Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (with Bilge Ebiri)
From The Bright Wall/Dark Room Podcast by Bright Wall/Dark Room
July 2, 2025 · 1h 14m · Episode 64
About this episode
Bilge Ebiri joins the hosts to discuss the final film in the Mission: Impossible franchise and reflect on the series as a whole.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Bilge Ebiri—the man, the myth, the legend—joins us to bookend our discussion of all things Mission: Impossible from a couple of summers ago, on the occasion of the final (?) film of a nearly 30 year franchise.We get into: the perils of Cruise-dom, building an extension on a plane you've already built, Luther!, missing Rebecca Ferguson, decompression chambers & gel manicures, Benji Impossible, no closure, loving these movies, and more.Relevant reading:Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning Is a Huge Mess. But It’s a Fun Mess. - Bilge Ebiri, New York MagazineHow YouTube and Internet Journalism Destroyed Tom Cruise, Our Last Real Movie Star - Amy Nicholson, LA WeeklyWhere Does Tom Cruise Go From Here? - Bilge Ebiri, VultureThe Entity: On the Technologies of Late Cruisedom - Jadie Stillwell, Bright Wall/Dark Room--The Bright Wall/Dark Room Podcast is co-hosted by Veronica Fitzpatrick and Chad Perman, and produced by Eli Sands. Our theme music is composed by Chad (and remixed for this episode by Eli).You can find every single issue of Bright Wall/Dark Room at brightwalldarkroom.com. We welcome comments and…
People in this episode
Hosts: Veronica Fitzpatrick, Chad Perman
Guest: Bilge Ebiri
Topics covered
- Mission: Impossible franchise
- Tom Cruise
- film discussion
- movie reviews
- cinema analysis
Keywords
- Mission: Impossible
- Tom Cruise
- Bilge Ebiri
- film analysis
- movie review
- franchise discussion
- cinema
Sponsors
Galerie
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bright Wall/Dark Room, New York Magazine, LA Weekly, Vulture
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