Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)

On this week's episode head back to the year 1955 as we revisit one of the great films from the 1980s with a pitch perfect screenplay in the form of Back to the Future. Get reacquainted with this time travel classic as we get into all those iconic moments and discuss why the role of Marty McFly was recast. So pour a Tab, grab your red vest and skateboard, and get ready to gun it to 88mph with this classic episode. Cheers! Original Airdate: 5/23/2020

On this week's episode the Summer Box Office Hall of Fame continues as we cover one of the best sequels ever made with James Cameron's Aliens. Journey with us as we discuss Ellen Ripley's second encounter with the Xenomorphs along with all the world building elements that expand the world of Alien. Is this a worthy sequel to Ridley Scott's masterpiece or is this a vastly overrated film? So pour a drink, grab your M314 motion tracker, and get ready to meet the scariest mother in the galaxy. Cheers!

The Summer Box Office Hall of Fame continues with a look at one of the most massive undertakings in film history and one of our longest episodes in the form of Avengers: Infinity War. Journey with us as we discuss the Mad Titan's quest for the Infinity Stones and how the creatives forces involved managed to bring together such a large roster of characters. Is this the crowning achievement of the entire MCU or does the story try to do too much? So pour a drink, grab your Infinity Gauntlet, and get ready for the snap. Cheers!

On this week's episode we dive into another edition of the Summer Box Office Hall of Fame and we start with the first film to make 200 million dollars in its opening weekend with Marvel's The Avengers. Journey with us as we discuss the anticipation to build this team and if the end result still pays off. Is this most important film in the MCU? Does this work without Robert Downey Jr.? And we reflect on the tease that set up the entire Infinity Saga. So pour a drink, grab some Shawarma, and get ready to quip your way to the assembly line. Cheers!

The mission comes to end as we accept one final mission with Ethan Hunt as he faces a final showdown with the Entity in the brand new release of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. Journey with us as we discuss this swan song which is filled with wild call backs, crazy exposition, and some truly exhilarating sequences. Is the series ending on a high note or should we have stopped this mission a long time ago? So pour some rye, grab you triple insulated scuba suit, to accept the mission one last time. Cheers!

We accept the next mission to join Ethan Hunt and the IMF as they look to stop a sentient AI before it falls into the wrong hands with our review of Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning. Journey with us as we discuss this setup for a two part film that takes us all over the globe and gives us a very busy story. Is this a solid entry in the Mission franchise or are we ready for the fuse to run out? So pour some rye, grab your two piece cruxiform key, and get ready to run fast again. Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!

This week we return to the MCU and meet Marvel's version of The Suicide Squad with their oddball team, Thunderbolts*. Journey with us as we breakdown where all these characters came from and if they were the right fit for the film along with how this might set up future films. Is this a return to form for Marvel or is this another entry in a long downward trend? So pour some rye, grab a box of Wheaties cereal, and get ready to meet the New Avengers. Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!

On this week's episode we stay in the vampire space with a vamp flick courtesy of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino with From Dusk Till Dawn. Journey with us as we talk about this wild little movie with a screenplay by Mr. Tarantino and all those gooey special effects. Does this film reinvent the vampire mythos or is it just a spooky good time? So pour some rye, grab your water gun filled with holy water, and get to wait until dawn with pesky horde of vampires. Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!

This week we head to the Mississippi Delta circa 1932 with brothers Smoke and Stack as they encounter a gang of vampires with Ryan Coogler's Sinners. Journey with us as we discuss this wild take on the vampire mythos which still remains faithful to classic lore and we also breakdown how music is used throughout the film. Is this the modern vampire film we've been waiting for is it the pacing too slow for its own good? So pour some rye, grab your banjo and harmonica, and get ready to dance and slay some vamps. Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!

Ready for your next mission? Join us and Ethan Hunt as he takes on The Apostles and a pesky mustache with our review of Mission: Impossible - Fallout. Journey with us as we discuss the furious chase scenes of this sequel along with all those surprising moments that genuinely shock us. Is this the mission we've been waiting for or has franchise fatigue set in? So pour some rye, grab your HALO jump suit, and get ready to dangle from a helicopter. Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!