Arthur Fleck, a clown-for-hire with dreams of being a professional stand-up comedian, struggles to cope in the apathetic, crime-infested city of Gotham. One day, a brutal act of violence sets him on the path to becoming Batman's infamous nemesis.
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[Phillips] meanders in murky morals and faux philosophising about the terrible state of things, even roping in Robert De Niro – who also played a psychotic, wannabe stand-up in The King of Comedy – to lend his shallow work some weight.| Read in full: Joker film review We Love Cinema
This Joker has just one act in him: the first act. The film somehow manages to be desperately serious and very shallow.The Guardian
It tries desperately hard to come across as edgy, but coldly refuses to swerve from the hard-painted lanes of templated Hollywood filmmaking.Little White Lies
Ideas-wise, it’s only slightly less superficial than so many other comic book movies, but on pure entertainment factor, it’s a thrill to watch.Sight & Sound
It’s good enough to be dangerous, and bad enough to demand better.IndieWire
In his fourth feature film, writer-director Louis Garrel explores with wit and tenderness the risk and worth of second chances
A mountain trek intertwines with a road-building project, granting incisive, if underpowered, insight into a much underseen world
With none of the saving graces of Tetris, Air, or Barbie, this ambition-free look at the Beanie Baby craze is pure mediocrity
Celine Deveaux's French-Portuguese debut can be too quirky for its own good, but a fantastically written lead character keeps it afloat
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
With the year at the halfway point, our writers choose their favourite films, from daring documentaries to box office bombs
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
