Joker is an ugly, misguided off-brand Scorsese riff without anything to say
★ | Crickets
Joker, directed by Todd Phillips, is the worst kind of bad film. It’s a technically proficient and gorgeously presented falsehood. One that rejects responsibility as it strives to understand and empathize with the stereotypical white mass murderer.
Joaquin Phoenix stars as Arthur Fleck, an amplified weakling of a