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Even Lady Gaga can’t save this film.

In 2019, a year now separated from us by so many catastrophic global events that it feels like a distant archaeological era, the film jokerLike it or not (I certainly didn’t), it was a big deal. The film won the…

Justice for Gaga. Joker: Folie à Deux is another film in which a single actress is criminally abused

Samantha Allen: Well, I had a really terrible time. How have you both been? James Factora: It’s not that I expected this to be a good movie, but I was at least hoping it would be bad in an entertaining…

“Folie à Deux” stars are better than the film

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga star in the trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux Joaquin Phoenix returns as the clown-turned-criminal and Lady Gaga stars as fan-favorite Harley Quinn in the highly-anticipated sequel Joker: Folie à Deux. While the first Joker…

Ryan Reynolds stars in an exclusive deleted scene

Deadpool & Wolverine Exclusive: Ryan Reynolds in a Deleted Scene Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) takes a look at a few Marvel films in an exclusive deleted scene from the blockbuster Deadpool and Wolverine. Ryan Reynolds’ lovable masked mercenary takes many,…

Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” gets 3-minute teaser trailer, release in 2025

Marvel Studios has released the teaser trailer for “Thunderbolts,” in which Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour and other well-known actors play reformed supervillains. Kathryn Hahn on the “liberation” of “anger” in black comedy Actress Kathryn Hahn talks about her…

Why there’s a random guy named “Bob” in the Thunderbolts* trailer

One of my favorite readings of the year is in Richard Linklater’s Killer, when Glen Powell’s character Gary comes clean to Adria Arjona’s character Madison and explains that he was pretending to be someone else. The moment is capped off…

Bob brings Sentry to the MCU in the Marvel film Thunderbolts*

A new trailer for Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* may not have revealed why there’s an asterisk in the title (prepare for the reveal of the Dark Avengers at the end), but it did hint at an unexpected new addition to the…

Colin Farrell causes a sensation as Oz Cobb on HBO

“The Penguin” star Colin Farrell on the metamorphosis of his character Colin Farrell plays Oz Cobb in HBO’s The Penguin and talks about the character’s ambition, pain, power and possible Batman projects. This is not the Gotham you remember. Sure,…

HBO’s Batman spinoff isn’t fooling anyone.

It is impressive how little The Penguin makes a point of being a Batman show. In fact, one might wonder why it even cares. This is a show that clearly favors the Mafia canon over the comic book canon, a…

Colin Farrell is an ambitious gangster in the new HBO drama

“The Penguin” star Colin Farrell on the metamorphosis of his character Colin Farrell plays Oz Cobb in HBO’s The Penguin and talks about the character’s ambition, pain, power and possible Batman projects. Batman had a lot movies and TV shows…