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Jul 2025
Our Fond Farewell with Eddie Hamilton (Editor, "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning")
Well, we’ve nabbed the NOC list, defeated the Entity and are ready for our next mission. And to close out “Light the Fuse – The Official Mission: Impossible Podcast,” we’re joined by our dear friend and one of our favorite guests, editor Eddie Hamilton. We get into the making of ... Show More
1h 38m
Jul 2025
Katy O’Brian from “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”
This week, we are joined by the wonderful Katy O’Brian, who plays Kodiak, a U.S. Navy diver on the USS Ohio in “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” (in theaters now). We talk about the submarine’s unchecked sexual energy, making sure the shower was warm enough for Tom Crui ... Show More
35m 15s
Jun 2025
Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen Dive Deep on "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning"
We’re going deep on “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning,” like traveling-to-the-Sevastopol deep, with writer/director Christopher McQuarrie and writer Erik Jendresen. Learn how they changed course on the eighth “Mission: Impossible” installment, what it was like putting th ... Show More
1h 12m
Jul 2023
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One with Christopher McQuarrie
The world is changing and truth is vanishing in our very special episode today, accomplishing a mission we’ve been hoping to make happen since the very inception of the show. Yes, this week’s guest is a true maestro of modern blockbuster filmmaking – a writer-director who won a B ... Show More
1h 11m
Jul 2023
487 Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part I
<p>HOLLYWOOD IS OVER. And by that we mean actors have joined writers in solidarity by also commiting to a strike bring almost all productions to a complete standstill. We break all that down extensively plus Disney winding back Star Wars/Marvel streaming shows, Hugh Jackman's Wol ... Show More
1h 59m
May 2021
386 Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead
1h 24m
May 2022
The ‘Better Call Saul’ Midseason Finale. Plus, the New ‘Mission: Impossible’ Trailer and ‘Barry’
Chris and Andy talk about the new trailer for ‘Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One’ (1:00). Then, they get into the midseason finale of ‘Better Call Saul’ and reignite the debate on whether it’s better than ‘Breaking Bad’ (16:31). Finally, they talk about the latest epi ... Show More
1h 4m
Jun 2019
#ReleaseTheSnyderCut, Dylan and Scorsese’s Netflix Deep Fake, and Jim Jarmusch on ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ | The Big Picture
We dive deep on ‘The Snyder Cut’—the unreleased director’s cut of ‘Justice League’—and the activism surrounding it from DCEU fans, before reviewing the Netflix Bob Dylan mockumentary ‘Rolling Thunder Revue’ (1:00). Then, indie film pioneer Jim Jarmusch joins the show to discuss h ... Show More
1h 14m
Mar 2021
378 Invincible (and death of the Snyderverse)
1h 24m
Jul 2023
‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ Is Here, and It’s Spectacular
Sean and Amanda dive into one of their most anticipated movies in years, the return of Ethan Hunt and the ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise.
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner
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1h 25m
Oct 2020
Mission Impossible 3 - Caravan Of Garbage
<p>Mission Impossible 3 is the often forgotten entry in the series. Considered the big break for JJ Abrams and coming out in the bizarre couch jumping era of Tom Cruises career it fleshes out the series in interesting ways and in many ways sets things back on for the franchise. ... Show More
24m 51s
Jul 2023
#573 — Simon Pegg & Rebecca Ferguson
Light the fuse! This week sees the long-long-long-long-awaited release of Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One, Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie's epic latest addition to the action franchise, and Chris Hewitt chats to two of the IMF's finest, Simon 'Benji Dunn' Pegg ... Show More
1h 32m
New York Magazine film critic (one of our favorites!) Bilge Ebiri goes deep on “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” – we talk about the movie’s big stunt, how the finale became the greatest train sequence in the history of cinema and the magic of Vanessa Kirby’s performance (as you-know-who). And we even get into the specialness of “Top Gun: Maver ... Show More
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<p>Visit <a href="https://bigsandwich.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bigsandwich.co</a> for a bonus weekly show, exclusive movie commentaries, early stuff and ad-free podcast feeds for $9 per month.</p><br><p>Great stuff and welcome. This week we review the first ... Show More
