Critics be damned, John Waters is not afraid to drop a cinematic hot take. The legendary cult filmmaker and ‘King of Filth’ defended critically-panned DC sequel Joker: Folie à Deux as a “well directed” followup and praised Lady Gaga‘s performance while ranking his favorite films of the…

Warner Bros. very ambitious Todd Phillips musical sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, will debut on Max on Friday, Dec. 13 with a linear premiere on HBO on Dec. 14 at 8PM EST. The movie, which saw Joaquin Phoenix reprise his Oscar winning role of the DC villain, also starred Lady Gaga. The first 2019 movie…

What makes a great musical? The immediate things that come to mind are obvious: singing and dancing. But the beauty of a well-choreographed ensemble number, or the power of a stunning duet don't mean so much if the lighting is poor or the lensing isn't up to snuff. That's where the cinematographers come…

The criticism of Joker: Folie à Deux continues a month into its theatrical run, and this time, the call is coming from inside the house. Comedian Tim Dillon, who had a small role in Todd Phillips‘ recent musical comic book sequel, described the movie as “the worst film ever made” as he gave his…

Video game creator and filmmaker Hideo Kojima has expressed his opinion on Joker: Folie à Deux. Kojima took to social media to predict that audiences will view Todd Phillips’ film differently in the next decade or two. “Over the next 10 or 20 years, this film’s reputation will likely change…

Joker: Folie à Deux director Todd Phillips has one solution to improve movie theaters: forgoing showing commercials ahead of a film’s screening. Speaking to Empire magazine as part of a filmmakers’ poll on what the future of movies and entertainment would look like — from artificial intelligence to…

Quentin Tarantino is praising Todd Phillips and Joker: Folie à Deux after the Warner Bros. film bombed at the box office. The Kill Bill director gave his thoughts on the Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga-starring film and shared why he enjoyed the DC Comics-based movie. “I really, really liked it…

Joaquin Phoenix had his turn at playing the Joker in the Todd Phillips Joker films, but the actor could have played the DC Comics villain in The Dark Knight. In a new interview, Phoenix revealed he had talked to director Christopher Nolan about giving life to Gotham’s Clown Prince of Crime. “I…

Much like Joker: Folie à Deux, Dana Carvey‘s latest joke fell a little flat. As the Saturday Night Live alum continues his Season 50 run as President Joe Biden, Carvey reflected on the latest episode and a joke that “didn’t land” about Lady Gaga‘s performance in the received musical DC…

UPDATED: Here's something we rarely see: It's a dead heat for the launch of Paramount’s Smile 2 at the domestic and international box office with $23M apiece. That makes for a $46M global debut. Overseas, the sequel to 2022's surprise hit opened in 62 markets with the horror audience out in full…

Whether its Donald Trump or Joker, Bill Maher doesn’t need to see the sequel. On Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, the comedian discussed the looming threat of an “October surprise” ahead of the 2024 presidential election, arguing that it won’t “save us from a second Trump…

Paul Schrader was not a fan of Joker: Folie à Deux, to say the least, opting to leave the theater to buy something instead of screening the film in its entirety. During a new sit-down conversation with Jeremy O. Harris for Interview Magazine, the filmmaker and screenwriter mentioned offhandedly that…