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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, 8PM EST, first up is A Hero Never Dies (1998), which centers on a pair of underlings to rival kingpins, who at first are pitted against each other, but then decide to join forces against their bosses. Dudes then proceed to rock. A whole lot of shootouts ensue, in a stylish manner that will be familiar to anyone who has seen the likes of John Woo’s Hard-Boiled (1992). This is one of the best-regarded works of fellow action director Johnnie To, whose film Exiled (2006) we previously watched. Looks cool; let’s check it out.

Next up is The People’s Joker (2022), which is, at long last, available digitally. It centers on a trans woman working in comedy in the Batman universe, coming to terms with her gender identity while attempting to resist the overbearing influence of a fascist superhero. It uses actual clips from Joker (2019), as well as footage of prior Jokers, to illustrate her journey into full Jokerification. Almost the entire crew on the movie was LGBT; it was made on a shoestring budget, most of the contributors working for free. It has already attained a cult following, so we’ll give it a whirl.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

  • A Hero Never Dies: https://letterboxd.com/film/a-hero-never-dies/
  • The People’s Joker: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-peoples-joker/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

  • A Hero Never Dies: Sorry, nothing on DTDD or IMDB.
  • The People’s Joker: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/762952

CWs for A Hero Never Dies:

  • Sex.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Gun violence.

CWs for The People’s Joker:

  • Abusive parents.
  • Abused becomes the abuser.
  • Gaslighting
  • Child abuse.
  • Drug use.
  • Dead animals.
  • Carnism.
  • Implied pedophilia.
  • Hanging.
  • Clowns.
  • Characters eaten by carnivorous plant.
  • Deadnaming.
  • Mental institution.
  • PTSD.
  • Mental illness.
  • Suicide.
  • Flashing lights.
  • Broken fourth wall.
  • Misgendering.
  • Homophobic slurs.
  • Sex.
  • Blood and gore.

Links to movies:

  • A Hero Never Dies: https://tankie.tube/w/9BQxHYqdFjfZKS73UMFYJR
  • The People’s Joker: https://tankie.tube/w/1pyu5pjfZ1eFhL7gcig13S