When it comes to saving children from kidnappers there are no two finer agents of the Rescue Aid Society than Bernard and Bianca, and now it’s time for them to venture across the ocean to Australia to help a small boy who’s been taken by a ruth

Mad Max Minute - The Man From Hong Kong (1975)

May 27th, 2020 55m 47s

When the Federal Narcotics Bureau has a Chinese national in their custody, it’s time to call in an expert. Forget the Man from U.N.C.L.E., they need the Man from Hong Kong, Special Branch Investigator Fang Sing Leng. But after an assassin kills

Mad Max Minute - Tolkien (2019)

Apr 29th, 2020 56m 9s

Nicholas Hoult lived, he died, and now he lives again, not as a Warboy, but as prolific fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien. Watch as young Tolkien navigates English society at the turn of the twentieth century, losing his mother to illness, living w

Mad Max Minute - Long Shot (2019)

Mar 25th, 2020 53m 58s

In the wasteland, Charlize Theron portrayed the fearsome and courageous Imperator Furiosa, but this time around she trades the mechanical arm and war rig for the political power and ambition of Charlotte Field, Secretary of State. Charlotte is

Mad Max Minute - Fist of the North Star (1986)

Feb 26th, 2020 57m 27s

My life fades, the vision dims. All that remains are memories. I remember a time of chaos, ruined dreams, this wasted land. But most of all, I remember the Fist of the North Star: the man we called Kenshiro. This time around we honor a listener

Mad Max Minute - Legend (2015)

Jan 29th, 2020 48m 48s

With the dust settling from the whirlwind of Mad Max Fury Road, we take a trip back to London in the 1960’s where The Kray Twins are poised to take control of the city’s underworld. You’re not seeing double, Tom Hardy stars as both Reggie and R

Fury Road Minute 120

Dec 20th, 2019 53m 25s

We’ve run out of Mad Max Fury Road to talk about, so in this ultimate episode of the podcast, we take some time to talk about what it’s been like producing this project. We also discuss our final rankings for the series, the hopes we have for t

Fury Road Minute - Bonus Episode

Dec 19th, 2019 1h 7m

Three years, four movies, and several months of emails all come down to this: Rick sits down for a video call with academy award-winning director, writer, and producer, George Miller. We talk about applying music theory to film making, treating

Fury Road Minute 119

Dec 18th, 2019 48m 2s

Following Mad Max Fury Road’s release in theaters and subsequent success at the box office, George Miller told interviewers that he, at one point, wanted to release the film in black and white, similar to the rough copy used by composers when s

Fury Road Minute 118

Dec 16th, 2019 54m 15s

As we near the end of our time with Mad Max Fury Road we welcome professional stunt performer/coordinator Dayna Grant to the podcast. Dayna is a multi-award winning performer with over two decades of experience in television and film. She sat d

Fury Road Minute 117

Dec 13th, 2019 29m 37s

Immortan Joe gave us one of the most amazing wasteland warlords in cinema, but how does he compare to The Toecutter, the villain Hugh Keays-Byrne brought to life 30 years earlier? We also discuss Capable’s necessity in helping Nux transform as

Fury Road Minute 116

Dec 11th, 2019 29m 3s

Despite the series being about Mad Max, Furiosa burst on the scene to steal the spotlight. In this episode, we discuss Furiosa and whether having her play such a large role in the narrative sets a good precedent for any future stories. We also

Fury Road Minute 115

Dec 9th, 2019 24m 55s

Tom Hardy stepped into a role that had been held for decades by another actor, so how did he do? We take some time to discuss Max’s character arc, how Tom Hardy did as the titular character, and wonder if the Road Warrior is a sustainable chara

Fury Road Minute 114

Dec 6th, 2019 58m 24s

With the harrowing tale of Max’s run-in with Furiosa and the War Boys run its course, the movie leaves us with one last thing to ponder. Simple white lettering on a black background shows the words of the unseen First History Man who asks us wh

Fury Road Minute 113

Dec 4th, 2019 47m 53s

Water pours from the great pipes onto the wretched below as the elevator begins to rise. Max stands on the slowly rising platform and considers his situation. As Furiosa turns to look at him, she discovers that he has disappeared and finds him

Fury Road Minute 112

Dec 2nd, 2019 49m 38s

The wretched begin to chant, demanding that Furiosa and the others be allowed onto the elevator. With Corpus Colossus remaining silent, a gang of War Pups take matters into their own hands and lower the elevator to the ground. As the Gigahorse

Fury Road Minute 111

Nov 29th, 2019 31m 24s

Max stands over a shrouded figure lying between the Gigahorse’s twin engines and rips away the cloth to reveal the Immortan Joe’s corpse. He tosses it to the ground and the Wretched swarm the body, tearing it apart. Unsure of how to proceed, al

Fury Road Minute 110

Nov 27th, 2019 26m 23s

The Gigahorse returns to the Citadel, causing a row and a ruction among the wretched as they press in around the Immortan’s vehicle. The great elevator descends to meet the Gigahorse, but the guards feel that something is amiss and order the el

Fury Road Minute 109

Nov 25th, 2019 26m 20s

Max has to act quickly to save Furiosa from her nearly fatal blood loss. He gathers the necessary tools and performs a blood transfusion, giving his own blood to save Furiosa’s life. As Furiosa lies on the back seat of the Gigahorse, Max takes

Fury Road Minute 108

Nov 22nd, 2019 23m 21s

The Gigahorse drives through buzzard territory on its way back to the Citadel as Max and the others do their best to treat Furiosa’s injuries. Her side wound has caused one of her lungs to collapse, so Max performs an improvised abdominal decom

Fury Road Minute 107

Nov 20th, 2019 25m 24s

Separated from the others, surrounded by flames, and facing the primal might of Rictus Erectus, Nux looks to Capable and quietly asks for her to witness him. The Gigahorse speeds through the pass and Nux rolls the War Rig, killing Rictus, decim

Fury Road Minute 106

Nov 18th, 2019 29m 57s

The Dag and the others quickly abandon the War Rig, leaving Nux to assure Capable that he is right behind her, but Rictus recovers and quickly cuts off Nux’s escape. Nux tries to shake the towering Rictus from the War Rig, but that only makes R

Fury Road Minute 105

Nov 15th, 2019 48m

With the help of a well-placed shotgun blast, Max is able to knock Rictus down. Furiosa uses her position on the Gigahorse to attack Immortan Joe and after hooking his mask with a harpoon, lets the line out and rips his face clean off. Max make