Mission: Impossible

Just in time for Dead Reckoning (Part I), we're returning to one of our favorite franchises to talk about the film that started it all: Brian De Palma's 1996 blockbuster Mission: Impossible! Join in as we discuss the film's post-Cold War setting, the Impossible Mission Force, Vanessa Redgrave's villainous performance, and our brief glimpse of pre-breakdown Ethan Hunt. Plus: Why were fans of the Mission: Impossible TV show upset with the movie? How did the rat at Langley die? Why is the NOC list available as a single file? And, most importantly, why doesn't Ethan do magic more often? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Shall We Dance? (2004)