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‘The People’s Joker’ Is A Kitschy, Subversive & Queer Coming Of Age Story [Review]

Vera Drew film queer Remark

05.05.2024 - 17:39

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Adopting the iconography of DC comics, Vera Drew’s subversive and kitschy “The People’s Joker” often feels like a revelation.

Transfiguring a genre that, recently, has been oversaturated with rote storytelling and narratives, Drew’s film is something remarkable in the age of constant IP.

It’s personal and more than a bit bewildering. It’s also incredibly rough, fusing together various aesthetics (live-action and animation, notably) to create a collage-like approach to a trans-coming-of-age story.

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