#1016: M:I - The Final Reckoning, Top 5 Movie Stunts

Filmspotting

Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen

Film Reviews, Tv & Film, Film History

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Inspired by their review of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING, the latest and allegedly last film in the 30-year-old Tom Cruise-led franchise, Adam and guest Michael Phillips share their Top 5 Movie Stunts. Plus, what is the best M:I film anyway? This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Intro (00:00:00-00:01:54) Top 5 Movie Stunts (00:01:55-00:34:11) Filmspotting Family (00:34:12-00:39:10) Review: “M:I - The Final Reckoning” (00:39:11-00:57:26) Next Week / Notes / Polls (00:57:27-01:14:29) Top 5 cont. (01:14:30-01:42:26) Credits / New Releases (01:42:27-01:47:34) Notes/Links: -Did Adam forget DIE HARD was in the Pantheon? Absolutely. -Filmspotting Pantheon https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting/list/filmspotting-pantheon/detail/ -Michael Phillips' interview with Rolf Saxon https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/27/column-in-the-new-mission-impossible-rolf-saxon-is-the-secret-weapon-a-coffee-guy-no-more/ Feedback: -Email us at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠. -⁠⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. ⁠⁠http://filmspottingfamily.com⁠⁠ -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. ⁠⁠https://filmspotting.net/shop⁠⁠ Follow: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Film spotting is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits.
0:07.1	Sign up now in the Regal app or at the link in the show description and use code FilmSpot 25.
0:12.3	That's Film Spot 25 to receive your discount.
0:19.5	What kind of a show are you guys putting on here today?
0:22.4	You're not interested in art?
0:23.5	No.
0:24.0	Now look, we're going to do this thing.
0:25.3	We're going to have a conversation.
0:28.6	From Chicago, this is Film Spotting, celebrating our 20th year.
0:32.2	I'm Adam Kempanar.
0:33.3	And in for Josh this week, I'm Michael Phillips.
0:35.7	Your team has been betrayed, Ethan.
0:39.2	All your secrets compromised, I'm Michael Phillips. Your team has been betrayed, Ethan. All your secrets compromised.
0:44.0	Everything you are.
0:47.3	Everything you've done.
0:52.0	Mission Impossible. The final reckoning is the 8th and presumably last year. has come to this.
1:00.0	Mission Impossible, the final reckoning is the eighth and presumably last installment of the long-running franchise.
1:04.3	Also may be a final statement from its long-running movie star, Tom Cruise.
1:06.1	That guy's never going to stop running at him.
1:07.6	Let's hope he doesn't. Our review of the final reckoning and our top five movie stunts ahead on film spotting.
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