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October 4, 2019
At the Movies: 'Joker' turns villain into '70s anti-hero
By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer
AP Film Writer
“Joker” is driven not by any outside force but the ominous sense of something bad welling up in the unloved Arthur.
An air of menace and a cloud of controversy accompany the arrival of Todd Phillips' “Joker” like a thick perfume. That, in itself, could be something to celebrate. Danger isn't a quality often found in the sanitized corporate-made movies of today, least of all in the safe, fan-friendly world of comic book films.
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