Warner Bros. Pictures Why is the Joker so beloved? It’s a question worth pondering, primarily because the character’s worship seems baffling on paper. Sure, it makes sense why he’s popular; he’s one of the all-time great villains, and a hero like Batman is only as good as their…
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Warner Bros. It’s been more than three decades in the making, but director Tim Burton is finally back with a sequel to his 1988 classic “Beetlejuice.” Thankfully, it’s not in the form of “Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian” or one of the other many versions that didn’t actually get made…
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Warner Bros. When Todd Phillips — previously best known for the “Hangover” trilogy — helmed the first “Joker” movie in 2019, the comic book-adjacent film became one of the year’s biggest critical darlings against plenty of odds. Phillips picked up an Academy Award nomination for his directing and…
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Warner Bros. You may not have noticed, but Beetlejuice is having a moment. With the upcoming sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” all but guaranteed to make a ton of money this weekend at the box office, and Halloween on the way, the ghost with the most is going to be…
Amazon MGM Studios This post contains spoilers for “Blink Twice.” I did not have particularly high expectations for Zoë Kravitz’s “Blink Twice,” but the longtime actress instantly proved herself as a force to be reckoned with behind the camera with her excellent new thriller. The movie’s themes and messages are…
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Warner Bros. If Joaquin Phoenix’s comedic killer Arthur Fleck returns to screens after “Joker: Folie à Deux,” he’ll almost certainly need to put on a few pounds. The new film from Todd Phillips only just premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, and in a press conference (via…
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Ollie Upton/HBO This article contains a discussion of suicide. Remember when George R.R. Martin said he was going to spill the tea over season 2 of “House of the Dragon?” He just did — and not only did he make it quite clear that he’s got several bones to pick…
Netflix One month into production, Jeremy Saulnier’s new Netflix movie “Rebel Ridge” lost its star. Saulnier, who broke out in a big way with his second feature “Blue Ruin” and followed it up with the equally memorable “Green Room,” had cast “Star Wars” actor John Boyega as the lead…
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Warner Bros. Supernatural prescience might not be one of the Dark Knight’s powers, but when Michael Keaton walked away from Batman, it was as if he could see the future. Along with Tim Burton, who directed the first two live-action Batman movies (not including 1966’s Adam West-led “Batman”),…
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Warner Bros. Pictures Coming up on 40 years later, “Beetlejuice” looks just as good now as it did in 1988. Director Tim Burton’s supernatural comedy guides viewers through an Afterlife and Netherworld populated by all sorts of imaginatively ghoulish and often disgusting undead beings brought to life by…
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