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Tag: Todd Phillips

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Column

One Year Later, the Joker Outrage Proved the Joke Is on Us

A year on since the release of Joker, it is strange to look back on the moral panic that surrounded the film during ...
By Darren MooneyOctober 19, 2020
Joker Academy Awards nominations not surprising wildcard, expected Todd Phillips
Movies & TV

Joker’s Oscar Success Is Anything but a Wildcard

Going into any Academy Awards, the film with the most nominations becomes a stalking horse, a target for various think pieces and arguments ...
By Darren MooneyJanuary 15, 2020
Joker sequel Todd Phillips Final Trailer Joaquin Phoenix
Movies & TV

Todd Phillips Clears Up Whether He’s Working on a Joker Sequel

Yesterday the Hollywood trades got in a bit of a war of words as THR reported that Todd Phillips was already working on ...
By Matthew RazakNovember 21, 2019
Joker sequel Todd Phillips Joaquin Phoenix
Movies & TV

Todd Phillips Is in Talks for Joker Sequel, Joaquin Phoenix Likely to Return

Update: Deadline is now rebuffing the THR report that a Joker sequel is in the works. The outlet says that their sources say that while ...
By Matthew RazakNovember 20, 2019
Joker Is a Deliberate Perversion of the Superhero Origin Story
In the Frame

Joker Is a Deliberate Perversion of the Superhero Origin Story

This article contains major spoilers for Joker. Joker co-writer and director Todd Phillips doesn’t see the film as a conventional superhero movie but ...
By Darren MooneyOctober 7, 2019
Joker Response to Criticism Joaquin Phoenix Todd Phillips
Movies & TV

Joker Director Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix Respond to Criticism of Film Being Dangerous

There’s plenty of discussion going on around the subject of director Todd Phillips’ upcoming film Joker, and while most early reviews have been positive, ...
By Matthew RazakSeptember 25, 2019
Joker sequel Todd Phillips Final Trailer Joaquin Phoenix
Movies & TV

Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker Final Trailer Reveals a Man Who’s Had Enough

The Venice Film Festival has just started. It’s there that Joker will get its debut before releasing wide on Oct. 4, and so ...
By Matthew RazakAugust 28, 2019
Donald Trump Canceled The Hunt
Opinion

Donald Trump Canceled The Hunt

It appears that the president of the United States has canceled a major motion picture. The cancellation of The Hunt should send a ...
By Darren MooneyAugust 16, 2019
Movies & TV

Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One

The Joker movie promises a radical new take, so why does it already look so familiar?
By Bob ChipmanApril 8, 2019
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News

Joker Trailer is a Comedy of Horrors

I’m a Batman fan with a happy face. Warner Brothers unveiled the teaser trailer for director Todd Phillips’ Joker earlier this morning, and ...
By Riley ConstantineApril 3, 2019

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