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The "Mission: Impossible" Movies Ranked – By a Fan Who Loves Them All With the release of what might be the eighth and final entry in the Mission: Impossible  series, I figured now was the perfect time to do what any self-respecting action movie lunatic would do—rank 'em. Now let me be absolutely clear right from the top: I love this franchise. LOVE. As in, deeply, passionately, unapologetically. In my opinion, Mission: Impossible  is the greatest action franchise of all time

My beloved Film Critic Pants are on—jealous??? I am ready to review four new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, May 23rd, 2025. 1) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING Let's call it like it is: Mission: Impossible  is the best action franchise in movie history. Period. No debate. And with The Final Reckoning , the eighth (and likely final) installment in the series, we get a thrilling, heartfelt, visually stunning, and emotionally satisfying

Hard to believe that "Shaun of the Dead"  was released 20 years ago. Wow. 20 years! Twenty years since Shaun and the gang gathered at the Winchester and battled a zombie apocalypse. Twenty years since we were introduced to Simon Pegg , Nick Frost,  and writer/director Edgar Wright  (unless you watched their terrific British television series "Spaced" ).   Twenty years since "The Cornetto Trilogy"  began with this film, continued with "Hot Fuzz,"  and ended with "The World's E