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Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson and director-writer Todd Phillips talk about what scared them the most about the musical sequel
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Struggling with his dual identity, failed comedian Arthur Fleck meets the love of his life, Harley Quinn, while incarcerated at Arkham State Hospital. . . .
The film’s subtitle is “Two Madnesses”; in french
. Plus, Gaga discusses how she got into and stayed in her dark character. This initially led to speculation about Harley Quinn appearing in the film, which was confirmed shortly after. The name Folie a Deux comes from the 19th century French psychiatrists Charles Lasègue and Jules Falret.
Also known as Lasègue-Falret syndrome
The term was coined for two or more people who share the same insanity or delusion. The jury representative mistakenly referred to the "people of New York" Instead of Gotham City.. Arthur Fleck: [Written as an evil autograph with a sad smiley face] I HOPE YOU GOT CANCER. The film opens with the Looney Tunes title sequence, showing the Warner Bros.
logo surrounded by rings and the Joker’s face
He stars in AniMat’s Crazy Cartoon Characters: The Wicked Discovery of a Lifetime (2022). Merrily We Roll Along Written by Eddie Cantor, Murray Mencher and Charles Tobias. I really liked the first Joker movie directed by Todd Phillips but I have to say what the hell they were thinking when they decided to go with a sequel. Unlike the first film, this one has virtually no story, rather a series of weird, delusional vignettes thrown together with the soundtracks that got old very quickly and made the runtime longer than necessary for how much fun it actually was.
Joaquin Phoenix gives a decent performance, but not nearly as good as in the first film
I waited expectantly, thinking this was building towards some big moment, which unfortunately never arrives, and instead I’m left with nothing but disappointment as the film ends worse than it started. I was on the fence when I watched the trailer, but now that I’ve seen it, I wish I hadn’t. If you’re a fan of the first movie, it’s a pretty big toss up whether you’ll like this or not, but I wouldn’t recommend it. Check out our list of exciting new films from this year’s film festivals, including Venice, TIFF, New York Film Festival and more.
