‘Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning’ Is Here. How Will We Reckon With It?

The Big Picture

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.3 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Sean and Amanda need you to trust them one last time as they unpack the highly anticipated ‘Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning,’ starring Tom Cruise. Before diving into the film, they briefly recap all of the news headlines from the Cannes Film Festival by highlighting all of the heavy hitters, big surprises, and disappointments (1:05). Then, they unpack their complicated feelings on the newest ‘Mission: Impossible’ movie and discuss its legendary set pieces that might be the greatest of the entire franchise, plus its very deep flaws (19:42). Finally, they update their ‘Mission: Impossible’ rankings to see where this new installment fits among the rest of the series at large (1:21:04). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Producer: Jack Sanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're a fan of the inner workings of Hollywood, then check out my podcast, The Town,
0:03.8	on the Ringer Podcast Network.
0:05.5	My name's Matt Bellany.
0:06.5	I'm founding partner at Puck and the writer of the What I'm Hearing newsletter.
0:10.2	And with my show, The Town, I bring you the inside conversation about money and power in Hollywood.
0:14.9	Every week, we've got three short episodes featuring real Hollywood insiders to tell you what people in town are actually talking about.
0:21.5	We'll cover everything from why your favorite show is canceled overnight.
0:24.9	Which streamer is on the brink of collapse?
0:27.0	And which executives on the hot seat?
0:29.0	Disney, Netflix, who's up, down, and who'll never eat lunch in this town again?
0:33.4	Follow the town on Spotify or wherever you get your podcast.
0:48.8	Music Follow the town on Spotify or wherever you get your podcast. I'm Sean Fennessey.
0:49.9	I'm Amanda Dobbins.
0:50.8	And this is the big picture, a conversation show about Mission Impossible, the final
0:55.0	reckoning.
0:55.7	And boy, will we reckon with it today on the show before we get into Tom Cruise's eighth
1:01.0	and maybe final Mission Impossible movie?
1:04.2	We've got to talk about Cannes.
1:05.4	Can.
1:05.8	Can film festival is happening.
1:06.7	It's been happening for the last 10 days.
1:08.6	Yeah.
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