Sher and Phillips developed a method of shooting with no rehearsal, no marks, and unobtrusive lighting from sources that are always based in reality. That style worked well enough on "Joker" to nab Sher and Phillips Academy Award nominations - and Phoenix an Oscar - but it was a gritty drama with roots in 1970s Lumet and Scorsese.

So let's deal with the wrong first, because yes, Joker: Folie à Deux was, for lack of a better word, a disaster. The film doesn't deserve the low Rotten Tomatoes score that it has right now, with just as low an Audience score. There have been far worse films out there that are far more deserving of a lower score.

Folie à Deux,' many of the incel Joker-ites admonished the sequel as an unfaithful condemnation of both its protagonist and its fans.

Joker: Folie à Deux' tanked at the box office, but was it just bad reviews that kept even the most diehard fans away?

One of the most ironic aspects in Joker: Folie a Deux is the fact that there is constant mention of an in-movie Joker film based on Arthur Fleck’s life. But although we never see this fake movie, director and co-writer Todd Phillips says they almost did film some of it, and it was supposed to star Beetlejuice 2 actor Justin Theroux.

T his week, ReelBlend is joined by Oscar-nominated cinematographer Lawrence Sher to discuss his incredible work on "Joker: Folie à Deux," starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.

The overall tone is light and funny, and the show is a fine choice for parents and teens to watch together — especially if your family enjoys the kind of blockbusters that the show mocks. Daniel Brühl,

One TikToker has taken a deep dive into the film, and thinks that it was Joker rather than Arthur Fleck pulling the strings the whole time. User Society.made.the.joker posted a video, in which she argues that "the Joker is a real persona, and he’s a persona that comes out to protect Arthur."

Rather than fill us in on her life, director Todd Phillips uses this as an opportunity for Gaga to sing snippets from a host of songs – including those found in movie musicals. That delays the inevitable and makes us wonder why Gaga even agreed to do this.