Arthur fires Maryanne and becomes his lawyer, wearing full Joker makeup ... the film arguably refutes the entire romanticized image of The Joker as a pop-culture icon – while simultaneously ...

With the release of Joker 2, see how Joaquin ... iconic status of Ledger or the body of work of Mark Hamill. Still, Phoenix’s effort feels like a definitive full stop on the character, and ...

Phillips has described his movie as a "tragedy." By the third shot, Phoenix's forgotten Fleck is full-on Joker, the most iconic DC villain. He's proudly strutting and dancing in the infamous ...

Likewise, Joker: Folie à Deux buys so fully into the ... with both Marvel and DC — along with Image, a publisher that was edginess all the time — pushing superheroes into the ethically ...

Added Phoenix, “I encouraged [Gaga] to sing poorly.” If Phillips had actually made a full-throated “Joker” musical, and celebrated it in the press, it would have been a creative risk ...

Ahead of the screening, the gay couple to my right agreed to give me their full take on the film after “Joker” ended. But the second the first end credit rolled, they made a beeline for the ...