Joker

A stunning image

A terrific track

A few short extras

The film sits in a unique position of being able to both appease fan and newcomers alike

Joker is not your typical origin story, neither is it a comic book interpretation; it is new, bold and completely enthralling

Joker was shot entirely on digital with a variety of high-res Arri Alexa cameras, some as high as 5.1K (5120x2880), and finished at a true 4K digital intermediate. This means that Warner Bros.' 4K disc...

Equally as impressive is Joker's Dolby Atmos mix, which unfolds to Dolby TrueHD 7.1 if your receiver doesn't support the format. Both tracks are as crystal-clear and enveloping as expected, with extremely...

Joker arrives on 4K in a dual-hubbed keepcase with character-focused cover art and a matching, matte-finish slipcover. The extras, all on the included Blu-ray copy, are surprisingly limited and include...

Sympathy for the Devil.NOTE: All screenshots in this review are sourced from the included Blu-ray disc at their original 1920x1080 resolution. For an additional 20 images, please refer to my review of...

Todd Phillips' Joker is a movie America deserves, but not the one it needs right now. Yet while this volatile, beautifully composed character study will surely be misunderstood by some of its target audience...

The lunatics have taken over the Ultra HD asylum dressed to the heavily-stylized nines and looking surprisingly snazzier than its HD SDR counterpart. The visually captivating HEVC H.265 encode beautifully...

Political chaos wreaks havoc to home theaters thanks to an exceptionally awesome Dolby Atmos soundtrack, shining brightly from the thick of Gotham's slums with several demo-worthy segments. The few action...

The Ultra HD comes with the same disappointingly small set of bonuses as the Blu-ray.Joker: Vision & Fury (HD, 23 min)Joker: A Chronicle of Chaos (HD, 3 min)Please Welcome . . . Joker! (HD, 3 min)Becoming...

With so much to marvel at and draw a deeper meaning in Todd Phillips' surprisingly masterful and darkly poignant Joker, the use of stairs arguably provides the most evocative and significant visual. Within...

Right from the start, Todd Phillips' Joker drowns the audience in an atmosphere of poverty and hopelessness, made to witness the disturbingly, gut-wrenching misery of Arthur Fleck, an aspiring comedian...

This isn’t an overtly colorful film. Other than several well-chosen moments where sepia tones and rich chromatic variants are used, the film doesn’t make for especially eye-catching levels of color...

This is done to very good effect and creates a tangible level of immersion that coincides with the onscreen events nicely. During the first act, there are several instances where the mix generates a noticeable...

Disc 1: Joker Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc 2: Joker Blu-ray Joker: Vision & Fury Becoming Joker Please Welcome…Joker! Joker: A Chronicle of Chaos Digital Code...

Joker centers around an origin of the iconic arch nemesis of one of DC’s biggest heroes and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. Todd Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck,...

For me, it turned out to be better than I’d hoped. In that light it comes highly recommended on Blu-ray....