Crazy With the Heat - The New "Mission Impossible" and the New "Indiana Jones"

Sitting Around Talking Movies

It's summer time and time to take part in that American tradition - go to a movie theater for the free air conditioning! It's also the time when the movie studios hedge their bets by releasing the latest versions of their old franchises. And we've seen two of the biggest. We start with "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One." It stars all your favorite (welll most of them) MI regulars including Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Furguson and Simon Pegg along with newcomer Hayley Atwell. There's a one line plot - "Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands." But then there are the stunts. Two hours and forty three minutes worth.of stunts. Is it fun? Bill Bregoli saw it and he'll let you know. Then there's Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" starring that lovable curmudgeon Harrison Ford along with Phoebe Waller-Bridge. It too has a one line plot - "Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history." But there's more to it than that - there are Nazis! Then Bill Mccuddy tells us about "Are You There God It's Me, Margaret" which is now streaming and Neil tells us about two books he's been reading - "All About Me" by Mel Brooks and "Apropo of Nothing" by Woody Allen. So pour yourself a cold one and listen in.