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Celebrating 40 Years of ‘Top Gun’

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Last weekend, I saw the two movies ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ starring Tom Cruise at Vue cinema in Cardiff to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ‘Top Gun’. I’m amazed that it’s been 40 years since the release of the original 1986 film. How times flies? Continue reading

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 Film Reviews & Cinema Experience – ‘Spy Kids: Armageddon’, ‘Casebusters’ & ‘Toy Story’ (Disney 100)

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This isn’t a Disney+ Roundup. This is me sharing my thoughts on three films that I’ve seen recently on Netflix, Disney+ and at the cinema respectively. I saw these three films towards the end of September. They’ve been interesting in their own way and enjoyable to check out when I saw them. Continue reading

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

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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

Blu-ray Review – ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’

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And we’ve come to the end of the ‘Mission: Impossible Film Review Season’!!!!!

I’ve enjoyed revisiting these ‘Mission: Impossible’ movies lately and it’s amazing that the seventh ‘M:I’ film is already in the making during these tough times – please keep safe! For the last film of this film review season, let’s take a look at ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’, the sixth film of the ‘M:I’ film series. Continue reading

Blu-ray Review – ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’

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And it’s time for the fifth week of the ‘Mission: Impossible Film Review Season’!!!!!

This is where it gets really exciting for me in the ‘Mission: Impossible’ film series. This is the first ‘M:I’ film to be written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, based on a story by him and Drew Pearce. ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’ stars Tom Cruise back as Ethan Hunt. The film was released in 2015. Continue reading