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Review

Joker: Folie à Deux review – a grim karaoke session

by Hannah Strong

Todd Phillips recruits Lady Gaga to his cir­cus act as Joaquin Phoenix repris­es his role as the crime-com­mit­ting clown about town in this shock­ing­ly ama­teur musi­cal effort.

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In Retrospect
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Festivals

Joker: Folie à Deux – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Todd Phillips recruits Lady Gaga to his cir­cus act as Joaquin Phoenix repris­es his role as the crime-com­mit­ting clown about town in this shock­ing­ly ama­teur musi­cal effort.
Two individuals, a man and a woman, in an intimate embrace. The man has a stern expression on his face, while the woman appears pensive. They are dressed in elaborate, patterned clothing, suggesting a historical or dramatic setting.
Review

Napoleon review – a dirty, bloody epic

by Hannah Strong

Rid­ley Scott takes on the might of France’s most famous son in pre­dictably brash and thrilling style.

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In Retrospect
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Review

Beau is Afraid

by Hannah Strong

Joaquin Phoenix plays a chron­i­cal­ly ner­vous man on a mis­sion to get home in Ari Aster­’s scat­tered third feature.

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In Retrospect
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Review

C’mon C’mon

by Charles Bramesco

Joaquin Phoenix forms a close bond with a pre­co­cious whip­per­snap­per in Mike Mills’ gen­tle fam­i­ly drama.

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In Retrospect
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Festivals

C’mon C’mon – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

Joaquin Phoenix and new­com­er Woody Nor­man play uncle and nephew in Mike Mills’ ten­der dra­ma about a fam­i­ly in flux.
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Incoming

Joaquin Phoenix reads a bedtime story in the first trailer for C’mon C’mon

by Charles Bramesco

He looks after his pre­co­cious young nephew in writer/​director Mike Mills’ ten­der fam­i­ly drama.
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Incoming

Ari Aster’s next film has found its lead in Joaquin Phoenix

by Charles Bramesco

He’ll play ​“one of the most suc­cess­ful entre­pre­neurs of all time” in Dis­ap­point­ment Blvd, for A24.
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Review

Joker

by David Jenkins

Todd Phillips’ supervil­lain ori­gin sto­ry strains so hard for seri­ous­ness and rel­e­vance that it cracks into a mil­lion pieces.

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In Retrospect
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Festivals

Joker – first look review

by David Jenkins

Todd Phillips’ wannabe edgy com­ic book ori­gin sto­ry falls flat on every con­ceiv­able level.