Last night, I dragged my husband to see Joker. The movie’s release was fraught with drama and panic even before its theatrical release (much like the inauguration of Donald Trump in 2017 prompted calls for impeachment even before he took office). It will inspire gun violence! It will glorify mass shooters! It gets mental illness wrong!
Any fan of comic books knows that the Joker, Batman’s arch-nemesis, needs no motivation to spread chaos. Is this what we are beginning to see as a…
Recent Comments