Joker, masculinity and angry, lonely fools

British Film Institute by British Film Institute

Oct 3, 201935:16TV & Film

Joker, Todd Phillips's gunky take on DC Comic's supervillain, gives us the origins story of a lonely guy with mental health issues who finds himself through violence. Anna, Hen and Pete talk about the films great debt to...

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