Jack Nicholson as The Joker in "Batman" Warner Bros. 5. You Were Never Really Here. Arthur Fleck is not Phoenix's first brooding and violent loner character. In 2017, he took on the role of Joe in ...

As Joker rolls into theaters, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Vox film critic Alissa Wilkinson about the film's controversial depiction of violence.

From concerns over its depiction of violence to wildly divisive reviews, the new movie “Joker” has generated an enormous amount of pre-release anxiety, conversation and controversy. Directed ...

This weekend saw “Joker” become the first movie with an R rating to gross $1 billion at the box office. That alone is enough to immortalize it in the comic book movie canon. But when compared ...

Critics are raving for Warner Bros. latest comic book installment. Todd Phillip’s “Joker” opened Saturday at the Venice Film Festival to effervescent reviews, with many critics highlighting ...