Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For November, they are watching maligned musicals.

Joel, Andy and their guest Lars Periwinkle kick things off with the most maligned musical to come out this year: Joker: Folie à Deux. They try to figure out why this film is a musical in the first place and who, exactly, it’s supposed to be for.

• Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
• Directed by: Todd Phillips
• Written by: Scott Silver & Todd Phillips (written by), Bob Kane & Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson, Paul Dini & Bruce Timm (characters created by)
• Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, Harry Lawtey, Leigh Gill

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

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