Todd Phillip’s take on DC’s most iconic villain is a ground level, if-it-happened-in-the real-world-it-might-look-like-this, take on the Clown Prince of Crime.
Joker – Dark But Compelling!
Tag: Joaquin Phoenix
We’re Still Alive Trailer: The Sisters Brothers!
Jacques Audiard’s adaptation of the highly idiosyncratic Patrick DeWitt novel The Sisters Brothers has fared well on the festival circuit while garnering some pretty impressive reviews (quoted in the new trailer). The Sisters Brothers is now in select theaters.
We’re Good at What We Do Trailer: The Sisters Brothers!
Based on Patrick Dewitt’s acclaimed novel of the same name, follows two brothers – Eli and Charlie Sisters – who are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss. Like Charles Portis’ True Grit, The Sisters Brothers is a uniquely wonderful tale. The trailer for the film adaptation hints at just how […]
Philosophical Trailer: Irrational Man!
In Woody Allen’s new film, Irrational Man, Joaquin Phoenix stars as a philosophy professor who seems overwhelmed by something even deeper than despair. Even a perky student played by Emma Stone can’t seem to lift his spirits. Then, suddenly, he springs to life – amazing everyone, though no one more than himself – as can […]
Inherent Vice: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Psychedelic Mystery Tour!
Inherent Vice is a twisty mystery that fuses old school PI movies with the psychedelia of the late sixties and early seventies. The point of fusion is the lead character, Larry ‘Doc’ Sportello, a private eye who always – at a minimum – half baked (and usually full on stoned) but somehow manages to be […]
Like Joaquin Phoenix You Will Love her!
Spike Jonez does not make run of the mill movies – he likes to explore new territories, or take old ones into new dimensions. her is no exception, taking the romantic drama and the exploration of artificial intelligence and bringing them together to form something new.
Twistedly Romantic Trailer: Her!
Trust Spike Jonze to find a way to bring a breath of fresh air to the romantic drama – a man falls in love with an artificial intelligence, think Siri MK XXV, named Samantha. It helps that the guy is played by Joaquin Phoenic and Samantha’s voice is provided by Scarlet Johannson – and that […]
I’m Still Here Loses Out Once You Know It’s A Hoax! Thank You, Casey Affleck!
I was looking forward to the advance screening of I’m Still Here – allegedly a documentary about Joaquin Phoenix’s efforts to become a rapper – because of the ambiguity. No one seemed to be sure whether it was a real doc, or performance art. Once Affleck spilled the beans on The Late Show with David […]