Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 and Films of the Year so Far...

The Cineskinny

Two much-loved film franchises with ageing action stars charge into cinemas this week. Tom Cruise is back as super-spy Ethan Hunt to battle an omniscient AI in Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 and Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones, who's on the hunt for the Dial of Destiny with the help from Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

We also take a look back on the best films of the year so far with the help of some members of the Skinny film team, namely Rory Doherty, Louis Cammell, Ross McIndoe, Carmen Paddock and Tony Inglis. The chat begins by digging into our highlights before veering off to discuss the state of film distribution more generally.

Finally, with the programme for EIFF announced this week, we pick out a couple of highlights before our more in-depth EIFF preview show in August.

TIMESTAMPS

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny review (1:20)

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 review (14:40)

Films of the Year so far... (20:55)

- Blue Jean (23:40)
- Rye Lane (27:20)
- One Fine Morning (29:30)
- Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (33:30)
- Saint Omer/All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (34:20)
- Tar (39:18)
- How to Blow Up a Pipeline (40:25)
- Skinamarink (42:25)

The general state of film distribution in 2023 (43:50)

First look at EIFF's 2023 programme (53:34)

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Recorded at EHFM, Summerhall – ehfm.live

Music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license