This 8th Mission Impossible film is a WHOLE LOTTA MOVIE. It is absolutely in need of some pruning to trim out some of the unnecessarily convoluted plot mechanics but, baby....when this thing works, IT WORKS!

Cruise and McQuarrie's commitment to making the most spectacular and tense action sequences of all time carries the film with two major set pieces (submarine escape and the bi-plane finale both had me shitting my pants) and a lot of great mini action moments in…

The original animated Lilo & Stitch is in a Disney blind spot for me so I don't have any thoughts on how this compares to that, but I was legitimately charmed by this.

The film opens with a sequence in space featuring a cast of completely alien characters generated in a level of CGI that is clearly intended to be considered "live action" but doesn't feel anywhere close to believable. The writing of this sequence was juvenile and I immediately started…

From the moment this project was announced I thought, "This probably won't be for me." What could I possibly find of interest in what would most likely be an extended commercial for the world's most popular "girl's toy"?

But then Greta Gerwig signed up to write and direct. My interest was piqued.

And then that cast got assembled. I was very much paying attention.

And now I've seen it and frankly I'm a bit blown away.

From the wondrously fanciful…

Michael Moore has the power to turn people against each other in record time if you happen to disagree on his merits as a documentary filmmaker but with Bowling For Columbine I truly believe he defined a time period of American history better than any other cinematic resource. He asks some very difficult questions here that ultimately can't be answered definitively but as a conversation starter this is perfection.
The saddest thing about it though is that 10 years later…