Joker (2019)

Just watched this movie and it was *chef's kiss*. I got chills watching the Joker come to life right before my very eyes, over the course of two, riveting hours. So excited to learn that there's a sequel coming later this year - what great timing!

What I love best about this movie is how it takes a cartoon villain, turns it into a believable (and sympathetic, to a point) real life villain, without losing the style or spirit of that character. Watching the riots, in the back of my head I'm picturing Tim Burton's jesters cartwheeling through the streets and I'm thinking, that could totally be a cartoonified version of the realistic events we're seeing in this movie. It's uncanny. And so satisfying to watch the different pieces click together until finally we witness the birth of the Joker. I think the filmmakers hit a bullseye with this one.