Joker

vulture lists Dec. 24, 2023

Every DC Comics Movie, RankedFrom the Christopher Reeve era to the Snyder Cut and this week’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch

ip freely Dec. 20, 2023

The People’s Joker Has Broken Out of Film JailVera Drew as Joker the Harlequin will be sowing chaos in a city near you in 2024.

By Rebecca Alter

never really over Nov. 25, 2023

Bradley Cooper Is Down for Another Hangover“I would probably do Hangover 4 in an instant,” the Maestro star and director said.

By Tom Smyth

joke-her Apr. 5, 2023

Joker: Folie à Deux Is Officially a Lady Gaga MovieGaga was spotted filming in NYC.

By Jason P. Frank

spotted Apr. 4, 2023

Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn Is Still At LargeWe’re keeping track of all the Harley Quinns popping up around Manhattan.

By Charu Sinha

margot robbied June 14, 2022

Lady Gaga in Talks to Yassify a Musical Joker SequelPlaying a Harley Quinn (presumably) of Italian experience.

By Zoe Guy

no joke June 7, 2022

Director Todd Phillips Reveals That Joker Sequel Is on the WayYou know he had to deux it to ‘em.

By Alejandra Gularte

a painted smile Mar. 4, 2022

About That Cameo at the End of The Batman“Gotham loves a comeback story.” Does it, though?

By Roxana Hadadi

here we are marv Dec. 7, 2021

There’s No Better Set Than New York CityAn iconic scene was shot on nearly every corner of the city.

By Nate Jones

no! Dec. 8, 2020

Oh No, Matthew Morrison’s Grinch Was Inspired by the JokerMatthew Morrison, in a furry green fatsuit, dancing like the Joker. Try to sit with that for a minute.

By Rebecca Alter

the snyder cut Oct. 21, 2020

October Surprise! Jared Leto Will Play Joker in the Justice League Snyder Cut.He did not appear in the original film.

By Rebecca Alter

movie review Mar. 24, 2020

Birds of Prey Gives Us a Post-Joker Harley QuinnOne thing Margot Robbie’s comic-book anti-heroine is not is a natural member of the girl-power battalion.

By Alison Willmore

holy cow Feb. 20, 2020

Joaquin Phoenix Saved a Newborn Calf the Day After Winning an Oscar, As One DoesGet you a man who can do both.

By Chris Murphy

oscars 2020 Feb. 10, 2020

A Close Read of Joaquin Phoenix and Renée Zellweger’s Baffling Oscar SpeechesPeople keep winning Oscars, so people keep giving Oscar speeches.

By Hunter Harris

oscar futures Feb. 7, 2020

Vulture’s Final 2020 Oscar Predictions for Every CategoryIn 1917 versus Parasite, we’ve got a battle of consensus versus passion. Which will win out?

By Nate Jones

last night on late night Jan. 26, 2020

Melissa Villaseñor Sums Up Oscar Season With Catchy Tune ‘White Male Rage’She’s not wrong.

By Charu Sinha

the gold rush Jan. 23, 2020

Which Awards Contender Will Be This Year’s Oscar Villain?Will it be Joker? Once Upon a Time in Hollywood? Or even 1917?

By Nate Jones

oscar futures Jan. 16, 2020

Who’s the Early Leader in the Best Picture Race?You can make a case for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, 1917, or even Joker.

By Nate Jones

the gold rush Jan. 9, 2020

What Would Have Been Nominated for This Year’s Best Popular Film Oscar?Us? Avengers: Endgame? How about Knives Out?

By Kevin O’Keeffe

awards season Jan. 6, 2020

The Knives Are Out and the Books Are Smart in 2020’s WGA Award Film NominationsCritical darlings Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and The Farewell were not eligible.

By Jordan Crucchiola

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

he gets it Jan. 2, 2020

Martin Scorsese Has Seen Clips of Joker and ‘It’s Fine’“I get it.”

By Zoe Haylock

but why? Dec. 9, 2019

Why Is Stephen Sondheim Karaoke in All Our Movies Now?Noah Baumbach, Rian Johnson, and Todd Phillips (well, his music supervisor) explain.

By Kyle Turner

best of 2019 Dec. 1, 2019

Just Like You, John Waters Absolutely Loved JokerTodd Phillips’ clown drama is number ten with a greasepaint-smeared bullet on Waters’ annual top ten movie list.

By Halle Kiefer

deep dives Nov. 26, 2019

Class Warfare Is All the Rage at the MoviesInequality ire isn’t a theme unique to Knives Out — it’s an undercurrent running through a slew of this season’s movies, from Hustlers to Parasite.

By Alison Willmore

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

talking points Nov. 4, 2019

Martin Scorsese Swears He Just Couldn’t Find the Time to Make JokerHe also has some nice words about superhero movies.

By Jordan Crucchiola

box office Oct. 28, 2019

Joker’s Unlikely Path to Becoming the Highest-Grossing R-Rated Movie EverEarly in development, studio executives wondered: Does Todd Phillips’s movie even need to be about the Batman villain?

By Chris Lee

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

joker Oct. 23, 2019

An Afternoon at the Joker Stairs, New York’s Newest Tourist AttractionOn the weekends, crowds start arriving to this unassuming corner of the Bronx as early as nine o’clock in the morning.

By Nate Jones

box office Oct. 21, 2019

Joker Wildly High-Kicking Its Way to Biggest R-Rated Worldwide Box Office EverWho’s laughing now? You have three guesses, and the first two don’t count.

By Halle Kiefer

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

stand-up Oct. 15, 2019

What Joker Gets Right About Stand-Up ComedyTalking with Gary Gulman and Sam Morril, who perform stand-up in the film, about their roles and the horrors of open mics.

By Dan Reilly

snl Oct. 13, 2019

Heidi Gardner’s Teen Movie Critic Has Complicated Thoughts About Joker“Arthur and I, like, have a lot in common: We’re silly, we’re fit, we have good looks.”

By Megh Wright

snl Oct. 13, 2019

SNL Parodies Joker With a Gritty Origin Story for Oscar the GrouchSesame Street is now officially twisted!

By Megh Wright

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

movie review Oct. 7, 2019

Let’s Talk About the Other Creepy Clown MovieThere are Joker fans, and then there are the disciples of Wrinkles the Clown.

By Alison Willmore

box office Oct. 7, 2019

Joker’s Movie Theater Attendance Records Are More Than a Box Office WinAfter a strategic six-week marketing campaign, the R-rated film’s record-breaking opening affirms the superhero genre once again.

By Chris Lee

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

oscar futures Oct. 4, 2019

Oscar Futures: Scorsese’s The Irishman Looks Like a Major ContenderThe crown jewel of Netflix’s Oscar hopes made an impressive debut at the New York Film Festival.

By Nate Jones

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

vulture investigates Oct. 4, 2019

How Similar Is Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker to Steve Miller’s ‘Joker’?He’s a joker, sure, but is he a smoker and a midnight toker?

By Nate Jones

vulture lists Oct. 4, 2019

The 19 Most Twisted Things Joker Does in Joker, RankedA comprehensive list of deviant acts the Joker performs in Joker, ranked from least to most evil.

By Nate Jones

origin stories Oct. 2, 2019