Sam and Raj continue revisiting Oscar favorites from the past few years, this week looking at 2019's Joker, directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, and Zazie Beetz. The guys discuss how they feel about the film a year after it's release, debate whether or not it deserved such high praise from The Academy, and break down the public discourse and controversy surrounding the film around release.
Below are some resources where you can learn more about what you can do, plus a list of related movies that you should check out.
Resources:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Movies:
When They See Us
13th
Just Mercy
Selma
Fruitvale Station
Get Out
If Beale Street Could Talk
Do the Right Thing
Blackkklansmen
Malcom X
The Hate U Give
I Am Not Your Negro
Watchmen
Mudbound
Fences
12 Years a Slave
Blindspotting
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