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Movie review: Joaquin Phoenix's Joker is buzzworthy but the film is flawed

Joker is set in Gotham city in the early 1980s, and stars Joaquin Phoenix as the titular character. PHOTO: WARNER BROS

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Oct 02, 2019, 12:00 PM

JOKER (NC16)

122 minutes/Opens Oct 3/2.5 stars

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