Ambitious, complex, and powered by a transfixing and unsettling performance from Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker” is tough to watch at times, and that’s by design.
“Her” is an unflinchingly, unapologetically complex and challenging film, and it’s an acting tour de force for Joaquin Phoenix, who carries this film from start to finish with a performance that’s charming, sad, creepy, and endearing all at once.