A 'Joker' Deep Dive (SPOILERS) | The Big Picture

The Big Picture

The Ringer

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4.3 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2019

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Todd Phillips's 'Joker,' a gritty homage to '70s films like 'Taxi Driver,' has become one of the year's most anticipated and controversial movies. Sean and Jason Concepcion explore the long history of the Batman supervillain, in comic books and on screen (1:30). Then, they take a close look at the new Joaquin Phoenix–starring movie, its societal ramifications, and what it means for the superhero movie genre at large (41:20). Finally, Sean is joined by writer-director Noah Hawley to discuss his feature film debut, 'Lucy in the Sky' (75:18). Host: Sean Fennessey Guests: Jason Concepcion and Noah Hawley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up guys, it's Liz Kelly and welcome to the Ringer Podcast Network.
0:04.6	I want to tell you guys about a brand new podcast coming to our luminary slate called
0:08.5	Sonic Boom.
0:10.1	For more than four decades, the Seattle Super Sonics were among the NBA's most iconic
0:14.1	franchises, but in 2008, they packed their bags for Oklahoma.
0:18.6	Hosted by the Ringer's Jordan RitterCon, Sonic Boom tells the story of basketball and politics,
0:23.5	wealth and power, and reveals new truths about the NBA's greatest heist.
0:28.0	You can find the eight episode documentary podcast exclusively on luminary starting
0:32.0	October 3rd.
0:35.0	I'm Sean Fennesee and this is the big picture a conversation show about that's right, Joker.
1:03.1	Joker is here, but first later in the show, I have an interview with Noah Hawley, who
1:07.1	is best known as the creator and show runner of shows like Fargo and Legion.
1:10.7	His feature directorial debut starring Natalie Portman is Lucy in the sky.
1:14.6	It's a loose riff on that infamous story of Lisa Noak, the astronaut who suffered a breakdown
1:18.8	who we've all read about many times.
1:20.3	That movie is out this weekend, so check out that conversation after this talk.
1:23.2	But now I'm joined by Ringer, senior creative, host of the Emmy winning NBA desktop and the
1:29.6	co-host of binge mode just a conception.
1:31.8	What's up, man?
1:32.9	I'm ready to talk about the Joker.
1:34.4	You're here to talk about the Joker with me.
1:36.2	There's only a handful of people that I really trust to come into this very special environment
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