The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has officially named Joker the most complained-about film of 2019. According to the annual report, the DC movie received 20 complaints regarding the film’s age 15 classification, asserting it should have had an age 18 rating due to its “violence and tone.” Others have even argued that the […]Read More
Following six Oscar nominations for his directorial debut A Star is Born, including nods for Best Actor and Best Picture, Bradley Cooper is set to direct, produce, and star in a new film for Netflix. It will tell the story of Leonard Bernstein and his complex relationship with his wife, Felicia Montealegre. Cooper has already […]Read More
Nowadays, if a film does well it seems within two minutes there’s a sequel announced. This year’s psychological supervillain drama Joker has not been spared this increasingly commonplace studio bullshit. Earlier this week The Hollywood Reporter published a story stating that the original director, Todd Phillips, was in talks to return for a second Joker […]Read More
Todd Phillip’s Joker, a film that separates the most iconic comic book villain in history from his counterpart, Batman, to focus on the psyche of the man behind the face paint, hit cinemas on 4th October worldwide. After an 8-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, where it also received the award of best […]Read More
Todd Phillips’ contribution to the DC canon, Joker, has just scooped the top award at the Venice Film Festival, beating out tough competition from the likes of Ad Astra and Marriage Story. Having been praised by critics for transgressing the tropes that one may expect from a comic book movie, Joker sees Joaquin Phoenix star […]Read More
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