MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION (2015)

After really disliking Ghost Protocol I was a bit afraid to watch this latest entry in the Mission: Impossible series - but from the ridiculous to the sublime, over two hours later was thrilled to find the series back to its old form, as well as the old format of the beloved TV series I grew up with.  Here, yet again disgraced, Ethan Hunt is on the lam from is own government, while trying to shut down The Syndicate, an anti-IMF force bent on causing chaos and destruction instead of averting it.  Unable to go it wholly alone, Ethan eventually has to bring in his own team in, undercover, all while averting the new CIA director out to get him ... a rogue lady assassin who may or may not be British intelligence ... and the heartless Solomon Kane (Sean Harris) himself, who is set on Hunt's destruction.  Suspenseful, fun, with great action sequences, set pieces, and one way-cool ending, Rogue Nation was a fabulous ride, blissfully ever-mindful of fanboys like me who still hold the original series in our hearts. (rated PG-13)  A