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Chaotic cosmic clones and the Joker reinvented – what to watch and read this week

When director Robert Eggers asked him what kind of movies he was interested in, Robert Pattinson said: “I only wanna do strange things.” It seems he’s taken the same approach to stardom as fellow teen star, Daniel Radcliffe – make your name in a big-budget franchise, then spend the rest…

The Conversation

The People’s Joker remixes familiar characters to create a new kind of comic book movie

The ultimate villain of DC Comics, the Joker, has been brought to screen many times. From Cesar Romero’s 1960s camp prankster in Batman: The Movie (1966), to Jack Nicholson’s villain-with-flare in Tim Burton’s iconic Batman (1989) and Heath Ledger’s wonderfully textured psychotic criminal in The Dark Knight (2008).

The Conversation

‘Was this a big mistake?’: How Vera Drew defied Warner Bros and turned the Batman universe trans

INTERVIEW: ‘The People’s Joker’ reframes the iconic DC Comics villain as a young trans comedian. After years of legal uncertainty, the film is finally out in UK cinemas. Louis Chilton speaks to its inimitable director and star

The Independent UK

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The trans film-maker who remade Batman: ‘There’s a reason all the heroes are queer, mentally ill villains’

Vera Drew’s award-winning new film imagines Batman as a boy-grooming baddie and the Joker as a transgender clown – a hectic riposte to the idea that woke killed the joke

The Guardian - UK

The best films of 2024 … you may not have seen

From a Hitchcockian thriller to a shocking documentary, Guardian writers pick their lesser-known movies of the year

The Guardian - US

The 25 Best Movies Of 2024, Ranked

From sci-fi blockbusters to ape kingdoms and everything in between, here are Inverse's best movies of 2024.

Inverse

2024's Weirdest Superhero Movie Changed My Life Forever

The superhero movie Warner Bros. didn't want you to see made me come to terms with a brutal truth.

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Dark comedy 'A Different Man' surprisingly triumphs at Gotham Awards

In a surprise that stunned the audience of Hollywood’s first big awards-season bash, “A Different Man,” a dark comedy about doppelgängers, deformity and authenticity in acting, won best feature film at the 34th Gotham Awards on Monday night

The Independent UK

"The People's Joker" queers-up Gotham

Benefitting from fair use exception, director Vera Drew puts a little sugar in DC Comics' tank and lights a match

Salon

Alt-Comedian Vera Drew Challenges Norms With 'The People's Joker' Film

Explore Vera Drew's subversive film 'The People's Joker,' featuring a trans woman protagonist parodying iconic Batman characters.

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The Most Controversial Batman Movie Is Finally Getting Released in 2024

'The People's Joker' was nearly buried by an "unnamed media conglomerate," but the queer DC parody is back and ready to make an impact.

Inverse

Warner Bros. quashed an unauthorized Joker movie. Inside the director's fight to save it

On the eve of the premiere of "The People's Joker," a parody origin story envisioning the Batman villain as a transgender woman trying to break into comedy, Vera Drew thought she was in the clear.

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