Day: April 8, 2024

Arts

A Serious Conversation with Director Vera Drew About the Seriously Wild “The People’s Joker,” by Dante A. Ciampaglia

Nearly two years ago, it seemed like Vera Drew’s debut film was doomed. Not because it centered on and was made by a trans woman — a twice-over target in this era of escalating anti-trans bigotry — but because it poked a Hollywood giant. The People’s Joker, billed as a “queer coming-of-age superhero parody,” Jokerizes Drew’s coming out experience. Its main […]