Tish and Juliana talk about Mad Max: Fury Road and reboots, remakes, & sequels. An anomaly amidst a growing sea of mediocre franchise movies, Mad Max: Fury Road is a favorite of ours that we love to talk about. We explore the causes & effects of the current epidemic of unoriginal movies taking over our cinemas. (Spoiler: It's all about the Benjamins, baby.)
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112 movie remakes and reboots currently in the works [
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174 movie sequels currently in the works [
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Hollywood Has a Huge Millennial Problem [
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The New Abnormal In Movies: Why Charm Is Dead, Sequels, Reboots, And Marketing Moguls Rule (And The One Bright Spot) [
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Intertextuality: Hollywood's New Currency [
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The Reason Why Hollywood Makes So Many Boring Superhero Movies [
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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2’ Disappoints: Does Hollywood Have a Sequel Problem? [
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Simple Infographic Shows Hollywood is Giving Up on Original Ideas [
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