Episode 131: Curtis's Canon Pick #6: MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR (1981)

Curtis returns to the Wasteland this week (and his canon picks) with Simon and special guest Magill for George Miller's 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic road masterpiece MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR. They chat about what we watched this week and the latest news of the week before diving into the topic, discussing the future of movie theatres, those kinky S&M outfits, FURIOSA, George Miller's filmography, and the film itself. Tune in next week as John takes on BACK TO THE FUTURE: PART II! TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:00 What We Watched This Week 00:10:52 News of the Week 00:20:40 THE ROAD WARRIOR Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits) 01:00:38 Our Ratings for THE ROAD WARRIOR 01:01:48 Coming Up Next! NEWS OF THE WEEK New book released on Wes Craven (The Soul of Wes Craven by Joseph Maddrey) HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Season 2 premiere debuts tonight! THE LORD OF THE RINGS: WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM debuts 20 minutes of epic footage (anime-style feature starring Brian Cox; executively produced by Peter Jackson) FURIOSA pulled from theaters due to low box office earnings after only 2 weeks New Netflix series THE DECAMERON announced Robert Pattinson and Finn Parker (SMILE) are remaking 1981’s POSSESSION RIP Michael Mosley (BBC Broadcaster) New releases: Under Paris; Queendom WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK CURTIS: Satan Wants You SIMON: Dune: Part Two; Guy Ritchie's The Covenant MAGILL: Furiosa; Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes; The First Omen CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: Excerpt from MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR (1981) Outro: "Montage/Main Titles" by Brian May (THE ROAD WARRIOR OST) Quinn: @seatstruckreviews Also check out Quinn's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' https://curtisrunstedler.ca/ John: johnnycakes.substack.com @johnnycakes on Letterboxd Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts Check out Magill's podcast THE TRAIL WENT COLD here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1IWYfBRGRlFXPJSpElzYJu