BOTTOM LINE An inventive satire about an infuriating cultural moment. Would you like to revisit the COVID-19 pandemic? I didn’t think so. If you’re like me, any work of fiction set in that wretched era — be it a movie,

Joaquin Phoenix was the guest of honor on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on Tuesday night, marking his first appearance on the late-night staple since his infamous 2009 interview with Dave Letterman and subsequent on-air apology the next year.