JOKER, Reviewed [spoilers avoided]

Photo by fotografierende on Pexels.com Joaquin Phoenix's Joker is not Heath Ledger's Joker. The comparison falls short for a couple of reasons. First, Phoenix's Joker, or Arthur Fleck, is set in the late-70s, early 80s. It is true to its narrative as a prequel, and character roots study, of the later Ledger-style Joker. Jared Leto's …