Film opinion: ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ is a crazy franchise conclusion
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Film opinion: ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ is a crazy franchise conclusion

After 29 years, the Mission: Impossible franchise has, supposedly, come to an end with The Final Reckoning.

Tom Cruise’s final bow as IMF agent Ethan Hunt is a crazy, well-executed, perhaps excessive conclusion to a beloved action franchise.

Film News Blitz’s David Bason gives his account of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

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Film opinion: Who could succeed Tom Cruise as the next great movie star?
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Film opinion: Who could succeed Tom Cruise as the next great movie star?

Tom Cruise paid tribute to some of Hollywood's rising stars at the recent New York premiere of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

After being labelled the “last great movie star,” Cruise instead turned the spotlight on the likes of Michael B. Jordan and Ana de Armas.

Film News Blitz’s Ellie Jackson delves into Cruise's movie star redentials and the next generation of actors that could follow in his hallowed footsteps.

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Film news: Why the BFI handed Tom Cruise its highest honour
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Film news: Why the BFI handed Tom Cruise its highest honour

Tom Cruise is a certified legend of films and filmmaking.

From Top Gun to Mission: Impossible, A Few Good Men to Rain Man, Cruise’s stunning career has spanned decades.

Film News Blitz Ellie Jackson explains why Cruise received the BFI Fellowship to acknowledge his extraordinary achievements.

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Film opinion: ‘Thunderbolts*’ is a glorious return to form for the MCU

Film opinion: ‘Thunderbolts*’ is a glorious return to form for the MCU

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) desperately needed a win as it ramps up to The Fantastic Four: First Steps this summer and next year’s mega-crossover event, Avengers: Doomsday.

It was hoped that win would be delivered by Captain America: Brave New World, but Anthony Mackie’s first feature as Cap was a messy, poorly reviewed false starter.

However, Film News Blitz’s David Bason writes that Thunderbolts* is just the film the MCU needed to remind audiences this franchise juggernaut can still produce quality films.

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Film news: F1 - Scintillating, riveting, & fast
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Film news: F1 - Scintillating, riveting, & fast

Over the past weekend, motorsport and film fans and enthusiasts were treated to the highly anticipated and gripping F1 film trailer which left us all gasping for more exuberant F1 racing dynamism. 

Many F1 and film fanatics found the collaborative Apple Original Films and Formula One trailer thrilling and the feature’s theatrical release is set to be a groundbreaking success, with G-force to topple the Box Office charts. 

Film News Blitz writer Aidan Leo reviews the energetic F1 film trailer and what we learnt from its dynamite sequences and enthralling moments.

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