Why Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker movie is dividing critics

The film has been branded everything from ‘an instant classic’ to ‘meathead fascism’

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Joaquin Phoenix has the title role in Todd Phillips’ movie Joker

A new film starring Joaquin Phoenix as the comic villain the Joker has been labelled both a “true masterpiece” and “irresponsible idiocy”.

Joker tells the origin story of one of the DC Universe’s most dangerous villains.

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