Red Stewart presents the most terrifying psycho performances in all of film…Sociopathy is a mental illness that is as repelling as it is enticing. We all live in fear of some serial killer knocking down our door, yet we cannot help but be intrigued by the roots of it all. After all, what is it […]
Warner Bros. wanted The Dark Knight to include a Joker origin story
David S. Goyer, one of the writers of The Dark Knight, reveals that they faced pressure to include a Joker origin story in the movie.The Dark Knight is considered to be one of the best superhero films of all time with the Christopher Nolan directed feature including a now-iconic performance by Heath Ledger as the […]
The Joker (Bank Robber Version) action figure from The Dark Knight revealed by Beast Kingdom
Sideshow and Beast Kingdom have released promotional images for the Dynamic 8ction Heroes The Joker action figure which is based on the appearance of Heath Ledger as the Clown Prince of Crime in the bank robbery scene in Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed 2008 blockbuster The Dark Knight. The DC collectible is available to pre-order now, priced […]
The Dark Knight with film journalist Emily Murray | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #64
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film journalist Emily Murray stops by to talk about Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning Batman adventure The Dark Knight…On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film journalist Emily Murray is the […]
River Phoenix as Joker? Parallel Universe Castings
Tom Jolliffe looks at the idea of River Phoenix as the Joker and other parallel universe castings…It’s 2019. It’s an era of perpetual rebooting. For some, we’d barely settled on the idea that Jared Leto was cast as the clown prince, before it was announced that Joaquin Phoenix would don the make up in a […]
Is it wrong to root for The Joker?
Anghus Houvouras on The Joker…It’s almost impossible to escape the zeitgeist currently surrounding Todd Phillips’ highly-praised, highly-controversial take on The Joker. After near unanimous praise from the Venice Film Festival, the movie has become a target for the polarizing extremes of social media. Questions have been raised about the social responsibility of the time and […]
The Ultimate Batman Film
On Batman Day, Tom Jolliffe delves back through the Caped Crusader’s films and TV so far to pick the best of the best in the ultimate Batman film…Lets say you’re putting together a Batman film, and you’ve got to piece together a cast and crew of the best from the film and TV incarnations in […]
Todd Phillips on the biggest difference between Joaquin Phoenix and Heath Ledger’s Jokers
Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, has commented on the biggest difference between Joaquin Phoenix’s and Heath Ledger’s version of the titular villain.Joker is one of those characters that fans just can’t get enough of seeing on the big screen and this is partly due to some exceptional performances by actors over the years. One […]
Ranking every big screen version of The Joker from worst to best
Liam Hoofe ranks all of the big screen takes on the iconic DC villain The Joker from worst to best…The Joker is one of the most iconic villains of all time, and the character has undergone several major changes on screen during his history. From Cesar Romero’s iconic turn as the character in the 1960’s […]
Why Joker is More Scorsese Ode Than Comic Book Movie
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at Joker and its clear love letter to Martin Scorsese…As with any comic book property, any adaptation is met with a degree of buzz. When the character in question happens to be the Clown Prince himself, then that buzz goes through the roof. That in itself has only increased since […]
