The Last Star In Hollywood

The Last Star In Hollywood


42: Mission: Impossible – Fallout

September 05, 2024

This week, Christopher McQuarrie returns to M:I with the biggest, splashiest, most ankle-breaking adventure so far. Is this who Ethan Hunt has been all along? Has Paris ever looked better? How do Henry Cavill’s arms even work?





Unanswered Questions:




  • In what way is Ethan Hunt is a scalpel?

  • Does the disillusioned spy still have power as an archetype within this series?

  • Why was the remote-control car introduced?


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Join us next week as we once again feel the need for speed: Joseph Kosinski’s 2022 COVID-delayed mega-sequel Top Gun: Maverick.



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