As I have done for several years now, I am sharing my favorites in a variety of categories. All items listed were released or have taken place during the first half of 2025, except for books, which reflect books that I read during the first half of 2025, regardless of publication date. I hope you enjoy this list!
Movies
Top Pick: Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning
Other movies that I’ve enjoyed, in no particular order, were:
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, rated PG-13 ****
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is the sequel to the 2023 film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. It is the eighth, and possibly final film in the series, based on the television series created by Bruce Geller in 1966. The film was directed by Oscar nominee Christopher McQuarrie (Top Gun: Maverick), who also wrote the film with Emmy winner Erik Jendresen (Band of Brothers).
The first part of the film recaps where we left these characters in 2023’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning. My wife Tammy and I re-watched that film a few days before seeing the new film as this is a part-two. While it helps if you had seen the previous film, I don’t think it is absolutely necessary to enjoy the film. There are quite a few flashbacks to previous films in the series as well. The first film featured the explosion of a Russian submarine. The submarine, now at the bottom of the Bering Sea, will come into play in this new film. Continue reading →
As I have done for several years now, I am sharing my favorites in a variety of categories. All items listed were released or have taken place during the first half of 2025, except for books, which reflect books that I read during the first half of 2025, regardless of publication date. I hope you enjoy this list!
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, rated PG-13