Rules of the Frame

094 | Joker ft. Thatcher Radler

Episode Summary

Connor & Jon are joined by Thatcher Radler to discuss Joker and why it pulled so much from King of Comedy and Taxi Driver. Jon is bothered by the messiness of the Batman and DC universe. Connor can't stand the film's tone of uber-serious. Thatcher progressively realizes how much of a rip-off this film is. WARNING: Major spoilers for Joker, minor spoilers for Taxi Driver & King of Comedy Follow Suite 25: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7HEdFdon42QifJyEZxAIpE?si=xc4t-nGDTOO9g1JEyuWdag YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKbWWQ8U19kxgFfyN13zhw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suite25music/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Suite25 Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rulesoftheframe/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rulesoftheframe Twitter: https://twitter.com/RulesOfTheFrame YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII7_Fevn8na1ZkXyfUeTQA/featured

Episode Notes

Connor & Jon are joined by Thatcher Radler to discuss Joker and why it pulled so much from King of Comedy and Taxi Driver. Jon is bothered by the messiness of the Batman and DC universe. Connor can't stand the film's tone of uber-serious. Thatcher progressively realizes how much of a rip-off this film is.

WARNING: Major spoilers for Joker, minor spoilers for Taxi Driver & King of Comedy

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• Joker (2019) | Dir. Todd Phillips
• King of Comedy (1982) | Dir. Martin Scorsese
• War Dogs (2016) | Dir. Todd Phillips
• The Batman (2022) | Dir. Matt Reeves
• Taxi Driver (1976) | Dir. Martin Scorsese
• The Dark Knight (2008) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• Batman (1989) | Dir. Tim Burton
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) | Dir. Quentin Tarantino
• The Village (2004) | Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
• Split (2016) | Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
• Sleepers (1996) | Dir. Barry Levinson
• The Shining (1980) | Dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Fight Club (1999) | Dir. David Fincher
• Se7en (1995) | Dir. David Fincher
• The Game (1997) | Dir. David Fincher
• Batman Begins (2005) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• Batman Returns (1992) | Dir. Tim Burton
• Batman Forever (1995) | Dir. Joel Schumacher
• Batman & Robin (1997) | Dir. Joel Schumacher
• X2: X-Men United (2003) | Dir. Bryan Singer
• Iron Man (2008) | Dir. Jon Favreau
• Thor: Ragnarok (2017) | Dir. Taika Waititi
• Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) | Dir. Sam Raimi
• Super 8 (2011) | Dir. J.J. Abrams