Todd Phillips Archives

Joker and Life Imitating Art

AlexGherzo | Aug 31, 2020 | 0

“Life imitates art” is one of those clichés that people rattle off with such regularity that one typically just nods along whenever it’s uttered. But this past year, new life has been breathed into the rote chestnut, and it’s come at the hands of the increasingly violent left. All around th...

The 2020 Oscar Nominations Are In

AlexGherzo | Jan 14, 2020 | 0

The Oscar nominations for the 92nd Annual Academy Awards were announced yesterday morning. Joker led the pack with 11 nominations, while Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, The Irishman, and 1917 had 10 each. The Oscar nominations were presented by actors John Cho and Issa Rae at the Academy Museum of...

Joker Sequel is Coming, Says Hollywood Reporter

AlexGherzo | Nov 20, 2019 | 0

*UPDATE* Deadline is now saying they have sources denying that the Joker sequel news, as well as Todd Phillips’ desire to make other DC movies, is true. The Hollywood Reporter also has multiple sources. We’ll have to wait and see, I supposed, but if Deadline is right, could Warner Bros. ...

REVIEW: Joker (2019)

brettstevens | Oct 5, 2019 | 0

Joker has been one of my most anticipated films ever since it was first announced. From Todd Phillips directing – spreading his wings in a genre that, until now, had been foreign to him – to the casting of Joaquin Phoenix, who had long held a desire to do a character study based on an … <...

Joker Laughs One More Time in Final Trailer

brettstevens | Aug 28, 2019 | 0

It looks like we have another look at what made the Joker smile as the new trailer for Todd Phillips’ Joker (which the director has said won’t use anything from the comics) has arrived online. The final Joker trailer opens with our titular character – in his original persona as Arthur ...

Joker Trailer Arrives Online

brettstevens | Apr 4, 2019 | 0

It looks like we’re about to see what made the Joker smile as the first trailer for Joker, the DC stand-alone feature, has arrived online. This trailer makes the film seem like, well, no other comic book movie we’ve seen before. Joaquin Phoenix was once quoted as saying he wanted to do a charact...