Todd Phillips’ new Joker sequel is a pitchy mess that wants to explore what happens when villains become folk heroes. Todd Phillips’ new Joker sequel is a pitchy mess that wants to explore what ...

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga’s new movie is rated R for “strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality” and more Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in 'Joker: Folie a Deux' Joaquin Phoenix and Lady ...

Let’s put on a happy face, at least to start, for “Joker: Folie à Deux.” If there’s one undeniably compelling thing about both Todd Phillips’ divisive 2019 original and his new follow-up, it’s that ...

Warning: Spoilers for Joker: Folie à Deux follow. Joker: Folie à Deuxis the highly anticipated follow-up to a 2019 film that retold an iconic Batman villain’s origin story. But how much does the ...

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Joker: Folie à Deux charges out of the gate with a novel approach to DC's most famous villain, but it soon settles into rote rhythms. Though advertised as a dreamy jukebox musical, the sequel to ...

The degree of success achieved by Todd Phillips’ Joker in 2019 took me by surprise. As a dyed in the wool Batman fan, the idea of a Joker solo movies—depicting the character’s Elseworlds-a--origins ...

Not a laughing matter... Joker: Folie à Deux hit theatres worldwide last Friday, and it’s official: the punchline hasn’t landed. The follow-up to Todd Phillip’s Oscar-winning 2019 Joker origin story ...

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga’s Joker: Folie à Deux—the sequel to the 2019 blockbuster Joker—is new in theaters. Do the end credits suggest more mayhem is on the way? Joker, of course, was a landmark ...

The average sequel to a huge commercial success doesn’t try much of anything. Director Todd Phillips knows this. He is, after all, the director of all three “Hangover” movies. Surprise! “Joker: Folie ...

Joker: Folie à Deux is empty, has absolutely nothing to say, does nothing with its premise, and wastes the time of every talented person who decided this was a project worth investing time into.

Gritty and realistic, 2019’s “Joker” is a modern masterpiece. The intense character study about Batman’s greatest enemy and DC Comics villain shattered the mold of comic book films, tackling the ...