It appears this episode lives in a society. If you’re sick of this meme, then here’s some fresh material reviewing one of last years most controversial movies. In this episode, Louie Kurtzman and I go all in, discussing the origin story of Arthur Fleck, also known as Travis Fleckle, also know as the Joaquer, also known as Rap Master Bottom, Theodore “technomaniac” Twambly, and occasionally Johnny Cash, performed by none other than our Lord and savior (yes, he also played Jesus), Joaquin Phoenix. And although his performance, we agreed, was magnificent, we spend little time discussing that. Instead, we focus on the score, it’s role in filmmaking today (especially compared to Marvel and cinema from the 70’s), as well as how successfully we feel it pulled off a fresh take on such a widely popular villain. This conversation was a real good time. I think we covered some topics from the movie that haven’t been discussed as frequently because we’d spent some time talking months ago after first seeing it about how we felt on more obvious things such as the performances, meaning, and controversy. That being said, there are an abundance of spoilers, so make sure you see it...then enjoy!

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