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This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

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First ‘Joker’ Reactions are Love/Hate but There's Across-the-Board Praise For Joaquin Phoenix’s Performance

August 31, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

“Joker” has just premiered at Venice Biennale this morning (August 31), and the first reactions are mostly praising the film, with only a few critics deciding not to chime in due to, I presume, the potential of being scolded by fanboys for their negative takes.

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‘Joker' Poster: Joaquin Phoenix/Todd Phillips Movie Cannot Come Soon Enough

April 2, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

I have been onboard this Joaquin Phoenix/Todd Phillips “Joker” movie since the very beginning. Phoenix is one of the great actors of the last 15 or so years. His decision to play the Joker, a man haunted by mental anguish and demons he cannot get rid of, very much defines, not just the iconic roles that have made the actor one of the greats of cinema, but his own real-life tumultuous personality which culminated in an infamous public mental breakdown in 2009 and 2010. Phoenix is an eccentric guy, he oozes with authenticity when it comes to the “tortured artist” cliche that has inflicted the greats (Brando, De Niro).

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Chaos at the DCEU: Jared Leto’s Joker Movies Cancelled at DC Films

February 14, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

Jared Leto‘s short-lived time as the Joker is nearing its end, according to Forbes.

James Gunn’s upcoming “Suicide Squad” is rumored to not have Jared Leto’s Joker. Not just that, the unofficially tilted ‘Mad Love’-type Joker and Harley Quinn film has also been cancelled, again according to Forbes. That film looked promising considering Glenn Ficarra and John Requa were the writer/directing team behind it.

Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” will be keeping Will Smith and Jai Courtney, but no one else, including Harley Quinn. Call it a soft-rebooting, with most of the old squad nixed.

The Leto Joker spin-off movie not happening is unsurprising, especially considering that Todd Phillips‘ “The Joker” with Joaquin Phoenix will be released this October and hype surrounding it couldn’t be higher than it is.

The DCEU is in the midst of major change, Henry Cavill is done as Superman. Ben Affleck is certainly done as Batman. The whole thing is a charade, with plenty of questions left unanswered. There doesn’t seem to be a clear path in what they want as an organization, this is what we like to call a shitshow, my friends.

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Todd Phillips Releases Image of Joaquin Phoenix as The Joker

September 17, 2018 Jordan Ruimy
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The Joaquin Phoenix/Joker movie is actually happening. Phoenix will indeed be playing the clown-terrorist in an origin film directed and co-written by Todd Phillips. Shooting is supposed to begin this fall, if it hasn't already. Phoenix will follow in the footsteps of Caesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, and Jared Leto (who must be royally pissed this is happening).

If it were up to me, I'd totally scrap the Leto projects and concentrate on Phoenix, who might just be the most talented actor to have ever partaken in this type of movie, and, yes, I am including Heath Ledger, whose legendary performance as The Joker in 2008's "The Dark Knight" will surely be very hard to beat.

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