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  1. Sep 30, 2019 · As social commentary, “Joker” is pernicious garbage. But besides the wacky pleasures of Phoenix’s performance, it also displays some major movie studio core competencies, in a not dissimilar way to what “A Star Is Born” presented last year. ( Bradley Cooper is a producer.)

  2. Oct 4, 2019 · Joker gives its infamous central character a chillingly plausible origin story that serves as a brilliant showcase for its star -- and a dark evolution for comics-inspired cinema. Forever alone...

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  3. Aug 31, 2019 · Joaquin Phoenix is astonishing as the mentally ill geek who becomes the killer-clown Joker in Todd Phillips' neo-'Taxi Driver' knockout.

  4. Aug 31, 2019 · Joaquin Phoenix boldly reinvents Batman's cackling archnemesis in 'Joker,' Todd Phillips' dark new vision of the supervillain origin story, also starring Robert De Niro.

  5. The theatrical trailer for Joker -- tight, controlled, and intriguing -- suggested the best movie Martin Scorsese never made. The actual movie is a shallow and sophomoric effort that isn't...

  6. Despite being a movie about a superhero villain, Joker is much superior to most of the movies of the genre (I'd exclude the Dark Knight Trilogy only, but Joker is easily as good as Nolan's movies, or at least very close).

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  8. With Joker, director Todd Phillips sets aside his penchant for juvenile comedies like The Hangover and channels early Martin Scorsese, especially Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy. The film rages at the human condition and the darkness that might break a person and turn that person into a monster.

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