Venice Film Festival in Focus: ‘Queer’, ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’, ‘2073’
In the vein of socially relevant topics at Venice Film Festival 2024, Queer, Joker: Folie a Deux, and 2073 got the island of Lido talking for different reasons.
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The Excrement of Capitalism: Todd Phillip’s ‘Joker’ as Commentary on Disposability
What happens when the disposable realize they are disposable?
The Last Laugh: Everything You Think You Know About ‘Joker’ Is Wrong
Todd Phillips has planted a tantalizing trail of clues throughout Joker to upend viewers' most basic assumptions, presenting a film whose contradictory structure can cause as much mayhem as its titular character.