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For Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible is as much about moviemaking as it is about spectacle

From De Palma's series launcher on, Cruise has used the tales of Ethan Hunt to ponder the nature of cinema as performance, perception, and manipuation.

Incredibles 2 Review: A Sneakily Regressive Message Under All That Fun

Brad Bird’s 2018 sequel offers more of the same superhero fun as the original, but brings along some of its more pernicious politics. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood I admit, I enjoyed the first Incredibles movie. Who couldn’t? It had great action, heart, and humor, with all the emotional resonance Pixar has become ... Incredibles 2 Review: A Sneakily Regressive Message Under All That Fun

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