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The protagonist of reality

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning gets serious about AI. Or does it?

30 May 2025 — 12 min read

Ethan Hunt makes his way into a submarine at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, which is just one of those things he famously does. (Credit: Paramount)

Sometimes, you don't want to be a sci-fi protagonist. Sometimes, you don't get a choice.

This week: Roofman, First Time Caller, and a whole lotta horror.

Or: Why were the only books that got praised for being "about men" the grim, airless ones?

The show's first-season finale linked death, life, and everything else.

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