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Ranking the Films of the Mission: Impossible Series

Anders ranks the films in the Mission: Impossible series and offers his thoughts on what each film brings to the series.

Review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

Does the modern world need Indiana Jones?

James Cameron: True Lies (1994)

True Lies is an outlier in James Cameron’s filmography, but this screwball action-comedy delivers on the action and domestic drama.

James Cameron, Reviews, Flash BackAnders BergstromDecember 8, 2022James Cameron, James Cameron Retrospective, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Eliza Dushku, Tia Carrere, Charlton Heston, action comedy, action, terrorism, spy adventure, screwball comedyComment

James Cameron: Aliens (1986)

Aliens is a deep exploration of the warrior mother as well as a gripping and relentless science-fiction action thriller.

James Cameron: The Terminator (1984)

With The Terminator, James Cameron arrives on the stage as a director in full control of his craft, delivering one of the greatest science fiction films of all time.

Reviews, James Cameron, Flash BackAnders BergstromNovember 30, 2022James Cameron, James Cameron Retrospective, The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, action, science fiction, dystopiaComment

Zack Snyder: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a thematically and visually rich film that takes its place among the best Batman and Superman stories of the last few decades.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Zack SnyderAnders BergstromJuly 7, 2021Zack Snyder, DC Comics, Batman, Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Holly Hunter, Jeremy Irons, superheroes, actionComment

Zack Snyder: Man of Steel (2013)

Containing some of Snyder’s highest highs and lowest lows, Man of Steel is a valuable contribution to the Superman myth.

Reviews, Zack Snyder, Flash BackAnton BergstromJune 25, 2021Superman, Man of Steel, superheroes, Zack Snyder, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Russell Crowe, action, DCEU, DC ComicsComment

Zack Snyder: Sucker Punch (2011)

Zack Snyder’s genre pastiche attempts to deconstruct the role of women in popular culture with this action fantasia, but isn’t entirely successful.

Flash Back, Reviews, Zack SnyderAnders BergstromMay 7, 2021Zack Snyder, action, fantasy, genre, Emily Browning, Oscar Isaac, Jon Hamm, Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung, Carla GuginoComment

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

The Star Wars anthology film Rogue One brings a focus to sacrifice, heroism, and the cost of war, with a rousing and entertaining exploration of the backstory to A New Hope.

Review: Armageddon (1998)

While it is often dismissed as a prime example of bad, American action films, Michael Bay’s Armageddon is actually carefully constructed, developing its film style in service of a powerful work of American propaganda.

Reviews, Michael Bay, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAnders BergstromJuly 19, 2019Armageddon, Michael Bay, 1998, Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, action, propaganda, disaster movie, global disaster, NASAComment

The Matrix: The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

The Matrix Reloaded has aged much better than you might think, a playful and ambitious film full of breathtaking action and real emotional stakes.

The Matrix, ReviewsAnders BergstromMay 3, 2019The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, Lily Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, science fiction, action, martial arts, sequel, 2003, Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Ann Moss, Hugo Weaving, Laurence FishburneComment

Review: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Thanos’s quest for the Infinity Stones comes to the screen in a blockbuster entertainment that challenges the very notion and coherence of considering these as traditional cinematic stories.