Hands down one of the best movies of the year is one that probably won’t get any big awards nominations due to its action/science fiction genre, though it certainly deserves them. Mad Max: Fury Road surprised many when it came out not only to huge success at the box office, but also to rapturous reviews from critics who praised the film for its storytelling amidst all the beautifully realized action. With standout performances from Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy, as well as an arresting artistic vision, director George Miller’s post-apocalyptic desert is a harrowing place filled with monstrous former humans and the insane vehicles they’ve engineered to survive.