top Gun’ Movies

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‘Top Gun’ used to be the name of my local fish and chip shop before it got renamed. Yes, really! 😀 It’s also the name of two movies I’ve seen recently, starring Tom Cruise. I’ve seen the 1986 film ‘Top Gun’ on Prime Video and the 2022 film ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ at the cinema. They’ve been interesting! Continue reading

Quick Trailer Thoughts – ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Part One’ and ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’

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It’s been a while since I shared thoughts on movie trailers, hasn’t it? This week, we’ve had two trailers for two exciting movies – ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Part One’ and ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ – that are coming out soon at the cinema. Let me share my thoughts on these trailers. Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’

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And welcome to fourth instalment of the ‘Transformers Film Review Season’!!!!!

It’s time to check out the fourth film in the live-action film series of ‘Transformers’ called ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’. Directed by Michael Bay, this film was released in 2014 and stars Mark Wahlberg and Stanley Tucci. This was also the first ‘Transformers’ film that I didn’t see at the cinema when it was came out in 2014. Did I find the film worthwhile in the end when watching it for the first time on DVD? Continue reading