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Why Ethan Hunt Is (And Has Always Been) Better Than James Bond

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Good morning, evening, and afternoon. I am Reveream, critical commentator of pop culture content I love action movies. Perhaps the first film I ever remember seeing was Terminator 2: Judgement Day. I remember being mesmerized by the action scenes, horrified at the seeming invincibility of the T-1000, and heartbroken by the Terminator's climatic final sacrifice. The second action film I remember seeing was Mission Impossible 2. I loved the films sleek aesthetic, techno score, and badass fight scenes. Ever since then, I have seen the theatrical release of every Mission Impossible film, from 2007's Mission impossible 3, up to the most recent Mission Impossible: Fallout, and I have never been disappointed. Because of my nostalgic love for Ethan Hunt, combined with my enjoyment of every film in the franchise, I have always viewed the Mission Impossible series as the gold standard of the Superspy genre. However, others disagree, claiming that cinema's greatest superspy is t...
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Why Slim Charles is the Underrated Best Character of Television's Best Show

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Good morning, evening, and afternoon. I am Reveream, critical commentator of pop culture content The Wire, the HBO socio-political saga of brainchild David Simon, has been heralded by many as being television’s greatest show for it’s unflinchingly realistic examination of the various seemingly inescapable systems which arbitrate both the legal and criminal institutions of society and the overall human condition. The show has been lauded for it’s wide array of memorably complex characters, all of whom attempt to find stability in an inextricable web of both bureaucracy and chaos, as well as the futility of concepts such as honor and justice in a world where survival and success means the inevitability of corruption. Perhaps of all of the show’s most lauded characters, the most famous is Omar Little, played by Michael K. Williams. In a show of both legal and criminal bureaucracy, Omar is an almost Ubermenschian figure. A homosexual robber of drug dealers, Omar operates w...
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The Downfall of Warner Brother's DC Extended Universe

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Good morning, evening, and afternoon. I am Reveream, critical commentator of pop culture content What is my personal   greatest movie experience ever? I can easily say that it is when I saw The Dark Knight in 2008. I was 16 years old at the time, and I was already a fan of DC superhero cartoons Justice League Unlimited and Teens Titans, as well as Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins. Because of this, I was determined to see The Dark Knight no matter what. On the film’s opening day, I took the bus down to my local mall, with only enough cash for the movie ticket and the bus ride back. When, I got to the mall, the movie was sold out, so I had to wait in the arcade for an hour and a half for the next showing. The wait was well worth it though, because watching The Dark Knight in a crowded theater was a transcendent experience. Cheering with the packed audience every time Batman, The Joker, or Gordon did something badass was an experience that I will always treasure. Bu...
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