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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
A tale to be bold
This is not Fury Road, nor should it be. The film has many of its predecessors high octane moments but fleshes out a deeper cut, revealing greater layers of its wound. I would say it's what Mad Max (1) was to the Road Warrior (Mad Max 2). Also it's one of those rare times where the trailer doesn't give away the many surprizes the film has to offer, in fact, the film isn't at all what I was expecting and what the trailers reveal, which is a good thing. If you are a fan of the wasteland world of the Mad Max saga, this adds a layer that makes you craving for more slices to be shared, I hope these stories are shared for years, please Mr Miller, let us not wait 9 more years, Maximum Fury should be the next title.
Prey (2022)
The new template for re-boots
Though loosely connected, each film in the Predator franchise is a stand alone. This film stands above those and is real a product of its time as was the first Predator film. The difference here is it's set 300 years before the first one but captures a timeless quality with its acting, color grading, cinematography and music, for these reasons I don't believe it will date as quickly. The film should be viewed as a re-boot, the direction it takes from here is up to the producers, at the very least, the director of this, Dan Trachtenberg, should have the chance and freedom to explore the rebirth of this new world of Prey.