THE JOKER – This is not my kind of film, but Mike has wanted to watch this movie since forever, so the two of us sat down to view a few days ago. We only made it through half of the picture. The joker’s character was so disturbingly sad and pitiful, I couldn’t watch any more. For Mike, the character caused his already high level of anxiety to spike. We both saw enough to agree Joaquin Phoenix was phenomenal and deserved the Oscar.