Joker (2019)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Arthur Fleck / Joker	Joaquin Phoenix
Murray Franklin	Robert De Niro
Sophie Dumond	Zazie Beetz
Penny Fleck	Frances Conroy
Thomas Wayne	Brett Cullen
Detective Burke	Shea Whigham
Detective Garrity	Bill Camp

Review

On the one hand this is a tale about how one of the most famous supervillains came about. On the other it's a harrowing psychological study of how damaged, maladjusted, and ignored young men can become radicalized and destructive in urban, modern societies. As centered around Joaquin Phoenix' all-encompassing performance, with all its quirks and mannerisms and all its range and depth, Joker is a more profound human analysis than has come out of Hollywood in a long, long time. Taxi Driver springs to mind. Director Todd Phillips delivers solid craftsmanship sprinkled with artistic merit. He maintains a tasteful balance between keeping his film within the Gotham universe and giving it a realistic, grounded substructure. Rarely has an antihero evoked more emotion than Joaquin Phoenix' title-creation does here. His joker is everything that Heath Ledger's joker was and more. It's one of the very best acting performances ever captured on film.