At The Movies
Joker: Folie a Deux
Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is institutionalized at Arkham, awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him. The film's working title is Folie a Deux, which means Madness of Two in French. This initially led to speculation about Harley Quinn's appearance in the film, which was shortly thereafter confirmed. Joaquin Phoenix, as expected, delivers an excellent performance as Arthur Fleck, further cementing his unsettling portrayal of the Joker. Lady Gaga also brings depth to her role as Harley Quinn, adding a new dynamic to Arthur's story.
 

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His Three Daughters (Netflix)
From writer director Azazel Jacobs comes this bittersweet and often funny story of an elderly patriarch and the three grown daughters who come to be with him in his final days. Katie is a controlling Brooklyn mother dealing with a wayward teenage daughter; free spirited Christina (Elizabeth Olsen) is a different kind of mom, separated from her offspring for the first time; and Rachel (Natasha Lyonne) is a sports betting stoner who has never left her father's apartment, much to the chagrin of her step sisters, who share a different worldview. Continuing his astute exploration of family dynamics in close knit spaces, Jacobs follows the siblings over the course of three volatile days, as death looms, grievances erupt, and love seeps through the cracks of a fractured home.

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High Potential (Hulu)
This series revolves around Morgan (Kaitlin Olson), a woman who is the night janitor at LAPD. When she happens to look at a case file, it intrigues her, and she makes some corrections on a murder board. This leads to the realization by the department that she has a talent for perceiving, assimilating and organizing facts, aka evidence. They hire her as a consultant. Consider her Will Hunting meets Adrian Monk. Like Will, she has an exceptional IQ and an insightful mind. Like Monk, she is bothered by OCD, although not as neurotically as Monk. But she feels that she must reconcile any data that is contradictory (like an itch that needs scratching).
 

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