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No spoilers here- simply I'll say this: I heard this was trash, perhaps the worst movie of all times, but that's not what I saw in this movie.

Phoenix delivers a gut wrenching performance as Arthur Fleck/Joker. As in the last film we are privy to his private world, where the horrors of real life is replaced with fantasy when the world gets to be too much.

Gaga is outstanding as Harley Quinn, she invokes the insanity of that character in an impressive and seamless performance.

Tim Dillon is a great piggy guard, looking for a signature to make a buck on the tragedy of it all (as is his style), but I won't forgive him for letting me believe this movie was bad.

This movie has layers, its gut wrenching, and it rubs your face in the brutality of Flicks life. But it's sooo good- so nuanced and so real. Hope you give it a shot, but know that this is a more real life depiction of a man who has never known love or kindness, than a movie who embodies a comic villain.

First of- this movie starts a visual feast. It's full of interesting visual tableaus that set an eerie mood for the first two sequences of the film. Demi Moore has some spectacular emotional scenes, and is stellar when the script allows her to emote. Dennis Quaid deliver a character that is trashy, insensitive and grotesque- perfect as the villain of this film.

As a story it's not without its flaws- the choice of Demi as leading actor is ironic, a legendary beauty who has had ALL the surgeries in order to cling to her younger self's image. The two leads portrays characters that are devoid of any other motivation than fame and youth, to contort themselves into the mold set by Quaids character, Harvey, in order to have the world love them. The shallowness of this pursuit is illustrated by filming buttocks, breast and legs- close up and repeatedly. The film itself creates what it satirizes, as films like this often do.

The ending takes the body horror, that has been interestingly portrayed in the two first segments of the film to about notch eleven- and it's a bit much.

Worth the watch- but it's not a masterpiece by any means.

"Mo" is a great series, that emphasizes community, and the common denominator of the human family across imaginary boundaries. No matter where you come from I imagine that the humanity of this show will move you, as it did me. It tackles beautifully showing the deepness of roots in a land and culture, the pain of displacement, and the beautiful co-creation of a new community in a foreign land. All this is done with humor and heart, some funny and endearing wacky characters, serious topics, and the horrible consequences to the human soul when one people willingly, or by the lies of their state, become oblivious to the beauty and humanity of other people. I highly recommend watching this beautiful show, and thank Mo for creating it.