Before Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy and Alyla Browne) met Max on the Fury Road she was kidnapped by a warlord named Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and embroiled in a war between the rulers of the Wasteland. This is the legend of Furiosa. Beginning with Furiosa’s kidnap as a young girl it then chronicles the next fifteen years … Continue reading Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
A down on his luck coach travels to American Samoa to train the worst football team in the world in this comedic story based on real life. The Dutch-American Thomas Rongen, (Michael Fassbender) having lost his current job after a poor run is given the choice of no job or coaching the worst team in … Continue reading Next Goal Wins (2023)
Bea (Cailey Fleming) is going through a difficult time emotionally. We see her growing up with an ill mother (Catherine Daddario) who sadly does not win her battle and now her father (John Krasinski) is in hospital. Whilst staying at her grandmother’s (Fiona Shaw) New York apartment she discovers that she can see IFs. Imaginary … Continue reading IF
When Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) attempts to escape the shackles of the bandit cult she serves she finds assistance from one of the cult members named Nux (Nicholas Hoult) and a drifter named Max (Tom Hardy). Mad Max: Fury Road opens with a narrator telling us the state of the world and who Max is. … Continue reading Mad Max: Fury Road
Jurassic World is now a successful theme park located on the original Isla Nublar site that John Hammond used twenty-two years ago. Whilst successful the theme park finds its customers are fickle and every few years they need to come up with a new exciting attraction. This year it will be a hybrid dinosaur that … Continue reading Jurassic World
Generations have passed since Caesar created an ape society and led them to safety. Since then his memory has been lost to some whilst others still revere him as a prophetic figure. Noa (Owen Teague) has never heard of Caesar, having lived his entire life within the safety of his clan. But when another ape … Continue reading Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
When Max (Mel Gibson) has all of his belongings stolen he strikes a deal with the leader of Bartertown, Aunty Entity (Tina Turner). Defeat her rival in the Thunderdome and he will be furnished with everything he needs. Of course things are never as simple as they seem and Max later finds himself trying to … Continue reading Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
In a post apocalyptic future gasoline is a commodity and bandit groups run riot. Max (Mel Gibson) is a lone drifter in this hellscape who is asked by a fuel rich settlement to help them escape the attacks of a bandit group led by ‘The Humungus’ (Kjell Nilsson). Mad Max 2 is how we all … Continue reading Mad Max 2
In the near future civilisation is starting to break down due to fuel shortages. In rural Australia the MFP (Main Force Police) are the last bastion of law enforcement and they are currently being terrorised by a biker gang wreaking havoc. When MFP officer Max (Mel Gibson) kills a gang member who goes by the … Continue reading Mad Max (1979)
Stuntman Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) is madly in love with camera operator Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt) when he suffers an accident on set that breaks his back. He retreats from life and is only stirred out of retirement 18 months later when Producer Gail Meyer (Hannah Waddingham) tells him his now ex-girlfriend Jody needs him … Continue reading The Fall Guy
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