Every year, we find filmmakers who immediately skyrocket to the public consciousness, either through their directorial debut or through making a film that quickly establishes them as essential new voices in the medium. All it takes to pique the audience’s curiosity is one good film – but I’m personally more interested in exploring how they…
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The People’s Joker (2024)
What is life other than the continuous process of trying to figure out your identity, and maintaining the image of being in control when in reality we are all as hopelessly clueless about existence as everyone else? It’s often been said that anyone who doesn’t have even a minor existential crisis at some point is…
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
When Todd Phillips announced that he intended to make a film based on the classic DC supervillain The Joker, there was a collective sense of skepticism and sincere incredulity towards a filmmaker known more for irreverent, broad comedies that usually aimed for the low-hanging fruit and developed a reputation for their simplicity. He was the…
The Postmodern Pelican 