We were supposed to get our first trans Joker 35 years ago. In 1989, DC Comics published Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, a narrative exploration of Batman’s psychological problems, as ...

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"The People's Joker" is proof that miracles do happen. Beginning as a re-edit of Todd Haynes' 2019 "The Joker," the superhero parody cinematic anomaly revolves around a transwoman, Joker the Harlequin ...

Director Vera Drew’s film plays at the Webster University Film Series from April 18-21 and Arkadin Cinema & Bar from April 26-28. “Seeing Nicole Kidman in that movie, the way she looks, and how Batman ...

Vera Drew’s The People’s Joker – which was pulled from TIFF in 2022 over “rights issues” — starts a theatrical debut today at the IFC Center, moving to LA’s Landmark’s Nuart next weekend and expanding ...

“The People’s Joker,” directed by Vera Drew, is the best superhero movie I’ve ever seen—because, unlike studio-produced films in the genre, it responds to the filmmaker’s deep personal concerns. There ...