Joker

"Phoenix is astonishing as a mentally ill geek (...) [An] hypnotically perverse, ghoulishly grippingly urban-nightmare comic fantasia" 

"An awesome accomplishment sure to please fans of the character and of the superhero genre, as well as average viewers just looking for a terrific film for adult audiences. (...) 'Joker' is one of the true masterpieces of the superhero cinema, and one of 2019's greatest achievements." 

"Phoenix’s fully committed performance and Todd Phillips’ masterful albeit loose reinvention of the DC source material make Joker a film that should leave comic book fans and non-fans alike disturbed and moved" 

"It’s exhilarating in the most prurient of ways, a snuff film about the death of order, about the rot of a governing ethos. But from a step back (...) it also may be irresponsible propaganda for the very men it pathologizes." 

"Joaquin Phoenix paints on the famed maniacal smile with his own blood (...) what's most noteworthy about this gritty entry in the DC canon (...) is the pathos he brings to a pathetically disenfranchised character" 

"For better or worse, superhero movies will never be the same. 'Joker' is the boldest and most exciting superhero movie since "The Dark Knight." It's also incendiary, confused, and potentially toxic. 

"Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker is indeed wild (...) The actor puts a horrifically human face on an iconic comic-book villain in the year’s most controversial movie (...) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"