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Topic: Mad Max: Fury Road

This photo provided by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ action adventure film, “Mad Max: Fury Road," directed by George Miller, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. No film was further removed from the Academy Awards than Miller's apocalyptic fireball "Mad Max: Fury Road." But the 10-time nominated "Mad Max" may well come away with more wins at the Academy Awards than any other film. (Jasin Boland/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP) (AP)

Critics poll of best films of the decade

Zack Sharf - Indiewire
Sean Young in "Blade Runner" (Warner Bros.)

Sex in dystopian films

Gabriel Bell
"Mad Max: Fury Road" (Warner Bros. Entertainment)

"Mad Max's" feminist victories

Nico Lang
Lady Gaga performs at the Oscars, Feb. 28, 2016. (AP/Chris Pizzello)

Oscars give voice to survivors

Erin Coulehan
(Amazon/Netflix)

Nobody has to “man up” here

Arielle Bernstein
(Reuters)

Beyond heroes and villains

Arthur Chu
Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Revenant" (Twentieth Century Fox)

DiCaprio's endurance test

Nico Lang

2015: A great year for movies

Nico Lang
(The Weinstein Company/Warner Bros. Entertainment)

Oscar speculation heats up

Andrew O'Hehir
Mackenzie Davis in "Halt and Catch Fire" (AMC/Richard Ducree)

"Halt and Catch Fire's" women

Sonia Saraiya
(AP/John Shearer)

Schumer's "raunchy" real talk

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(Universal Pictures)

Pitch Perfect 2 beats Mad Max

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Charlize Theron in "Mad Max: Fury Road" (Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)

Contradictions of "Mad Max"

Katie McDonough
Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in "Mad Max: Fury Road" (Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)

"Mad Max: Fury Road"

Allen Barra
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