In Praise of the Original ‘Mad Max,’ a Unique Masterpiece of Low-Budget Filmmaking

Originally posted on Flavorwire:
The good-cop-gone-bad trope is such an overused one by now that it’s rare to see a film in which such a transformation is in any way shocking or emotionally involving. With the new Mad Max: Fury Road hitting cinemas this week, though, it’s a good time to revisit one film in…