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We take a break from Mike White May with the third in a series of bonus episodes leading up to the release of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga with a look at the final film in the original trilogy Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Midnight Viewing's Father Malone joins the episode to talk guzzoline, Aunty Entity, and why this movie has gotten a bad rap.

Directed once again by George Miller and starring Gibson once again, the film follows the titular Max as must contend with wasteland politics and resource scarity in Bartertown, a town run by Tina Turner's pitch perfect Aunty Entity. Throw in a dash of Peter Pan for good measure and you have the George Miller-est entry into the franchise yet.

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We take a break from Mike White May with the second in a series of bonus episodes leading up to the release of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga with a look at the second film in the original trilogy Mad Max 2: Road Warrior. Midnight Viewing's Father Malone joins the episode to talk Lord Humungus, Bruce Spence, and Miller's post-apocalyptic world.

Directed also by George Miller and starring Gibson once again, the film finds Max wandering the now post-apocalyptic wasteland of Australia looking to keep his V-8 Pursuit Special tanked up and full of fuel. Along with his trusty Australian Sheperd, he must help a civilization located in an oil refinery defend themselves from the menacing Lord Humungus. 

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We continue White May, this year all about Francis Veber films and their remakes, with a look at a duo of film with ostensbily the same setup: Le Jouet and The Toy. The Projection Booth's Mike White and Wake Up Heavy's Mark Begley join the episode to talk Richard Pryor, which film actually works, and whether the newest remake is worth checking out.

The two films follow a unemployed journalist who, in a strange turn of events, is purchased by a a millionaire's child to become the titular toy. It's a bizarre setup that, at least in the original's case, not only works but manages to include on scathing social commenary. Each film has its own tone and style however only of one of them is worth checking out in 2024.

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We take a break from Mike White May with the first in a series of bonus episodes leading up to the release of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga with a look at the original 1979 Mad Max. Midnight Viewing's Father Malone joins the episode to talk Mel Gibson, George Miller, and what to expect from the franchise as a whole.

Directed by George Miller and starring the aforementioned Gibson, the film follows the titular Max as he attempts to survive in a slightly futuristic wasteland full of Ozzie motorcycle gangs and protect his family from harm. It's a hell of an opening to the popular franchise and one that sets the stage perfectly for things to come.

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We kick off Mike White May, this year all about Francis Veber films and their remakes, with a look at a film that would be remade into a Tom Hanks' vehicle, The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe. The Projection Booth's Mike White and Midnight Viewing's Father Malone join the episode to talk Tom Hanks, Pierre Richard, and the tones of both films.

The two films focus on the titular character who gets swept up in a plot to between warring government agencies by complete accident. Along the way, he must sort out his life, his best friend's wife who loves him, and the government spies attempting to kill him. Part farce, part spy thriller, all entertainment.

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