Michael and Us: Requiem for a Joker
We sift through the wreckage of the year's biggest flop.
October 22, 2024
47 min
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October 22, 2024
Michael and Us: Requiem for a Joker
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<p>Five years after Joker because an era-defining cultural phenomenon, its sequel, JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX (2024), is the biggest flop of the year. We sifted through the wreckage to find a purposely abrasive object, and are split on its effectiveness.</p>
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</p><p>Toronto listeners, see Luke speak at Progressive Publics: A Symposium Connecting Scholarship & Independent Media, November 8 - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/progressive-publics-a-symposium-connecting-scholarship-independent-media-tickets-1051089455857" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/progressive-publics-a-symposium-connecting-scholarship-independent-media-tickets-1051089455857</a></p><p></p>
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</p><p>Plus, on November 5, a screening of Fantasy Mission Force with an introduction from Will - <a href="https://www.foxtheatre.ca/movies/important-cinema-club-masterpiece-classics-fantasy-mission-force/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.foxtheatre.ca/movies/important-cinema-club-masterpiece-classics-fantasy-mission-force/</a></p><p></p>
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</p><p><em>Michael and Us</em> is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.</p>
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