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Few blockbuster films can ever have been this unrelievedly grim.
The new Joker sequel plays with the character’s long tradition of dual identity. But this time, the joke is on the audience.
Hopefully, Academy Award winners will be chosen because voters believed in the actors’ performances − not because of some meta narrative about their off-screen behavior.
How hallucinations are depicted in the movies perpetuates myths and harmful stereotypes, rather than encouraging people to seek support.
Like Joker, this adaptation seeks to humanise a famous villain. But is this revisionism or a new story altogether?
In ‘Joker’ and ‘Marriage Story,’ sometimes the absence of sound can pack as much of a punch as dramatic music.
According to research, a strong sense of social identity and empowerment often dictates how rioters behave.
Everyone has something of the Joker in them.
Like the ‘Rocky Steps,’ the ‘Joker Stairs’ have become a mecca for moviegoers. But not all film-related tourism is the same.
Todd Phillips’ film reflects a society that is distrustful of traditional power structures and voicing that disillusionment at the ballot box.
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