Speaking of jokes and jokers, did you hear the one about the comic book movie with a clownish, homicidal leading character that unexpectedly landed at the top of the Oscar nominations list this morning with 11 mentions? Joker, which scored nominations for best picture, director, actor, adapted screenplay and in seven other categories, becomes only the second comic book … [Read more...]
Season Preview 2019-20: Winter film season brings us Harriet Tubman, Mr. Rogers and the Joker
Welcome to the movie’s serious season, when the award-worthy films unspool. This fall, there seems to be a pre-occupation with the 19th century (The Current War, The Lighthouse, Harriet, The Aeronauts), movies we usually expect in the summer (Joker, Gemini Man, Doctor Sleep) and a host of films featuring Adam Driver (The Report, Marriage Story, Star Wars: The Rise of … [Read more...]