A bit late on the reviews following the double-feature, apologies all.
Firstly, Joker. WOW! What a movie. The following snippet from a Guardian review sums it up best;
Todd Phillips’s Joker is essential viewing for anyone with more than a passing affection for the 1970s and early 80s films of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro – King of Comedy and Taxi Driver in particular – to which it pays fulsome tribute with its vision of a troubled, semi-psychotic working-class white male left to fend for himself by society, with disastrous results. Joaquin Phoenix’s performance as Arthur Fleck is one of startling, nihilistic majesty – a jewel found shining among dead things.
It is truly unlike any comic book movie, much darker and more violent. Phoenix's character begins as a mentally-ill young man living with his mother. He is a clown entertainer by day and aspiring stand up comic by night, with a nervous, discomforting and uncontrollable laugh caused by a neurological condition. Phoenix delivers a riveting performance, masterfully transforming his character (following one fateful encounter) into a full blown psychopathic mass-murderer who asks to be called 'Joker' by television host Murray Franklin (surprise cameo by Robert De Niro).
Joker is currently on pace to be the most profitable comic book movie of all-time (earnings recently passed 15 times budget), as well as the highest grossing R-rated movie ever.
As for Terminator: Dark Fate, well, its a Terminator movie. Just strap in, eat your popcorn, and enjoy the ride!