Eleanor Reviews

**** A social outcast, Arthur Fleck traverses the unforgiving streets of Gotham by day and cares for his sick mother by night. As tensions in the City rise, a series of drastic events will change Arthur's life forever. You've seen the posters, you've heard the awards season buzz and probably read a little of the controversy too - but Joker has finally arrived on the big screens. An arguable superhero movie (we are in the DC Universe after all), but with less of the overblown action set pieces and more of the grit of Logan , Todd Phillips' exploration into the Joker's origins has already proven as divisive as it is praise-worthy, and it's easy to see why!  However, before we dive down into the contentious aspects of the film, let's start with the unquestionably brilliant performance from Joaquin Phoenix. Emaciated, gangly and apparently awkward in his own skin, Phoenix imbues the central character with an unsettling humanity: at times we wa