Oct 2

Is ‘Digger’ the Tom Cruise Movie We’ve Been Waiting For? Plus: Our Top 10 Tom Cruise Performances.

BANG! BANG! BANG! On today’s show, Sean and Amanda discuss one of their most anticipated movies of the year in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s ‘Digger,’ starring Tom Cruise. They unpack their very complicated feelings and make the case for why you need to see this incredibly divisi ... Show More

1h 54m

Sep 30

The Baseball Movie Draft

Batter up! Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan and Mallory Rubin to draft some of their favorite movies focused on one of their biggest shared interests: baseball. They break down what makes baseball movies so special, explain the new (and somewhat controversial) categories, ... Show More

1h 44m

Sep 28

Old Movies vs. New Movies: How ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ Beat Brad Pitt, Robert Pattinson, and an Awesome Weekend Movie Lineup

What does it mean when old movie rereleases make more money than ever at the box office? Sean and Amanda try to answer that question on today’s show by discussing ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ outperforming a slew of new releases this weekend, including ‘Heart of the Beast,’ ‘Forgot ... Show More

2h 23m

May 2025

Tom Cruise & Christopher McQuarrie Talk “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”

Of course we’re back! And this week we’re talking with Tom Cruise and writer/director Christopher McQuarrie about “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” (in theaters now). Go inside the new movie with the people responsible. Don’t worry, we won’t get into spoilers. And just ... Show More

34m 30s

May 2025

576 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Tom Cruise is back to do his last Mission Impossible apparently! In this week's episode we talk The Final Reckoning, the 8th Mission Impossible installment. Plus news on Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars being delayed, why Andor’s Tony Gilroy thinks Marvel movies are failing, tr ... Show More

1h 36m

May 2025

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning And What's Making Us Happy

In Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Tom Cruise has to save the world (again). But this time, as the movie stresses repeatedly, the stakes are really, really high. Higher than the buildings Tom sprints across or the planes he fights bad guys on. There's an AI that wants ... Show More

24m 47s

Apr 2025

"Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" New Trailer Reaction + CinemaCon Surprises

We’re back with a special episode, live and direct from Las Vegas! We break down the new “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning” trailer and discuss Tom Cruise giving Christopher McQuarrie the CinemaCon Director of the Year Award! Come with us, won’t you? Buy or rent on digit ... Show More

34m 1s

May 2025

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

<p>Tom Cruise's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE series has reached the end. Did they end on a high note for us? Time for one last ride through this franchise as we say goodbye to Ethan Hunt, for now.</p><p>Support us on Patreon for more episodes: <a href="madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vip" targe ... Show More

53m 46s

Nov 2024

"Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" Teaser Trailer Breakdown

The teaser trailer for “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” is here! And Drew and Charles break it all down, including all of the Easter eggs, callbacks to earlier entries in the franchise and potential reveals. We’re so thrilled to be back and to be talking about the new ... Show More

35m 14s

May 2025

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning with Chris McQuarrie

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recomm ... Show More

1h 9m

Jul 2023

When in Rome with Tom Cruise & Christopher McQuarrie

Moments before the Rome world premiere of “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”, Tom Cruise (Ethan Hunt) and Christopher McQuarrie (co-writer & director) join us to discuss the highly anticipated film. Hear what was so frustrating about the scene where Tom does close-up ... Show More

40m 39s

Dec 2022

‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck

The movie, if Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck choose to rewatch it, is the 2018 action thriller ‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout’ starring Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, and Henry Cavill. Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch ... Show More

1h 33m

Feb 2025

The Making of "Mission: Impossible II"

We’re back with a high-kicking look at “Mission: Impossible II” – learn how the sequel went from techno-thriller to Hong Kong-indebted action classic, with commentary from Tom Cruise, John Woo, Christopher McQuarrie and many, many more! Buy or rent on digital now. https://paramnt ... Show More

1h 41m

‘Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning...