Movies

As a passionate film buff, I must confess that the long-awaited “Joker: Folie à Deux” has left me feeling a bit underwhelmed. Despite the first movie being a critical divide, it turned out to be an unexpected smash hit, breaking records as the highest-grossing R-rated film ever made and raking in 11 Oscar nominations, two of which it took home (notably Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix). Director Todd Phillips had frequently hinted that the original “Joker” would be a standalone production. However, the movie’s extraordinary success left no doubt that a sequel was destined to follow.

The initial release weekend was no joke, and it seems the situation could grow even more challenging for the film as its second week approaches. On the brighter side, Art the Clown from “Terrifier 3” must be feeling quite smug because there’s a high probability that the third installment of the brutal horror series will surpass Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker in box office success with an impressive debut.

Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, and Steve McQueen collectively marked the beginning of the 2024 BFI London Film Festival.

In response to uproar from theater enthusiasts, all Broadway theatres plan to pay tribute by momentarily darkening their stages in remembrance of Gavin Creel, along with Adrian Bailey and Dame Maggie Smith.

Jia Zhang-Ke, a renowned director from China’s ‘Sixth Generation’ of filmmakers, chuckled and said, ‘I apologize… It seems I mistook this for Beijing instead of New York,’ in reference to the bustling crowd at Alice Tully Hall during the New York Film Festival on Tuesday night.