Casey Chong with eleven essential eccentric detective movie performances… Eccentric detective roles may find their way to television, covering the likes of Peter Falk’s shabby Lieutenant Columbo in Columbo, to Kyle MacLachlan’s coffee-loving Agent Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks, and Tony Shalhoub’s OCD-stricken Adrian Monk in Monk. But movies have their fair share of offbeat […]
Rooting For The Villain
A good villain can make or break your film or series. A great one might just have an audience root for them… Any genre film or series that gets boiled down to good vs evil in its basest form, needs a good villain. Luke Skywalker needs Darth Vader and the Emperor. Sometimes you can just […]
Gladiator at 25: The Story Behind Ridley Scott’s Sword-and-Sandal Epic
As its celebrates its 25th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Ridley Scott’s Gladiator… The production of Gladiator was one rife with problems and delays. A proper script wasn’t in place when filming began, one of its prominent cast members passed away unexpectedly, and the shoot itself was a gruelling one for both […]
Movie Review – Eddington (2025)
Eddington, 2025. Written and Directed by Ari Aster. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Micheal Ward, Austin Butler, Emma Stone, Deirdre O’Connell, Matt Gomez Hidaka, William Belleau, Clifton Collins Jr., Cameron Mann, Amélie Hoeferle, Landall Goolsby, Elise Falanga, King Orba, Rachel de la Torre, David Pinter, Keith Jardine, David Midthunder, Christine Hughes, William Sterchi […]
Ari Aster’s Eddington trailer pits Joaquin Phoenix against Pedro Pascal
A24 has shared a new trailer for Eddington, the contemporary western thriller which marks the studio’s latest collaboration with Hereditary, Midsommar and Beau is Afraid filmmaker Ari Aster. The film features a star-studded cast that includes Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, Amélie Hoeferle, Clifton Collins Jr., William Belleau, Austin Butler […]
First trailer for Ari Aster’s Eddington starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone
Ahead of its world premiere at Cannes this May, A24 has debuted the first trailer for writer-director Ari Aster’s (Hereditary, Beau is Afraid) contemporary western thriller Eddington. The film features a cast that includes Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, Austin Butler and Emma Stone; watch the trailer below… In May […]
Original Joker: Folie à Deux endings had Lady Gaga’s Lee going full Harley Quinn
Lady Gaga has been widely praised for her turn in Joker: Folie à Deux, but some have questioned the missing scenes, from behind the scenes to the initial trailers. It seems like things were reworked up to the very last minute, with Gaga’s Lee Quinzel and Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck having much different outcomes. A […]
Joker director Todd Phillips isn’t planning a Harley Quinn spinoff or more DC movies
Joker: Folie à Deux is shaping up to be one of the most polarizing films of the year, and it seems like director and co-writer Todd Phillips knows his time with superhero filmmaking is up. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the filmmaker revealed that he has no more interest in this universe, denying […]
Joker: Folie à Deux opens to soft numbers at the box office
It appears that Joker and Harley Quinn might singing the blues when the weekend box-office numbers are announced, because Joker: Folie à Deux looks to be landing below expectations, and with some of the worst audience feedback scores of the year. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the Todd Phillips directed sequel earned $7 million in previews, […]
Movie Review – Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
Joker: Folie à Deux, 2024. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, Harry Lawtey, Leigh Gill, Ken Leung, Jacob Lofland, Sharon Washington, Troy Fromin, and Bill Smitrovich. SYNOPSIS: While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds […]
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