George Miller

‘Furiosa’ Is a Disappointment in This One Major Way

Yes, there are plenty of thrills in the “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel. Yes, so much of the film is intense and epic. But so much of it felt like an underwhelming, familiar retread.

Nick Schager

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BUCKLE UP

‘Furiosa’ Is a Blast of Relentless, Often Brutal Mayhem

George Miller’s prequel to “Mad Max: Fury Road,” which just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, is every bit the wild ride you’d expect—but also more emotional and disturbing.

Esther Zuckerman

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ARDUOUS JOURNEY

‘Fury Road’ Director’s Genie-in-a-Bottle Movie Is a Big Miss

‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ features Tilda Swinton as a British professor who awakens a bottled-up djinn (Idris Elba, part-CGI) and they gradually fall in love. It’s a mess.

Caspar Salmon

YOU GET THREE WISHES

George Miller’s Return to Movies Looks Delightfully Chaotic

Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba don bathrobes and venture into naked saunas for the Mad Max director’s first film in seven years.

Fletcher Peters

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FAST AND FURIOSA

Feuding Stars Made ‘Max Max’ Kick Ass

The affable Aussie sat down to discuss his opus Mad Max: Fury Road, which received a whopping 10 Oscar nominations.

Jen Yamato

CLOSE CALL

How ‘The Justice League’ Saved ‘Mad Max’

George Miller discusses how his Justice League superhero blockbuster fell apart, paving the way for Mad Max: Fury Road. He also talks “California Love” and The Fast and the Furious.

Marlow Stern