'Joker' is a cash grab by a major studio (in this case, Warner Bros., like CNN, a unit of WarnerMedia), which capitalizes on intellectual property with 80 years of history,' writes CNN's blowryontv
Defending"Joker" amid pre-release criticism, director Todd Phillips reminded us that art doesn't always make people comfortable.
"Art isn't safe," he told the Washington Post."You want a safe art form? Take up calligraphy."But as the film's protagonist might say, who's kidding whom?"Joker" is a work of art in the way any movie is. That said, this isn't some high-minded art-house flick.
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