Power, Fear, and Pandemic: Welcome to Eddington!

Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 09 July 2025 > Shine Bright Lycée What's On

Ari Aster changes the setting but not the intensity. With Eddington, the American filmmaker plunges into a small New Mexico town shaken by the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Far from the hallucinations of Midsommar or the neuroses of Beau Is Afraid, this new fiction explores the shifting ground of political divisions, power struggles, … Continue reading “Power, Fear, and Pandemic: Welcome to Eddington!”

Joker: Folie à Deux – A Dance with Madness

Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 08 October 2024 > What's On

Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel to the 2019 Oscar-winning film, was released in theaters October 2, 2024. Set outside the mainstream DC Universe, Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux continued the story of Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, a troubled failed comedian who is loosely based on DC Comics’ Clown Prince of Crime. A Transformed Arthur Fleck Two … Continue reading “Joker: Folie à Deux – A Dance with Madness”