Author: Matt Waters

I used to write a lot. Then I mostly talked about how I used to write a lot. Now I kinda split the difference.

Secret Agent Men – Episode 9: Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol

9) Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocl

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters are sick to death of Oscar contenders so have decided to get their spy on instead, examining how the Mission: Impossible, Bourne and James Bond franchises have danced around each other over the years.

Brad Bird takes a stab at live action for the first time and absolutely crushes… most of it. Ben & Matt are here to rave about the first hour and then descend into bickering about if the rest is awful or just very okay. Continue reading Secret Agent Men – Episode 9: Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol

Secret Agent Men – Episode 8: Quantum of Solace

8) Quantum of Solace

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters are sick to death of Oscar contenders so have decided to get their spy on instead, examining how the Mission: Impossible, Bourne and James Bond franchises have danced around each other over the years.

Not ones to let a measly Writers’ Strike deter them, the Bond team are back with 007’s shortest adventure to date and it sure is boring! A dull villain, dull action scenes and a boat load of bad times for women await, all wrapped up in a neat bow by a terrible theme song. Enjoy! Continue reading Secret Agent Men – Episode 8: Quantum of Solace

Secret Agent Men – Episode 7: The Bourne Ultimatum

7) The Bourne Ultimatum

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters are sick to death of Oscar contenders so have decided to get their spy on instead, examining how the Mission: Impossible, Bourne and James Bond franchises have danced around each other over the years.

The thinking man’s spy thriller returns to ask the bold question “What if Treadstone, but more?” Yes, Jason Bourne is back and is doing his best to get to the root of Blackbriar before it gets to the root of him… Look he’s trying to expose them before they can kill him, okay? Continue reading Secret Agent Men – Episode 7: The Bourne Ultimatum

Secret Agent Men – Episode 6: Casino Royale

6) Casino Royale

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters are sick to death of Oscar contenders so have decided to get their spy on instead, examining how the Mission: Impossible, Bourne and James Bond franchises have danced around each other over the years.

Daddy’s Home. That’s right, Daniel Craig steps into some of the most intimidating shoes in the film industry in his first outing in a rebooted James Bond franchise that has traded in its invisible car for a gritty, sexy, back to basics thriller that asks “What if Bond was a person?” Continue reading Secret Agent Men – Episode 6: Casino Royale

Secret Agent Men – Episode 5: Mission: Impossible III

5) Mission Impossible III

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters are sick to death of Oscar contenders so have decided to get their spy on instead, examining how the Mission: Impossible, Bourne and James Bond franchises have danced around each other over the years.

Where’s the Rabbit’s Foot? Continue reading Secret Agent Men – Episode 5: Mission: Impossible III

Secret Agent Men – Episode 4: The Bourne Supremacy

4) The Bourne Supremacy

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters are sick to death of Oscar contenders so have decided to get their spy on instead, examining how the Mission: Impossible, Bourne and James Bond franchises have danced around each other over the years.

Grab the Neski files and your favourite secret passport and join us on a trek from India to Russia via Germany. Sights and sounds include a woman in a fridge, Karl Urban grappling with an accent and a lovely kitchen primed for a remodel.
Continue reading Secret Agent Men – Episode 4: The Bourne Supremacy

Secret Agent Men – Episode 3: Mission: Impossible II

3) Mission Impossible II

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters are sick to death of Oscar contenders so have decided to get their spy on instead, examining how the Mission: Impossible, Bourne and James Bond franchises have danced around each other over the years.

Backflip Kick on down as your utterly delirious hosts do their best to make sense of this towering monument to insanity. Everybody’s wearing masks and they all hate the only woman in the movie. Literally. Continue reading Secret Agent Men – Episode 3: Mission: Impossible II

Secret Agent Men – Episode 2: The Bourne Identity

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Ben Phillips & Matt Waters are sick to death of Oscar contenders so have decided to get their spy on instead, examining how the Mission: Impossible, Bourne and James Bond franchises have danced around each other over the years.

Zip-line through a window and fire your uzis wildly to celebrate Matt’s heartbreak as he’s confronted with the sobering truth that a film he thought was a masterpiece is in fact just pretty okay. Continue reading Secret Agent Men – Episode 2: The Bourne Identity

Secret Agent Men – Episode 1: Mission: Impossible

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Ben Phillips & Matt Waters are sick to death of Oscar contenders so have decided to get their spy on instead, examining how the Mission: Impossible, Bourne and James Bond franchises have danced around each other over the years.

We get things rolling with a trip back to 1996 where Tom Cruise is always running, never kissing ladies and surfing an unrecognisable version of the Internet. Steal a bible and come on down for Ethan’s mystery masquerade. Continue reading Secret Agent Men – Episode 1: Mission: Impossible