In this extract from The Flickering Myth Podcast, Allen Christian, Gerald James, EJ Moreno and Tori Brazier discuss the first trailer for Warner Bros. and DC Films Joker, and what we can expect from Joaquin Phoenix’s take on the Clown Prince of Crime. Check it out in the video below, or listen to the full […]
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 […]
The Flickering Myth Podcast #96 – Avengers: Endgame Might Make Money
EJ Moreno and Tori Brazier join Allen and Gerald for a wide-ranging discussion in this week’s episode of The Flickering Myth Podcast, including everyone’s reaction to the Joker trailer, DC Films’ latest Shazam!, Tim Burton’s Dumbo, Avengers: Endgame predictions, Idris Elba’s role in The Suicide Squad, the past, present, and future of the Marvel and […]
Movie Review – The Sisters Brothers (2018)
The Sisters Brothers, 2018. Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Riz Ahmed, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rutger Hauer, Rebecca Root and Carol Kane. SYNOPSIS: In 1850s Oregon, the infamous duo of assassins, Eli and Charlie Sisters, chase a gold prospector and his unexpected ally. Ah, the western, a once hyper-popular genre reduced to […]
Kevin Smith reacts to the Joker trailer, says he “loves” the tone
Kevin Smith has taken to social media to express his love of the new trailer for Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix. Kevin Smith, as we all know, is a huge superhero/comic book fan, and particularly fond of all things Batman. Many fans look to Smith when something new in the world of nerdom drops and it […]
Movie Review – The Sisters Brothers (2018)
The Sisters Brothers, 2018. Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Riz Ahmed, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rutger Hauer, Rebecca Root and Carol Kane. SYNOPSIS: A pair of sibling hitmen embark on a lengthy journey across the American West on the tale of a gold prospector who stole from their boss. The year is […]
Put on a happy face with first Joker trailer
After the release of yesterday’s poster and tease from CinemaCon, the first trailer for Joker has now arrived online. The upcoming film from director Todd Phillips stars Joaquin Phoenix as The Joker in an origin film that will be set apart from the main DC Extended Universe continuity. Watch it below… Joker centers around the iconic […]
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… This past weekend, Todd Phillips, director of the upcoming Joker movie, gave fans their first glimpse of Joaquin Phoenix as the iconic Batman villain. From the first look, it looks as though Phoenix’s incarnation of […]
Joker gets a teaser poster ahead of Wednesday’s first trailer
With the first trailer set to arrive tomorrow, Warner Bros. has released a teaser poster for the upcoming DC Films origin movie Joker featuring Joaquin Phoenix Clown Prince of Crime; take a look here… SEE ALSO: DC’s Joker movie is a “character study of a mentally ill person” Joker centers around the iconic arch nemesis […]
Mary Magdalene gets a new trailer ahead of U.S. release
Having been released in the UK over a year ago, director Garth Davis’ Mary Magdalene makes its way across the Pond in April with the US release of the biblical drama starring Rooney Mara in the title role alongside Joaquin Phoenix as Jesus, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Peter, and Tahar Rahim as Judas; take a look […]