This week, let’s take a full look back on the most well-regarded action franchise of the past thirty years. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE went from a trendy classic TV adaptation in the 1990’s, to a stunt show spectacular by the 2010’s. Along the way are some classic John Woo nonsense, the pros and cons of J.J. Abrams, and the cartoony delights of Brad Bird. Your mission, should you choose to accept it…watch along with me as I break down all eight MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE movies!

Today, a quick little bonus article triggered by my recent viewing of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize ceremony for Conan O’Brien on Netflix. Yes, it’s a tribute to everyone’s favorite six-foot-tall redhead, but it also struck me as a legacy tribute to one of the silliest late-night shows ever, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and how, as a avid viewer of that program, how strange it is that it has such vaunted status in 2025.

This week, as part of the Adventure-a-Thon, let’s loop back around to 2014 and break down what made the Tom Cruise action vehicle EDGE OF TOMORROW (or is it LIVE. DIE. REPEAT?) so satisfying and fun. Maybe it’s watching the grind of the learning curve dramatized by its “time loop” gimmick. Maybe it was seeing Emily Blunt shooting people in the face. Maybe it was both? Read along and find out!

This week, a quick-ish piece (now that the heat has turned down a bit) looking back on the Best Actress race that culminated in a big win for Mikey Madison…and a controversial loss for Demi Moore. People have been drawing comparisons to plot of THE SUBSTANCE ever since, but…is this fair? Maybe, but…maybe not? As someone who liked both movies and performances, I’m gonna give a shot at unraveling this. Let’s see how it goes!

Earlier this month, both WICKED and EMILIA PEREZ failed to become only the eleventh musical to ever win Best Picture. It made me wonder: what were the other ten like? Whether a rewatch or a first-time experience, I mostly had a good time with a surprisingly small pool of movies! WEST SIDE STORY! AN AMERICAN IN PARIS! THE SOUND OF MUSIC! Uh…THE GREAT ZIEGFELD! All these and more in this month’s article!

This week, let’s close out this series, and this football season, by looking back at the post-Super Bowl shows from the 2010’s and 2020’s! It’s been a slow, steady decline, with insincere episodes of “Undercover Boss” and “The Voice”, all leading to current slop like “The Masked Singer” and “The Floor”. On the other hand, a rival platform may have presented a path forward…

Today, we work our way through the post Super Bowl programs of the 2000’s, a surprisingly strong eleven show lineup! From “The Practice” to “The Office”, with legendary episodes of “Alias” and “House” in between, this one is a real murderer’s row! But the biggest surprise of all for me was that I watched an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” and…really liked it??? Read along for more!

Today, we review the Super Bowl lead-out programs of the 1990’s! A lot heavy hitters in this decade. “The X-Files”! “The Simpsons”! “Homicide: Life on the Street”! “Family Guy”! And, of course, a “Friends” episode that changed the post-Super Bowl game entirely.