In another contemporary episode, Jaime, Patrick, and Dan explore Todd Philips' controversial 2019 film: Joker. Our opinions differed, as this was a pretty polarizing film for us as much as it was for the general public. While no one has any doubt that this was one of Joaquin Phoenix's greatest performances to date, questions remain about the film as a whole.

Is it too dangerous or incendiary in our modern political climate?

Did the writers and director succeed in connecting this origin story to the Batman universe while making something unique?

Was is just a poorly put-together pastiche of previous works, like Scorsese's Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and The King of Comedy?

Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, there's no doubt that this is a film that will stick with us and will make us ponder some deep questions, but was it successful in its approach, and did the filmmaker accomplish what he set out to? Find out what we thought on today's episode of Frame Rate.