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Review: Inheritance digs up the past, but you'll wish it remained buried

Movie Review | Luke Whiston | 19th October 2020

I was reading some comments under the Lily James gossip stuff recently, and someone said they couldn't tell the difference between James, Emma Roberts and Lily Allen. Lily Allen? But she's a singer, not an actress. And then I realised the person was an American and only knew her from films, not Top of the Pops. And then it got me thinking about initial impressions of people, and how I could work that into this review, before realising it's actually Lily Collins in the film and not Lily James. So my point is there are too many women.

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Discussion: Impossible - Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

Movie Feature | Ali Gray, Matt Looker, Becky Suter, Ed Williamson | 9th August 2018

Timed perfectly to coincide with Fallout's three week anniversary, here is our fifth and final Mission: Impossible catch-up, for Chris McQuarrie's Rogue Nation. Thanks for Reading: Impossible!

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Discussion: Impossible - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

Movie Feature | Ali Gray, Matt Looker, Becky Suter, Ed Williamson | 1st August 2018

Look at all those colons! Our Mission: Impossible discussion has kicked into a higher gear, by which I mean we're scaling the lofty heights of Ghost Protocol, its incredible set-pieces, its rubbish villain and one very special false arm. Join us please, otherwise all this editing was pointless!

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Discussion: Impossible - Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Movie Feature | Ali Gray, Matt Looker, Becky Suter, Ed Williamson | 22nd July 2018

Another installment of the most original feature series in online history: the one where four people get together over email to force themselves to talk about the Mission: Impossible movies, instead of just enjoying them like everyone else on the planet. Today: Mission: Impossible III, directed by Jonathan Jonathan Abrams.

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Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Movie Review | Ali Gray | 17th July 2018

Forget the rubber masks and the death-defying stunts: the Mission: Impossible movies' true gimmick is its insistence on hiring a different director for each outing, building a franchise that feels fresh and flavourful with every new installment. Fallout, however, is unique in that it marks the return of Rogue Nation director Chris McQuarrie, the first man to have a second go on Ethan Hunt. The results speak for themselves: what the series' first true sequel trades off in originality, it more than makes up for in dramatic tension and sky high stakes. Rooted deep within the franchise and connecting back to every other M:I movie, Fallout still feels uncomplicated and unbothered by baggage collected over 22 years. It's the most effective execution of the Mission: Impossible formula so far - a heady mix of humour, action and adventure, distilled to its purest form.

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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Movie Review | Ali Gray | 24th July 2015

Mission: Impossible is the only movie series that's got the measure of franchise fatigue. Some elements remain omnipresent - the star, the stunts, the self-destruction - but with each new M:I instalment helmed by a new director bringing a fresh flavour, it has Bond beat in terms of shelf-life. Rogue Nation, however, is the first entry in the franchise to play it relatively safe, offering a slick and entertaining adventure but one that doesn't feel different enough from Ghost Protocol - perhaps inevitably, given its predecessor's lofty ambitions, Rogue Nation couldn't ever hope to hit the same heights.

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Spoiler alert

Movie Feature | Ali Gray | 13th August 2014

Short film, am I right or am I right?

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If other movies had ice cream tie-ins

Movie Feature | Luke | 17th July 2013

With The World's End bringing Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's 'Cornetto Trilogy' to a close this week (our review - hint: it's FAB), we put on our thinking caps and asked ourselves the question: what if other movies had ice cream tie-ins? Literally minutes later this gallery of awful puns and hasty photoshops was the result.

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The World's End

Movie Review | Matt | 9th July 2013

"Want anything from the shop?" For fans of Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, there is only one answer to that question, such is the cult cultural impact these films have had on the collective film nerd consciousness. And now, here we are with the conclusion of the so-called Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy in the offing and the pressure is on. This is basically as eagerly awaited as the never-going-to-happen third series of Spaced. So would we like anything from the shop? Yes, we'd like a film that's just as sharp, funny and quotable as the previous two instalments, please. Thankfully, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg have returned with just what we asked for.

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Re: The World's End trailer, I'm assuming we all noticed this guy

Movie Trailer | Ali | 11th June 2013

Early on in the second trailer for The World's End, you can see this Simon-Pegg-looking motherfucker in the sign for The King's Head pub. You already noticed this? Okay, carry on.

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