Directed by Todd Phillipsgold99, this crime-thriller-musical follows Joker (Joaquin Phoenix) as he stands trial for murder and falls for Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga) in Arkham Asylum.
From our review:
“Joker: Folie à Deux” is such a dour, unpleasant slog that it is hard to know why it was made or for whom. That’s admittedly nonsensical — it’s for us! — though no more ridiculous than anything in this sequel to “Joker” (2019). … All things considered, and with oodles of money in the offing, a sequel was inevitable even if Phoenix’s sour frown, the movie’s barely-there story, its unrelenting grimness and its commitment to forced eccentricity suggest that no one involved was really stoked to make it.
In theaters. Read the full review.
Critic’s Pick
If this is Oscar bait, we’re hooked.ImageSaoirse Ronan in “The Outrun.”Credit...Martin Scott Powell/Sony Pictures Classics‘The Outrun’Saoirse Ronan stars as the alcoholic Rona, who moves to the Orkney Islands off Scotland to heal in this drama directed by Nora Fingscheidt.
From our review:
One might reasonably have expected “The Outrun,” in which Ronan plays a recovering addict desperately hanging onto sobriety, to be a more conventionally brash or hyperbolic role than usual, the kind designed for awards attention. Woman out of control, woman on the road to healing — you know the type. But Ronan is no ordinary actress, and she makes “The Outrun,” which occasionally veers near overdone territory, into a thing of beauty and hard-won joy.
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A body-swap movie that could use some switch-ups.ImageDavid Thompson in “It’s What’s Inside.”Credit...Netflix‘It’s What’s Inside’We are having trouble retrieving the article content.
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