The Joker and the Phoenix

Rating: 9/10 (21 December 2019)

I totally forgot to rate or review this excellent movie, so I'm gonna do it both. Just fyi, the movie is so good that I considered breaking my personal rule of not putting 10 stars (I don't put 1 either, but that's another subject), but decided not to since I would have to rework my lists and frankly, I don't have that much time.
In case you haven't seen it (which is slim since the movie grossed 1 bil $) the movie isn't comic-based, even though there are references (and I think a reference to Tim Burton's Batman). Joaquin Phoenix plays with great talent a more real and sympathetic Joker in a good scenario, which to the movie's credit would play amazingly as a non-comic movie, since it manages to depict a story in which several circumstances drove a mentally ill person to become a serial killer.
Only real issue with the movie: It actually has a pretty realistic depiction of anxiety and depression, so I would advice against seeing it if you have such issues. Otherwise, enjoy your movie.