Cinema on Tap

S2E21 Mad Max - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and the George Miller Rankings

It’s all led to this. We’re talking Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, George Miller’s return to the wasteland. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, the prequel follows Furiosa from childhood in the Green Place to becoming Imperator in Fury Road. But, how does it stack up with the rest of the franchise?

Christian and Scott unpack their thoughts, before sharing their respective George Miller ranked lists!

Stay tuned to find out what we’ll be covering in the show in June.

S2E20 Mad Max - Fury Road

Witness us, listeners! It’s time for Mad Max: Fury Road.

After 30 years away from the wasteland, George Miller returned with Tom Hardy as his new Max and Charlize Theron as his new reluctant partner in survival. The long wait was worth it, as Fury Road became the highest-grossing Mad Max film, was nominated for 10 Oscars, and developed a reputation as one of the best movies of the 21st century.

No surprises here — our hosts are big fans. Tune in to hear their thoughts on why this movie rocks. (Don’t worry, they still figured out ways to argue.) Plus, get Producer Lalo’s thoughts on seeing it for the first time!

Is Mad Max: Fury Road the best action movie ever made?! Let us know your thoughts at cinemaontappodcast@gmail.com

S2E19 Mad Max - Beyond Thunderdome

George Miller completes the early career trilogy of Mad Max films with his biggest budget yet for Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. Mel Gibson is back and Tina Turner is joining (and dropping two bangers on the soundtrack). Max rolls into Bartertown, run by Turner’s Aunty Entity, and gets caught up in a power struggle between her and Master Blaster, the leader of Bartertown’s Underworld.

Beyond Thunderdome is often called the worst Mad Max film, though it still has its fans. What will Christian and Scott think? Stay tuned to find out.

How would you rank the Mad Max movies? Let us know at cinemaontappodcast@gmail.com

S2E18 Mad Max - The Road Warrior

Although he had offers from Hollywood, George Miller couldn’t resist another trek out into the wasteland to share the next Mad Max adventure with us.

The second film takes inspiration from westerns, Akira Kurosawa, and other classic film genres as Max reluctantly partners with a settlement facing off against The Lord Humungus and his gang of leather clad marauders trying to steal their gasoline.

Mad Max 2 aka The Road Warrior is still considered one of the greatest action movies ever made. What do our hosts think? And did producer Lalo like it more than the original? 

What’s your favorite Mad Max film? Let us know at cinemaontappodcast@gmail.com

S2E17 Mad Max - Mad Max

It’s time for another alliterative month on Cinema on Tap: Mad Max May! With the upcoming release of Furiosa, we’re heading to the wasteland to talk about George Miller’s career-spanning franchise.

We start in 1979, with a much more grounded film compared to its successors. The original film follows Mad Max Rockatansky, a police officer, trying to keep a collapsing society afloat…before he crosses paths with the Toecutter.

How does Mad Max compare to the sequels? And, do we feel that George Miller got his career off to a hot start? Stay tuned to find out!

How would you rank the mad Max movies? Send us your thoughts at cinemaontappodcast@gmail.com

S2E16 Boston - Boston Flight

Boston month comes to a close! Our hosts look at Boston movies from the 70s all the way to the 2020s and choose 4 (1 per decade) to put into a Boston movie flight. What Boston movie is automatically in? What is a Boston movie? Would you move to Boston? All of these questions answered here.

S2E15 Boston - Gone Baby Gone / The Town

We're almost at the end of our Boston month, but we've got two more movies in us, both directed by Boston's premier son - Ben Affleck. Our hosts dive into Gone Baby Gone and The Town, both bleak depictions of Boston, but both entirely Boston in their portrayal.

 

Agree or disagree? Send our hosts your thoughts at cinemaontappodcast@gmail.com

S2E14 Boston - Good Will Hunting (feat. Hayd and Sarcastic Sounds)

We’re sticking with Matt Damon this week on the pod as Boston Movies month goes to therapy. It’s time for Good Will Hunting.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, the youngest winners ever, and Robin Williams won for Best Supporting Actor in what may be one of the most beloved movies we’ve ever discussed on the podcast. If you haven’t seen it before — it’s not your fault.

We’re joined by musician friends Hayd and Sarcastic Sounds (and using their studio if you’re wondering why our audio sounds so darn good!) to discuss this Boston classic. Stay tuned to hear our thoughts!

Do you agree or disagree with our takes on Good Will Hunting? Is there a Boston movie you love and want us to talk about? Let us know at cinemaontappodcast@gmail.com

S2E13 Boston - The Departed

It’s the start of a new month on Cinema on Tap, so pahk the cah at Hahvahd yahd and get ready for Boston month! Christian is taking us on a tour of one of the great American cities through the movies, and we’re starting with a Best Picture winner: The Departed.

Martin Scorsese’s lone Oscar came from this 2006 crime thriller featuring a stacked cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Walhberg, Alec Baldwin, Vera Farmiga, and more. Some people say this film got a “makeup” Oscar for Scorsese. Some say it was a worthy win. What will our hosts think?

Have a Boston movie you love? Let us know at cinemaontappodcast@gmail.com

S2 Bonus - It Happened One Night

It’s a bonus episode here on Cinema on Tap, and Christian got to pick for winning our Oscar pool. Naturally, he had to go with a Best Picture winner, and he went 90 years into the past with It Happened One Night!

Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable star in the first movie to ever win the Big Five at the Oscars. It Happened One Night is considered a classic, and a proto-screwball comedy. See if our hosts think this one has aged well in honor of its 90th birthday.

Also, our hosts welcome a new producer and retire Christian's producing duties. We're happy to welcome on Lalo Madrid!

Got a classic Best Picture winner you want to hear us discuss on the show? Let us know at cinemaontappodcast@gmail.com