Joker

[InvincibleCakeEater]

Yeah, people aren't laughing at such hilarious lines as "Paging Doctor fa**ot" anymore.

[lukethedrifter]

My coworker Catfish aka Laugh Track would still laugh at that. This guy laughs non stop like a crazy person at Steve Harvey on Family Feud. Seriously.

/venting

[heyzeus]

I don't understand how It's Always Sunny, Big Mouth, the Good Place, etc continue to be consistently hilarious and fun, then.

[thrill]

The victim complex of the least victimized people on earth (rich white guys) would be funny if it wasn't so pathetic. Todd Phillips must not have any real problems in his life if he thinks not being able to call people "F*gg*ts" in his movie is a serious problem in our society. Lucky him for that, but there's zero reason to take him seriously as an artist or social commentator if that's where his head is at.

[33anda3rd]

Always Sunny seems to be the one untouchable thing in the #woke era. Maybe South Park, though I can't remember the last time someone brought South Park up. I think it has a lot to do with Rob, Glenn and Charlie not varnishing the characters in the writing. Unlike Seinfeld, where the ending was hard for people who didn't get that they were never supposed to like those characters, Sunny portrays them as shallow, greedy, vulgar, awful people. So it's kind of ok that they're crass, kind of like the Roys in Succession.

Did Philips say that about the f-word, or is that being projected on him? I'm not really sure he's reveling in self-pity as the most recent winner of the Golden Lion at Venice and the guy who made the most-anticipated movie of the year.

[IMADreamer]

So have any of you guys seen it? We went tonight and it is great. Phoenix was incredible. The movie makes you feel a huge range of emotion. From sad, to uncomfortable, to laughter, and suspense. I'm just a Hoosier from no where so I'm sure one of you guys will tell me why I'm wrong but that could be the movie of the year.

[33anda3rd]

Saw it Thursday in 70mm. Visually stunning--sets, lighting, photography, costumes, hair/makeup, everything that contributes visually is truly awesome. It looks and feels every bit like a paean to the gritty movies of the 1970s. Taxi Driver and King of Comedy are obvious comps, but also the confusion/paranoia of The Conversation, the visceral physicality of The French Connection, the pure insanity of Apocalypse Now/Clockwork Orange, the empathy towards insanity of Cuckoo's Nest, the matter-of-fact gun violence of Deerhunter, it's rife with influences from the 70s and is more Make American Cinema Great Again than politically-charged, even though the protagonist sparks a political protest. It's also worth comparison to 70s movies like Taxi Driver and Apocalypse Now and such that were made at a time when a director could make a movie about an insane violent person without being overly worried about how the politics would play.

I agree with Dreamer, it's probably the movie of the year. Though I'm still anxiously awaiting with very high expectations the new Safdie Brothers movie with Adam Sandler.

[stlouie_lipp]

I saw this today and thought it was nearly perfect. The cinematography, the set direction, the artistic direction, the length, the use of music, the acting (not just Phoenix). It had everything.

[JoeMcKim]

If Phoenix doesn't win Best Actor this year it'll be a crime. I can't imagine anyone topping this performance.

[heyzeus]

I might go by myself this weekend. Would that put me on a list? It probably would put me on a list.