With a megastar like Tom Cruise bringing back his 8th Mission Impossible movie, we call upon a major guest in ⁠Zach⁠ of the ⁠Movie Ladder Podcast⁠ (+ Allix!) to unpack the summer blockbuster + recent releases like the comedies Mountainhead and Friendship and very different takes on "action" with MCU's Thunderbolts* and the Iraq War portrayal Warfare.

Mild SPOILERS for Mission Impossible Final Reckoning.

Outro is Aquarela do Brasil, also called Brazil, composed 1939 by Ary Barroso, recorded 1985 by Michael Kamen with Kate Bush