This Joker is supported by a slew of recognisable Batman villains, such as the Riddler, Mr Freeze and Poison Ivy.
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Few blockbuster films can ever have been this unrelievedly grim.
The new Joker sequel plays with the character’s long tradition of dual identity. But this time, the joke is on the audience.
Despite seismic cultural shifts since the last movie, the 2022 version of Batman seems to be trotting out the same old tropes.
The use of a song written by a convicted sex offender in the film Joker has caused controversy over royalty payments.
Culturally, the joker turns socially significant places into spaces of carnival, revealing cracks within the social order. He is an enduring character – and a common figure in 2019.
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