'Joker' (2019)
Joker is a compelling, character-driven, psychological tale that has a message behind the madness.

Inspired by some of the greatest musical recordings and performances 'behind bars', Young imagines a time and place where jails and prisons are no longer filled with bodies but are ruins of a time of isolation, pain and absence. A film about our collective redemption. About second chances, forgiving mistakes, rehabilitation, love and exoneration.
Joker is a compelling, character-driven, psychological tale that has a message behind the madness.
Gay representation is out there, but to portray a character who's gay as a big, happy brute is a rare treat.
Some people’s first introduction to Mira Nair might be as New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mom. But with her insightful direction of 1991’s Mississippi Masala, Nair shows how much she deserves to be known as an artist. Delivering a nuanced portrait of a romance between a Black man and an Indian woman living in the South, Nair explores the complications each character faces, giving both equal weight.
This Japanese Anime movie is about Kanna, a young girl who sets on a quest across Japan to discover her true identity.
‘Barbie’ is an entertaining, meaningful piece of filmmaking with a heartfelt message.
Korean culture shines in this Canadian export.