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Joker: Folie à Deux - A Mad Musical, Court Procedurial, Fantasy-Filled Vision that is DEFINITELY not Canon

Joker: Folie à Deux - A Mad Musical, Court Procedurial, Fantasy-Filled Vision that is DEFINITELY not Canon

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 3, 2024Joker: Folie à Deux, Todd Phillips, Sequel, Action, Joaquin Phoenix, Brendan Gleeson, Lady Gaga, DC UniverseComment

The Banshees of Inisherin: Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson Shine in a 'Civil War' Over a Broken Friendship

The Banshees of Inisherin: Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson Shine in a 'Civil War' Over a Broken Friendship

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 27, 2022Movies set in Ireland, Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin, Irish Civil War, Broken friendships, Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry KeoghanComment

The Tragedy of Macbeth: Joel Coen and Denzel Deliver a Powerful 'Scottish Play' for the Present Day

The Tragedy of Macbeth: Joel Coen and Denzel Deliver a Powerful 'Scottish Play' for the Present Day

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 22, 2021The Tragedy of Macbeth, Joel Coen, Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, The Weird Sisters, Kathryn Hunter, Diverse casting of Shakespeare, Brendan GleesonComment

Frankie: Stilted Drama As Dysfunctional as the Family at Its Centre

By Liam Lacey

ReviewNovember 7, 2019Frankie, Ira Sachs, TIFF 2019, Isabelle Huppert, Marissa Tomei, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Drama, Family drama, EuropeanComment

Coens go cowboy and straddle the line between stupid and clever in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

By Liam Lacey