02.26.20 | Joker

This film completely transcends its conception as the origin story of the “Joker” from the myth-films of Batman, taking true artistic risks to ascend into one of the best films of 2019, earning 11 Academy Award Nominations – more than any other film. With a mind-bending, gut wrenching, Oscar-winning performance by Joaquin Phoenix to its dark and brilliant cinematography, production design and heart-pulsing film score – this film grabs you by the lapels to take you on a journey into the darkest recesses of a mentally deranged human being. And it does so with electrifying, out-of-the-box artistry that is simply astounding.

Forever alone in a crowd, failed comedian Arthur Fleck seeks connection as he walks the streets of Gotham City. Arthur wears two masks -- the one he paints for his day job as a clown, and the guise he projects in a futile attempt to feel like he's part of the world around him. Isolated, bullied and disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as the Joker.