Having smashed box office records, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time (not to mention one of the biggest DC movies ever), Warner Bros. had now launched its Joker Oscar campaign, with the studio pushing the Todd Phillips-directed crime drama in all categories, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix. Joker has […]
Joker Deep Dive Spoiler Discussion | Flickering Myth Podcast Review
In this extract from The Flickering Myth Podcast, Allen Christian, Gerald James, EJ Moreno and Tori Brazier take a deep dive into Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime. Spoilers ahoy! Check out the discussion below, or listen to the full episode here… Joker centres around the […]
Joker director discusses the film’s ambiguous ending
Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, has discussed reasons for leaving the film’s ending intentionally ambiguous. One of the biggest objections to a Joker origin movie was that it would remove the mystery from the character. Well, Todd Phillips’ Joker looked to retain some of that mystery by leaving the film’s ending intentionally ambiguous, casting […]
Joker: Selective Uproar and a Questionably Timed Rating Plunge
Tom Jolliffe looks at the controversy surrounding Joker and an apparent drop in critic’s ratings in the aftermath… So after a year of furious anticipation and excitement, Joker has finally been released upon the cinematic world. A month or so ago we were looking at what critics were describing as exceptional, a masterpiece, an Oscar […]
Todd Phillips says Joker depicts violence very responsibly
Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, says that the film depicts violence responsibly, unlike some other movies which can be cartoon-like. There has been a lot said about how Joker puts a very violent character front and centre as its lead but Todd Phillips, director of the film, has hit back on numerous occasions, saying […]
Video Review – Joker (2019)
Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy and Robert De Niro. The Clown Prince of Crime returns to the big screen this week as Warner Bros. and DC Films releases director Todd Phillips’ Joker, which sees Joaquin Phoenix taking on the role of the iconic Batman villain for this […]
Movie Review – Joker (2019)
Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, Brett Cullen, Frances Conroy, Douglas Hodge, Shea Whigham, Marc Maron, Bryan Callen, Bill Camp, Josh Pais, Glenn Fleshler, Dante Pereira-Olson, and Brian Tyree Henry. SYNOPSIS: A gritty character study of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society. Here’s a killing joke: […]
Joker director Todd Phillips says woke culture is why comedies don’t work any more
Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, says “woke” culture and being afraid to offend people is why comedies don’t work anymore. The director of dark, comic-inspired drama Joker, Todd Phillips, is known for comedies like Road Trip and The Hangover so why has he made the switch to more serious material of late? Well, in […]
Joaquin Phoenix and Todd Phillips explain why they wanted to make Joker
Joker is set to be a fresh new take on not only the iconic villain but also on the comic book drama as a whole, but why did its director and star want to make the movie? Director of Joker, Todd Phillips, and its star, Joaquin Phoenix, don’t have much personal love for the comic […]
Movie Review – Joker (2019)
Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro, Marc Maron, and Brett Cullen. SYNOPSIS: Forever alone in a crowd, failed comedian Arthur Fleck seeks connection as he walks the streets of Gotham City. Isolated, bullied and disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as […]