Good evening, Mr/Ms. Listener. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to join us for the first direct sequel in the franchise and one of the greatest action movies ever put to film.

While Rogue Nation was only a modest success, there was no other director that Tom Cruise wanted behind the camera on his sixth Mission than Christopher McQuarrie. After some mild coaxing, McQ returned to the IMF to helm the next entry with a focus on Ethan’s character and a plan in place to make a movie that felt totally different from his last film in the franchise. 

The film? MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT. The director? Returning for the first time in the franchise’s history. The stunts? Un-top-able. Cavill’s fists? Fully loaded.

Join Nick and Scott as they find a way to explain why this is not their favorite Mission film despite fully recognizing and respecting its rightful place in the pantheon of all-timer action cinema.

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