Classic Movies Live – Season 4, Episode 41: Mad Max: Fury Road
November 8, 2023
On Classic Movies Live!, it’s customary for our hosts to, occasionally, talk about a true, certified classic. On today’s episode, Pierre and Jeff are joined by Bhavna Sharma, one half of the Bloody Broads to talk about just such a film: Mad Max: Fury Road!
Released in 2015, Fury Road took the world by storm. The first Mad Max film in 30 years, Fury Road featured a complete cast reset, with Tom Hardy taking over as Max Rockatansky, joined by Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa and Nicholas Hoult as Nux the Warboy. Fury Road is a pure adrenaline rush from start to finish, with each of the leads turning in career-best performances, while also cementing composer Junkie XL as an essential voice in cinematic scoring. The film would go on to be nominated for 10 Oscars — beaten only by The Revenant in number of nominations — winning 6, the most of any movie at that year’s ceremony.
Did Fury Road deserve the acclaim? Does it hold up 8 years later?
The short answer is “absolutely. Without a doubt.”
For the long answer, you’ll have to tune in as Pierre, Jeff, and Bhavna dissect this classic movie… live*!
You can find Bhavna on every social media site as @theluckysharms, including Twitter, bluesky, and Instagram (where she’s got an underscore after her name). You can also hear Bhavna with her co-host Jamie on their podcast, Bloody Broads, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen to podcasts. You can find all their links, including socials, right here. They also just launched merch, which you should check out!
This episode was produced during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the actors currently on strike, the films being discussed in this show wouldn’t exist. To learn more about the ongoing strike, go to https://www.sagaftrastrike.org/
