The 10th Anniversary of ‘Fury Road’ and the Road We’re On

A Decade Later, 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Shines as Chrome as Ever

A lot's changed in the past decade, but one constant? 'Fury Road' remains rad and unlike anything else.

The 10th Anniversary of ‘Fury Road’ and the Road We’re On

In 2015, George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road imagined a future apocalypse of fascism, patriarchy, environmental collapse and bad ass gothic road wars to the tune of classic rock riffs. Ten years on, and that far future—minus the cool vehicles and substituting the Village People for the classic rock—looks like it’s reached back through time and grabbed us by the blood bag.  The unholy speed with which we’ve caught up with Miller’s war rig of dysto…

10 Years Later, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Stands Out As Hollywood’s Last Great Action Blockbuster

George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road is Fast & Furious for cinephiles. No, really, it is. Released in 2015, the all-action blockbuster refuses to tap on the brakes for a split second, climbing up the gears and accelerating into joyride terrain for its entire 120-minute runtime – but at least the cars don’t fly off to the moon or face off against the dinosaurs from Jurassic Park (that’s the plot for Fast 13 by the way).  At the same time, Mad Max: …

Mad Max: Fury Road has just turned 10, being still one of the great exponents in the action cinema of the 21st century. A late sequel (with obvious reboot dyes) that was able to recover the essence of the saga that Mel Gibson starred in in the late 70s and that recently expanded with the prequela/spin-off of the character of Furiosa. At the time it was a title certainly expected, especially considering the name of its participants.

How the Influence of 'Mad Max: Fury Road' is Still Felt 10 Years Later

May 15th, 2025, marks ten years since mastermind George Miller unleashed Mad Max: Fury Road on theater screens. Branching from the niche, yet prolific Mad Max franchise after a thirty-year-long hiatus, Fury Road came with a vengeance, grossing double the box-office returns of all the prior films put together and becoming as mythic as its [...] The post How the Influence of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ is Still Felt 10 Years Later appeared first on Discu…

NYC Weekend Watch: Cymbeline, Malcolm X, Kira Muratova, Fury Road on 35mm & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Brooklyn Center for Theatre ResearchMichael Almereyda’s Cymbeline screens on Friday with the director present for an intro and Q&A. BAMA celebration of Malcolm X’s centennial brings Spike Lee’s biopic, Black Orpheus, Nothing But a Man, and more; Haydn Keenan’s Going Down, newly restored, begins a run. Film at Lincoln CenterA career-spanning Kira Muratova retrospective begins with n…