Episode 148: Joker

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This week, Morgan and Gavia finally tackle Todd Phillips' gritty comic book origin story Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix as disaffected loner-turned-criminal Arthur Fleck. They discuss the film's relationship to Batman comics and Martin Scorsese films, critique its perturbing treatment of race and mental health issues, and break down Phoenix's much-discussed performance.

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Links

“‘Joker’ is catnip for Batman’s toxic masculinity fandom,” Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, The Daily Dot

Gav’s Twitter thread on Hollywood’s history of queer-coded villains

Wikipedia: 1984 New York City Subway shooting