What Else is There to Say about the Joker?

A discussion about whether the latest Joker film is a thought piece or harmful justification of our society’s darkest problems

Holly Lyn Walrath
Nov 5 · 12 min read
Images Courtesy Warner Bros Entertainment, used with permission

Perhaps, if the film had chosen to engage more deeply with its subject, if it had chosen to be more intersectional…

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Holly Lyn Walrath

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