“Joker: Folie à Deux” is upon us. The sequel to 2019’s Oscar-winning, R-rated “Joker” is a different beast altogether. As Arthur Fleck (a returning Joaquin Phoenix) awaits trial for the ...

Folie à deux — a shared madness — is a natural theme for a musical romance between Batman characters, but in Todd Phillips’ fitfully paced sequel to his 2019 megahit “Joker,” the first ...

"Joker: Folie à Deux" may be ambitious and superficially outrageous, but in a basic way it’s an overly cautious sequel. Phillips has made a movie in which Arthur really is just poor Arthur; he ...

Within weeks, the papers were signed — her pay was $12 million — and she officially joined Joker: Folie à Deux. Abdy and De Luca could have said no to making the film, but they would have ...

Joker: Folie À Deux 3.5 out of 5 Stars Director: Todd Phillips Writers: Scott Silver, Todd Phillips Starring: ... He’s lost his joie de vivre. And then he sees Lee Quinzel ...

Why ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’ Flopped: A Subversive Sequel No One Was Buying | Analysis. Pro Available to WrapPRO members. Todd Phillips’ bleak interrogation of Arthur Fleck’s infamous alter ...

Either way, Folie à Deux signals the dawn of a new era for the real Joker who killed Arthur, while our anti-hero ended up as but a mere societal outcast, a jester for humiliation the whole time.

Still, "Joker: Folie à Deux" seems to be punishing itself for the misguided criticism that the first film was an incitement to violence. There's precious little mischief or madness in it this time.

Instead, "Joker: Folie à Deux" received poor audience scores across the board, including the first ever D grade for a comic book film on CinemaScore.

Joker: Folie À Deux will arrive in theaters on October 4, 2024, with a runtime of 138 minutes and filmed for IMAX. Related Captain America: Brave New World trailer teases Red Hulk ...

On Sept. 30, Lady Gaga blew kisses to fans outside the TCL Chinese Theatre ahead of the premiere of “Joker: Folie à Deux,” while Joaquin Phoenix dropped his typical solemn facade and flashed ...

Director Todd Phillips’ pathologically unnecessary “Joker: Folie à Deux,” starring Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix, cycles through so many potential reasons to exist.