Visionary director George Miller began his Mad Max series in 1979 and this year, a mere forty-five years later he has released his fifth entry in the franchise. Whilst Miller has remained the one constant he has welcomed co-writers and a co-director across the five entries and some actors have found themselves returning as the … Continue reading Mad Max – Ranked
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
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
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)
Last year I went on record with what films I was most looking forward to seeing this year. It turned out to be a very popular article and I did quite well at predicting my preferences in my end of year lists. You can see quite how well on New Year's Eve when I post … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2024
Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is a narratologist on a business trip to Istanbul when she discovers an ornate bottle that contains a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes for his freedom. Of course being someone who studies the structure and function of narrative she is well aware of stories involving wishes being cautionary … Continue reading Three Thousand Years Of Longing
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