Episode 50: Mad Max: Fury Road

Published: Feb. 22, 2019, 6 a.m.

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Andi and\\xa0Lise\\xa0celebrate their 50th\\xa0show with the\\xa02015\\xa0movie\\xa0Mad Max: Fury Road, an Oscar-winning post-apocalyptic tour de force with overt and covert feminist themes.\\xa0Fury Road\\u2019s pulse-pounding pacing, gorgeous and brutal cinematography, and tight writing intertwine into layers of characterization and narrative. Don\\u2019t let the title fool you;\\xa0Charlize\\xa0Theron\\u2019s\\xa0Imperator\\xa0Furiosa\\xa0is the focus, here, and her journey both literal and thematic provide the underlying structure of the movie while Tom Hardy\\u2019s Max is the viewer\\u2019s window into\\xa0Furiosa\\u2019s\\xa0life and motivations when he\\u2019s thrown into her escape plan from a tyrannical ruler. The alliance\\xa0Furiosa\\xa0and Max forge while they race to escape the clutches of\\xa0Immortan\\xa0Joe and his forces is masterful story-telling, and will stay with you long after the movie ends.

Find out more:
The Verge
Interview with director George Miller, NPR
Screenrant, behind the scenes
iO9, interview with Tom Hardy
Charlize\\xa0Theron\\xa0on\\xa0Fury Road, Elle
Charlize\\xa0Theron\\xa0interview

Also, Lise geeked out about the Netflix animated series The Dragon Prince, and Andi shared her thoughts on the movie Alita: Battle Angel.

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