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The People's Joker

2024 · Film · 92 min

Directed by Vera Drew

ComedyDramaFantasy

An aspiring clown grappling with her gender identity combats a fascistic caped crusader.

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  1. NeutraliwanttocommentJan 10, 2024

    Asteroid City. Beau is Afraid. Dream Scenario. Medusa Deluxe. Poor Things. Saltburn. Skinamarink. Smoking Causes Coughing.

    Barbie. Oppenheimer.

    Soon, The People's Joker, which has been stuck in purgatory since last year given its unconventional telling of a mythos that (on the surface) seems similar to Batman's.

    You don't have to like any of these movies, and they're all challenging, but all of them were unconventional and innovative and released to theaters in 2023. This has been a wildly unconventional year, and a fairly exciting one in mainstream cinema.

    Oh, wait, what am I arguing against? I read the study, and it says that cinema remains innovative despite discourse arguing otherwise! Indeed.