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DESCRIPTION: We take a look at the very first film in the franchise, Brian De Palma’s “Mission: Impossible.” Find out where we were, what we thought, what we think of it now, and whether or not Charles’s dad loves him. Released June 8th, 2018.

SHOW NOTES: Here’s an article about split diopter shots in movies: Deep Focus: Taking a Closer Look at the Use of Split Diopters in Film.

Here’s Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.’s version of the Mission: Impossible theme...

And here’s the trailer for the first film...