It’s the time of year when the hater-ade gets unleashed by film critics and commentators for the annual Razzies. The funsuck “awards” show takes cheap shots at feature film releases that didn’t fall into favor with wide audiences. For 2024, it’s putting a special focus on Madame Web and Joker: Folie a Deux.
While neither film set the box office on fire, both have cult potential. Some of us might even agree with Quentin Tarantino’s take on Joker 2 actually being an audacious take-down of its fans and the industry at large who didn’t get the first Joker film. Lady Gaga’s performance was a particular standout; her character needed more songs, but we have a feeling the cut songs made it onto her Prince-esque Batman companion album inspired by (Har)Lee Quinn.
Among other more regrettable genre films like Eli Roth’s Borderlands, Jennifer Lopez’ Netflix vehicle Atlas, and Bill Skarsgård’s Crow reboot, we’ll still defend Madame Web. She lost her mother who died while researching spiders in the Amazon, for shame! However, Mufasa: The Lion King deserves the ire.
Here’s the list as shared by Deadline:
Worst Picture Borderlands Joker: Folie a Deux Madame Web Megalopolis Reagan
Actor Jack Black / Dear Santa Zachary Levi / Harold and the Purple Crayon Joaquin Phoenix / Joker: Folie á Deux Dennis Quaid / Reagan Jerry Seinfeld / Unfrosted
Actress Cate Blanchett / Borderlands Lady Gaga / Joker: Folie á Deux Bryce Dallas Howard / Argylle Dakota Johnson / Madame Web Jennifer Lopez / Atlas
Supporting Actor Jack Black (Voice Only) Borderlands Kevin Hart / Borderlands Shia LaBeouf / (in drag) Megalopolis Tahar Rahim / Madame Web Jon Voight / Megalopolis, Reagan, Shadow Land & Strangers
Supporting Actress Ariana DeBose / Argylle & Kraven the Hunter Leslie Anne Down (as Margaret Thatcher) / Reagan Emma Roberts / Madame Web Amy Schumer / Unfrosted FKA twigs / The Crow
Director S.J. Clarkson / Madame Web Francis Ford Coppola / Megalopolis Todd Phillips / Joker: Folie à Deux Eli Roth / Borderlands Jerry Seinfeld / Unfrosted
Screen Combo Any Two Obnoxious Characters (But Especially Jack Black) Borderlands Any Two Unfunny “Comedic Actors” / Unfrosted The Entire Cast of Megalopolis Joaquin Phoenix & Lady Gaga / Joker: Folie á Deux Dennis Quaid & Penelope Ann Miller (as “Ronnie and Nancy”) in Reagan
Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel The Crow Joker: Folie à Deux Kraven the Hunter Mufasa: The Lion King Rebel Moon 2: The Scargiver
Screenplay Joker: Folie à Deux Kraven the Hunter Madame Web Megalopolis Reagan
Any films above you think shouldn’t have been nominated? Or that totally deserves it?
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