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Posted inFilm Reviews

Mediocre Mayhem: Joaquin Phoenix Is Stunning as the ‘Joker’—but the Film Around Him Is Disappointing

by Bob Grimm October 10th, 2019December 16th, 2020

Joker, a new take on DC Comics’ Clown Prince of Crime, will go down as one of the year’s big missed opportunities. Director Todd Phillips, best known for his Hangover movies, apparently got the green light to do whatever he wanted with the Joker mythos. In a feat of perfect casting, he managed to get […]

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