Tag Archives: Simon Pegg

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) Review

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut | Tagged Action, Blockbuster, Christopher McQuarrie, Hayley Atwell, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Simon Pegg, Thriller, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames | Leave a comment

Review: Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Sam S-P

Just a few tweaks is all it takes. The simple act of splitting up the crew and making them think their way around impossible situations keeps the plot of STAR TREK BEYOND loose and fun. The script co-written by Simon … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Anton Yelchin, Blockbuster, Chris Pine, Film, Idris Elba, Independence Day: Resurgence, JJ Abrams, Justin Lin, Karl Urban, Leonard Nimoy, Movies, Sci-fi, Simon Pegg, Sofia Boutella, Star Trek into Darkness, Star Trek: Insurrection, Thor: The Dark World, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana | Leave a comment

Review: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Sam S-P

The latest outing for Ethan Hunt and the IMF is the most ambitious and technically accomplished to date. There really is very little to ruin your enjoyment of ROGUE NATION overall, and Christopher McQuarrie equips himself admirably as the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Christopher McQuarrie, Film, James Bond, Javier Bardem, Jeremy Renner, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Mission: Impossible III, Movies, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Simon Pegg, Skyfall, The Third Man, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames | 5 Comments

The Obligatory End of the Year Top 10 (2013)

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Sam S-P

2013 has been a bit of a downbeat year for the film world, as we’ve lost a depressing number of talented individuals before their time – Roger Ebert, Richard Griffiths, James Gandolfini, Karen Black, Paul Walker. Peter O’Toole and Ray Harryhausen passed … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged A Field in England, Alfonso Cuarón, Behind the Candelabra, Ben Kingsley, Ben Wheatley, Brad Pitt, Christopher Nolan, Cloud Atlas, Dan Aykroyd, Daniel Brϋhl, Daniel Day-Lewis, Danny Boyle, David Lynch, David Mitchell, David Strathairn, Drew Pearce, Drive, Edgar Wright, Film, Gravity, Guy Pearce, Inception, Iron Man 3, James Cameron, James Gandolfini, James Spader, Jim Rash, Karen Black, Kristin Scott Thomas, Liam James, Lincoln, Marc Forster, Matt Damon, Matthew Goode, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Douglas, Minority Report, Movies, Nat Faxon, Nicolas Winding Refn, Only God Forgives, Park Chan-wook, Paul Walker, Peter Jackson, Peter Morgan, Peter O'Toole, Ray Harryhausen, Reece Shearsmith, Richard Griffiths, Rob Lowe, Robert Downey Jr, Roger Ebert, Ron Howard, Rush, Ryan Gosling, Sandra Bullock, Shane Black, Simon Pegg, Steven Spielberg, Stoker, The Avengers, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Lord of the Rings, The Way Way Back, The World's End, Tolkien, Tom Tykwer, Trance, Vithaya Pansringarm, Wachowskis, World War Z | 1 Comment

The World’s End and the Flavour of Disappointment

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Sam S-P

It’s with a heavy heart I write this. I watched Edgar Wright’s concluding chapter in the “Cornetto Trilogy” of revisionist comedy genre films THE WORLD’S END yesterday afternoon, and I’m sorry to report that mint is the least successful filmic frozen ice cream flavour. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review | Tagged Edgar Wright, Film, Movies, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, The World's End | 1 Comment

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) Review

Review: Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Review: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

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