Only Todd Phillips Could Have Made ‘Joker’

Todd Phillips makes ugly movies.

Yes, they’re comedies, but they typically have a noticeable lack of empathy and humanity.

There’s not a lot of joy in his comedies, mostly misery.

The Hangover movies get progressively crueler, and War Dogs and Due Date aren’t much different.

He’s cold and displays an appetite for pain, and those qualities are turned up to 11 […]The post Only Todd Phillips Could Have Made ‘Joker’ appeared first on /Film.

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