‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: 3 first takes on a very different sequel, from its Venice opening

VENICE, ITALY — Five years ago, the Joaquin Phoenix movie “Joker” first opened at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival. Director and co-writer Todd Phillips’ rough, mean riff on the “Batman” villain originally created by Bob Kane won Phoenix the best actor Golden Lion award at the festival that year. Phoenix then won just about […]