Writer/director Vera Drew's neon fever dream is both a love letter to all cinematic batmen and deconstruction of those mythos at the same time. Embedded in all that fan fiction is a touching and revelatory exploration of trans identify that is unapologetically genderqueer while being accessible for cis audiences, somehow translating her experience into something understood without ever compromising or dumbing it down. The People's Joker is a bit of a miracle.
Drew has made something truly unique by playing on common tropes in often very brilliant ways. The People's Joker is hard to take your eyes off of, visually, while its kinetic story barrels forward. Also Drew's screen presence is so engaging it all comes together to make a truly fascinating and watchable film.
The People's Joker is the sort of film that makes it exciting to think about what can be done by a talented film maker with something to say and the vision to pull it off. I hope Drew continues to bring us new stories.
The People's Joker
Starring: Vera Drew, Kane Distler, Nathan Faustyn, David Liebe Hart, Scott Aukerman, Tim Heidecker, Maria Bamford, Bob Odenkirk
Director: Vera Drew
Writers: Bri LeRose, Vera Drew
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