JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX (2024)

 

Directed By: Todd Phillips 

Written By: Todd Phillips and Scott Silver 

Based on characters created by: Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Jerry Robinson, Paul Dini, and Bruce Timm 

Cinematography: Lawrence Sher 

Editor: Jeff Groth

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, Leigh Gill, Harry Lawtey, Ken Leung, Bill Smitrovich 

Arthur Fleck, now incarcerated at Arkham State Hospital, who encounters Harleen Quinzel, a fellow patient who becomes dangerously obsessed with his Joker persona. Their shared psychosis fuels a destructive and increasingly chaotic relationship, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. The film delves deeper into Arthur's mental state, exploring the complexities of his condition and the enduring power of his iconic villainous persona.

OUR IDIOT BROTHER (2011)

 Directed By: Jesse Peretz Story By: Jesse Peretz, Evgenia Peretz & David Schisgall Written By: Evgenia Peretz & David Schisgall Cinematography: Yaron Orbach Editor: Jacob Craycroft & Andrew Mondshein

Cast: Paul Rudd, Zooey Deschanel, Adam Scott, Elizabeth Banks, Rashida Jones, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Kathryn Hahn, T.J. Miller, Shirley Knight, Sterling K. Brown, Hugh Dancy, Polly Draper 

A comedy centered on an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM (2006)

Directed By: Shawn Levy 
Story & Written By: Thomas Lennon & Robert Ben Garant 
Based On The Book By: Milan Trenc 
Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro 
Editor: Don Zimmerman 


Cast: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Robin Williams, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Jake Cherry, Ricky Gervais, Rami Malek, Kim Raver, Paul Rudd, Anne Meara, Steve Coogan 


A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.

Eric's "Films I Love (That Don't Get Enough Love)" Part I

 

24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE (dir. Michael Winterbottom, 2002)

I decided to engage myself in a bit of an experiment. To write some reviews on films I love that I don't think get discussed enough. While objectively I couldn't say these are some of the greatest movies ever made (nor be on my TEN BEST lists), these are flicks I can watch again and again and again. And always find something new I adore about them.

THE TRIP (2011)

Directed By: Michael Winterbottom
Cinematography By: Ben Smithard
Editor: Dan Coles & Sion Penny

Cast: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Margo Stilley