We know that science fiction isn’t always given a fair shot when it comes to award seasons. There are famous snubs of statuettes and the offering of technical awards as an olive branch by the Academy without really attempting to admit that a sci-fi film be mentioned, or albeit win, a major category. As a…
Directed by George Miller. Starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Zoe Kravitz, Riley Keough and Rosie Hungtington-Whitely. R, 120 minutes. I first saw The Road Warrior when I was eleven years old. On a steady diet of high-octane action movies even prior to this (mostly starring Arnold Schwarzenegger), I thought I had…
The beautiful, wonderful, and action-packed trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road was released on December 10, and although it doesn’t have the numbers the Jurassic World and The Force Awakens does, it packs in a ton of excitement, explosions, and stunning music. In fact, one hopes they left some of the action for the actual…
Of all next-generation video game talk going around, the only question on my mind is, when will the Mad Max game come out? Well, to be fair, that and along with Kingdom Hearts III, but that game seems to be going the way of the fourth Mad Max movie in just never quite coming out…
Threequelitis is a common phenomenon in film trilogies. After the initial spark of inspiration culminates in a rousing success, the filmmakers look to capitalize on that with a film that builds on what made its predecessor good and the result is something that is on the same level of quality if not better (provided of…
Mad Max left off with out hero driving into the wasteland, a broken-down “shell of a man.” In this follow up, called The Road Warrior (released in Australia simply as Mad Max 2), things start up fast and never seem to slow down. The experience of watching this film is applicable to being inside a…
In celebration of next year’s Mad Max videogame and the hopeful release of Mad Max: Fury Road, I will be taking a look back at one of my favorite cinematic trilogies of all time. The film that started it all, Mad Max, is not indicative of what the franchise is known for when people think…
