Joaquin Phoenix

baftas 2020 Feb. 2, 2020

1917 Is No. 1 at This Year’s BAFTA AwardsJoaquin, Renée, Laura, Brad … why, it’s practically the Golden Globes all over again.

By Halle Kiefer

awards season Feb. 2, 2020

Joaquin Phoenix Uses Joker BAFTA Win to Call Out Industry for Systemic Racism“This is not a self-righteous condemnation, because I’m ashamed to say that I’m part of the problem.”

By Halle Kiefer

fire drill fridays Jan. 10, 2020

Joaquin Phoenix Follows Golden Globe Win With Climate Protest ArrestHe spoke about factor farming’s impact on climate change.

By Jordan Crucchiola

golden globes 2020 Jan. 6, 2020

You Can Go Ahead And Thank Joaquin Phoenix For A Vegan Golden GlobesSee? There are way more productive actions to take than starting a clown riot.

By Halle Kiefer

oscar futures Jan. 6, 2020

How the Golden Globes Just Turned the Best Picture Race Upside DownSam Mendes’s late-breaking 1917 is now entrenched as a major 2020 Best Picture contender.

By Nate Jones

the gold rush Jan. 6, 2020

The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2020 Golden GlobesFrom Stellan Skarsgård’s lack of eyebrows to Phoebe Waller-Bridge thanking Obama to Quentin Tarantino thanking himself.

By Jackson McHenry and Kathryn VanArendonk

golden globes 2020 Jan. 5, 2020

Joaquin Phoenix Sure Did Get Bleeped a Lot During His Golden Globes SpeechLot of F-bombs.

By Jordan Crucchiola

not joking Nov. 21, 2019

Todd Phillips Says He Is Not, in Fact, Already at Work on a Joker SequelRecent reporting on more DC movies from Phillips “jumped the gun,” the director says.

By Zoe Haylock

memes Oct. 24, 2019

The Dance of Freedom. The Death Bells. The Meme-ing of the Joker[insert sad clown emoji here]

By Rebecca Alter

2 jokers 2 films Oct. 19, 2019

Jared Leto Was Reportedly Hell-Bent on Preventing Joker From Being MadeHe felt “alienated and upset” that Joaquin Phoenix’s clown prince of crime was getting more attention.

By Devon Ivie

close reads Oct. 10, 2019

The Impossible Politics of JokerHow Todd Phillips’s supervillain story deliberately mixes its messages.

By Alison Willmore

tick tock Oct. 9, 2019

How Joker Became the Most Hated, Loved, Obsessed-Over Movie of 2019“It’s been a trending story for about six weeks now, and that’s a lot more spotlight and attention than a normal film could count on getting.”

By Chris Lee

oscar endings Oct. 8, 2019

Let’s Talk About the Ending of JokerHow much of this movie was real, and how much was fantasy?

By Nate Jones

box office Oct. 6, 2019

Todd Phillips’s Joker Maniacally Dances Its Way to New October Box Office RecordIf only he had gotten these numbers before, he might never have become Joker in the first place. Really makes you think.

By Halle Kiefer

last night on late night Oct. 5, 2019

Joaquin Phoenix Has Watched Step Brothers Way More Than YouPow!

By Devon Ivie

faq Oct. 4, 2019

Everything You Wanted to Know About Joker But Were Too Freaked Out to AskIs Joker actually an incel? And how similar is it to that leaked script?

By Nate Jones

origin stories Oct. 2, 2019

Don’t Get It Twisted: The Ultimate Guide to the Joker’s Origin StoriesTwo words: CHEMICAL VAT.

By Rebecca Alter

call him by his name Oct. 2, 2019

It’s Just Joker, Not The Joker: A Photo EssayHey! What? Just wanted to take another look at you, Joker.

By Hunter Harris

acting methods Oct. 1, 2019

Joaquin Phoenix and Robert De Niro Got Into a Diva-Off Filming JokerBob gets what Bob wants.

By Zoe Haylock

movie review Oct. 1, 2019

Joker Is One Unpleasant Note Played Louder and LouderJoaquin Phoenix is impressive, but the film panders to selfish, small-minded feelings of resentment.

By David Edelstein

oscar futures Sept. 27, 2019

Oscar Futures: Are Jojo Rabbit and Joker Too Divisive for Oscar?Whatever debates Taika Waititi’s film may inspire are probably nothing compared to what’s going on with Todd Phillips’s movie right now.

By Nate Jones

award season Sept. 7, 2019

Joker Laughs Its Way to Winning the Venice Film FestivalHaaHHHHAAaahhAAAaa.

By Devon Ivie

venice film festival Aug. 31, 2019

8 Things to Know About Joker, Before We’re Allowed to Say If It’s GoodAt the Venice Film Festival, the director said his Joaquin Phoenix movie is “certainly not a political film.” Now that’s comedy!

By Jessica Kiang

venice film festival Aug. 31, 2019

What Does Joker Mean for the Future of Comic-Book Movies?Todd Phillips’s film drips with arthouse seriousness and unabashed provocation, packaged inside recognizable IP.

By Jessica Kiang

trailer mix Aug. 28, 2019

Final Joker Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix Is Ready To Rampage“All I have are negative thoughts.”

By Hunter Harris

last night on late night July 19, 2019

Marc Maron Won’t Bad-Mouth Gallagher or Joaquin Phoenix, So Stop Asking!One storms out of hotel rooms, the other paces across sets.

By Bethy Squires

comic book movies July 8, 2019

Before You Get So Serious, Todd Phillips’s Joker Won’t Use ‘Anything’ From Comic“We just wrote our own version of where a guy like Joker might come from.”

By Halle Kiefer

wwjd Apr. 12, 2019

11 Lingering Questions About the Rooney Mara–Joaquin Phoenix Film Mary MagdaleneLet’s all smoke a quick cigarette underneath Jesus’s crucified body and talk about the long-delayed Rooney Mara–Joaquin Phoenix film.

By Rachel Handler and Emily Yoshida

dueling jokers Sept. 25, 2018

Who Is the More Genuinely Upsetting Joker: Joaquin Phoenix or Tommy Wiseau?What if they made a Joker movie that had, like, double Jokers?

By Halle Kiefer

the art of the character Sept. 21, 2018

Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker Has Now Gone Full ClownHere he is!

By Devon Ivie

joker Aug. 29, 2018

Alec Baldwin Won’t Be the Joker Movie’s Trump-Like Character After AllNever mind!

By Jordan Crucchiola

the industry July 31, 2018

Marc Maron May Needlessly Interrupt Joaquin Phoenix’s JokerHis character would cause the Joker “to go mad.”

By Devon Ivie

comic book movies July 23, 2018

Robert De Niro in Talks to Join DC Universe for Joker MovieYou’re good, you.

By Hunter Harris

film July 19, 2018

Zazie Beetz Might Join Joaquin Phoenix in JokerAnd we’re already so worried about her character’s fate.

By Anne Victoria Clark

roll clip! July 13, 2018

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot Clip: Jack Black, Joaquin Phoenix Bro OutThe movie is based on the real life of cartoonist John Callahan.

By Jordan Crucchiola

movie review July 12, 2018

Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far on Foot Is a Perfect Showcase for Joaquin PhoenixGus Van Sant’s latest, co-starring Jonah Hill and Jack Black, tells the story of John Callahan, a quadriplegic cartoonist recovering from alcoholism.

By David Edelstein

superhero movies forever July 10, 2018

The ‘Gritty’ Joker Movie Starring Joaquin Phoenix Is Going ForwardIt’s a character study and a “cautionary tale.”

By Jordan Crucchiola

the joker June 5, 2018

A Jared Leto Stand-alone Joker Movie Is Definitely HappeningThis is not to be confused with the Joker origin story that is possibly starring Joaquin Phoenix.

By Jordan Crucchiola

Apr. 6, 2018

Joaquin Phoenix and a Hammer: The Story Behind an Unforgettable Action SequenceIn You Were Never Really Here, director Lynne Ramsay achieves something startling and entirely unexpected.

By Emily Yoshida

movie review Apr. 5, 2018

Joaquin Phoenix Goes True Detective in You Were Never Really HereLynne Ramsay’s singular point of view is missing in this kidnapping thriller.

By Emily Yoshida

odd pairings Apr. 3, 2018

Please Enjoy This Wild Will Ferrell and Joaquin Phoenix Interview“In your personal life, are you sometimes a little bitch?”

By Devon Ivie

Jan. 16, 2018

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot: Joaquin Phoenix and Jonah Hill’s BromanceSee it in theaters May 11.

By Hunter Harris

trailer mix Nov. 29, 2017

Mary Magdalene Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara FlirtThe biopic opens March 18.

By Dee Lockett

cannes 2017 May 28, 2017

No One Is More Shocked Than Joaquin Phoenix That He Won Best Actor at CannesFor his turn in Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here.

By Jada Yuan

cannes 2017 May 27, 2017

Cannes: Joaquin Phoenix Is an Action Hero Now, But He’s Keeping His Belly“I thought he should be as big as possible, but I also didn’t want the standard Hollywood body for getting big.”

By Kyle Buchanan

the industry Nov. 29, 2016