Lady Gaga

Joker: Folie à Deux has madness in its title and in its conception – it’s a bold thought experiment that hasn’t translated into a good movie. If it had stopped at the half-hour mark I’d have said it was brilliant, a genius move, but it goes on and on with its attempt to weld the comicbook thriller to the musical and wears out its welcome, but still won’t leave. It opens more or less where the original Joker left off – no, hang on, there’s a short Looney Tunes-style cartoon first, also featuring Joker – before director Todd Phillips cuts to live-action footage of a broken Arthur Fleck (a shockingly emaciated and tortured … Read more