April 21, 2026

Ving Rhames

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (12A) |Close-Up Film Review
 Over thirty years ago, I first encountered Mission: Impossible on my dad’s old VHS player. The grainy quality, the flickering tracking, and that iconic theme tune lit a fuse that’s been burning ever since.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

Matthew Morlai Kamara May 21, 2025
Over thirty years ago, I first encountered Mission: Impossible on my dad’s old VHS player. The grainy...
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