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It took 30 years for action maestro George Miller to follow up his Beyond Thunderdome with another Mad Max… so long that he had to replace Mel Gibson with Tom Hardy as the leather-clad anti-hero. With Fury Road, the director delivers something close to a two-hour chase scene, as Max joins forces with steely warrior and slave-liberator Imperator Furiosa (a badass <anchor>Charlize Theron</anchor>) to rescue a group of young women from a resource-hoarding death-cult. From the unexpected character-depth to the geometry-defying high-speed standoffs, the movie is a prime example of how to balance thrilling post-apocalyptic spectacle with a sober social message. It’s sci-fi with its pedal to the metal. — NM
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