Khodi Ross - Staff Reporter
Joker, Folie à Deux: An unexpected musical on mental health
Joker (2019), heavily acclaimed for its commentary on society's views on mental health, is followed by Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), the recently-released sequel that strays from the psychological thriller genre and into musical territory. According to an article titled “Analysing Joker: an attempt to establish diagnosis for a film icon” by Department Chair Valentin Skryabin of the Moscow Department of Public Health, it is likely that the Joker portrayed in the films has a narcissistic personality disorder since Arthur Fleck is “often preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty or ideal love” said Skryabin.
Beetlejuice: A sequel 36 years later
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), the sequel to Beetlejuice (1988), was released on Sept. 6 in theaters across North America. After 36 long years, Tim Burton returned to direct an excellent sequel. Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O'Hara all returned to star as their classic characters Beetlejuice, Lydia Deetz, and Delia Deetz respectively. “I did like the original, mostly because I...