Heading into 2024, Joker: Folie à Deux seemed like a sure thing. Joker made over $1 billion, and Joaquin Phoenix won an Oscar for his performance as Arthur Fleck. Greenlighting a sequel was a no-brainer. But bad reviews started to come in after its Venice premiere. Then, audiences finally saw the film and completely rejected it. Joker: Folie à Deux drastically underperformed in its opening weekend with a domestic haul of $37.7 million. Joker 2’s uphill battle to profitability is now steeper than Arthur’s favorite staircase.
If you’re staying home and have no interest in watching a DC sequel this weekend, you can find thousands of free movies on FAST services. These services rely on ads to make money, so signing up will cost you nothing. Consider watching one of these three recommendations: a slasher with a killer clown, a comedy with a green troublemaker, and a sensational thriller from the 1980s.
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Terrifier (2016)
Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) returns to invade your nightmares again this weekend in Terrifier 3. Before it became a cult favorite and box office success story, the Terrifier franchise started with a low-budget, crowdfunded independent film. Terrifier almost plays like a proof of concept, with the movie focusing on scares over character development.
On Halloween night, Art the Clown finds new targets to stalk, prey, and slay. His potential victims include Tara (Jenna Kanell), her sister, Vicky (Samantha Scaffidi), and her friend, Dawn (Catherine Corcoran). Throughout the night, Art goes on the prowl, killing anyone who comes in his path in the most brutal ways. Terrifier is a throwback to the slashers of the 1980s, backed by an iconic villain and gruesome kills.
Stream Terrifier for free on Tubi.
The Mask (1994)
In 1994, Jim Carrey became a bona fide movie star with roles in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Dumb and Dumber, and The Mask. Is that the best one-year run by an actor of the last 30 years? Frankly, it might be! One of those movies, The Mask, is available to stream on Tubi.
For lack of a better word, Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) is a pushover. That all changes for Stanley when he finds a mysterious mask that turns him into a green-faced playboy with wits, charm, and attitude. As the Mask, Stanley gets the attention he desperately wants, including some from the lovely Tina Carlyle (Cameron Diaz). However, the Mask’s troublemaking conflicts with gangster Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene), who wants to end the Mask’s hijinks.
Stream That Mask for free on Tubi.
Blow Out (1981)
Heading into the 1980s, John Travolta had a legitimate claim as being the biggest movie star on the planet. Saturday Night Fever and Grease took Travolta to another stratosphere, and his success continued with 1980’s Urban Cowboy. Travolta fans knows the rest of the decade was unkind to his career, but before it went badly, the Oscar nominee starred in Brian De Palma’s excellent neo-noir Blow Out.
Jack Terri (Travolta) is recording sounds for a movie when he witnesses a horrific car crash. The male driver dies, but Jack manages to save the female passenger, Sally (Nancy Allen). After reviewing his tapes, Jack learns Sally was an escort accompanying a presidential hopeful. The car did not crash on its own; it was an assassination attempt. Despite facing outside threats, Jack conducts his own investigation, entangling himself in a government conspiracy that could get him killed.
Stream Blow Out for free on Pluto TV.
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