It was October 2008 when Oscar-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix announced his retirement from acting, but it wasn't until September 2010 that we finally learned the method to his madness.
After Phoenix followed-up his initial statement with a decision to try his hand at a career as a rap musician, many of us were left scratching our heads. The plot thickened when we learned that Phoenix's newfound bushy beard and standoffish demeanor were part of a documentary he was making with his brother-in-law, Casey Affleck. The media immediately cried hoax, but Affleck and Phoenix adamantly denied the allegations and continued to film Phoenix's downward spiral, which included awkward live rapping performances and one of the most uncomfortable interviews David Letterman has ever had.
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We can finally lay the great cinematic mystery of 2010 to bed: 
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