The Joker movie was a surprise hit by director Todd Phillips and actor Joaquin Phoenix. The character has a very strong fanbase in comics but nobody knew how successful the film would end up being. The Joker movie went on to earn over a billion dollars at the box office … [Read More]
There’s no doubt that Joker (2019) has been climbing the box office charts and breaking different records left and right. As of today, it’s the highest grossing rated R movie after crossing the billion dollar mark. With that said, it would seem like a no-brainer for Warner Brothers and DC … [Read More]
To say that Joker is a divisive movie would be an understatement. People are either loving the movie and praising Joaquin Phoenix’s performance as award-worthy, or they’re tearing it apart in editorials talking about the potentially problematic nature of the film. Whichever side of the coin you may fall on, one … [Read More]
“Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone fictional story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, is of a man struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society. A clown-for-hire by day, … [Read More]
You Were Never Really Here is Joaquin Phoenix at his most violent. You Were Never Really Here is beyond weird as a film and melds multiple ideas into an incredible study. “Joe” is a hero with a hammer who fights child traffickers. Joe is also a seriously messed up individual with … [Read More]
[springboard type=”video” id=”921195″ player=”tmbg001″ width=”599″ height=”336″ ] Synopsis: In James Gray’s THE IMMIGRANT, Ewa Cybulski (Marion Cotillard) and her sister sail to New York from their native Poland in search of a new start and the American dream. When they reach Ellis Island, doctors discover that Magda (Angela Sarafyan) … [Read More]
Synopsis: A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need. [springboard type=”video” id=”838873″ player=”tmbg001″ width=”599″ height=”336″ ] Spike Jonze is known for his abnormal films (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) but with his latest film Her, the … [Read More]
2013 is almost over and 2014 is right around the corner, but before the year ends I’d like to share a few films that I’m looking forward to before we ring in the new year. Here are a list of a few films that I’m anticipating for the end of … [Read More]
From the unique perspective of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Spike Jonze comes an original love story that explores the evolving nature—and the risks—of intimacy in the modern world. Man falls in love with artificial intelligence operating system. Artificial intelligence operating system falls in love with man. Sounds strange eh? But … [Read More]
**With 2012 behind us, Kenny Miles wanted to recap the year in film now completed. Over the next few days, Kenny will write a series of opinion features focusing on the highlights and trends of the cinema for 2012.** One of the highlights for any film year … [Read More]
Maybe it was the curse of September that troubled the box office numbers this passed weekend. Many of the top films were predicted, by box office analysts, to top $20 million and the fact that so many films missed their expected numbers is not a good sign. The top … [Read More]