Tag: Mad Max
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Loki Season 1 Took Unexpected Inspiration From Teletubbies
“Loki” remains the best TV show in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — a show with a clear vision, great visuals that stood out from the formula of the franchise, and a fantastic and self-contained story that actually developed its main character and took him to new places, including a rare romance in the MCU. All…
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The Road Warrior’s Stunts Made Some Broken Bones ‘Unavoidable’
If you don’t know him by name, you almost certainly know Vernon Wells by his face if you’re a fan of ’80s movies. He was Bennett, the Aussie villain with the chainmail tank top and Freddie Mercury mustache in “Commando,” and he scared the pants off kids as Mr. Igoe, the sinister hitman with an…
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This Is the Most Bonkers SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Ever
The decade that followed the release of 2004’s The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie led to a dry run of one uninspired, phoned-in season of SpongeBob after another, culminating in 2015’s Sponge Out of Water, a film that is so bonkers that it makes up for years of lost time. SpongeBob’s (Tom Kenny) second big screen outing…
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10 Most Underrated Sci-Fi Mysteries of the 21st Century, Ranked
The 21st century has had an embarrassment of riches when it comes to great science fiction movies. Not only did the last quarter-century feature the first science fiction film to ever win the Academy Award for Best Picture thanks to The Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once, but it saw the return of legendary franchises…
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‘Miracle Workers: End Times’ Cast and Character Guide
The apocalypse is upon us, but this time, we’ll welcome it. On July 10, the TBS original series Miracle Workers returns for its fourth season. This time, the anthology series is leaning into the Mad Max aesthetic, with the latest season officially titled Miracle Workers: End Times. Set against a post-apocalyptic background, End Times follows…
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‘Miracle Workers: End Times’ Clip: Daniel Radcliffe Gets Into the Junk Game
After a months-long delay since its initial release plan, TBS’ Miracle Workers finally returns with Season 4, Miracle Workers: End Times, on July 10. The latest season of the anthology is set in a Mad Max-esque wasteland, where a small facet of civilization creates a new life in a post-apocalyptic world. Ahead of the show’s…
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All 100 Movies Coming to Max in July
Max will enter its second full month after transitioning from HBO Max in late May, and July looks to be one exciting month for the service. Not only will they be streaming exciting new series like Steven Soderbergh’s star-studded limited series Full Circle, the animated series My Adventures with Superman, and the reboot of Project…
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Why George Miller Thought He Failed As A Filmmaker With The Original Mad Max
At times, you can tell that the sequel is the kind of movie that the filmmaker wanted to make the first time around. Whether due to a low budget or lack of experience, the director couldn’t properly realize their vision with the original film. The sequel is thus not just a chance to revisit the…
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‘Furiosa’: Chris Hemsworth Was “Scared Out Of His Mind” & Worried He’d “Derail” The ‘Mad Max’ Saga
You can’t help but be impressed with the work ethic of actor Chris Hemsworth of late. He’s out promoting his new reality series “Limitless” along with wrapping on both “Extraction 2” and the “Mad Max” prequel film “Furiosa.” We don’t often hear about the action star being that frazzled while making his projects, but he…
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Filming The First Mad Max Was A ‘Disaster’ In The Eyes Of Director George Miller
Like the hazy fogs that often coat their landscapes, dystopian and post-apocalyptic films are heavy and dense. They ponder frightening futures while critiquing present-day social issues that might lead us there. Visually, they are often gritty and bleak, with stark images of what might be waiting for us in the years to come.Any dystopian film…