Just as we all expected: “Joker” has found its champion, and his name is Michael Moore.
Earlier this week, the well-known documentarian caught a screening of Todd Phillips‘s controversial superhero movie at the New York Film Festival. After (seemingly) letting his thoughts percolate for a few days, Moore finally unleashed an essay-length Facebook post about the movie, overtly tying it to contemporary politics and praising the film for its embrace of ’70s classics like “The French Connection” and “Dog Day Afternoon.”
Read More: Todd Phillips Explains Why He Left Comedies for ‘Joker’
Clocking in at 1,074 words, Moore’s post is too long to share in its entirety, but this one particular section seems to sum up Moore’s thoughts better than the rest.
Continue reading Michael Moore Calls ‘Joker’ An “Important Movie For An Important Time” at The Playlist.
Earlier this week, the well-known documentarian caught a screening of Todd Phillips‘s controversial superhero movie at the New York Film Festival. After (seemingly) letting his thoughts percolate for a few days, Moore finally unleashed an essay-length Facebook post about the movie, overtly tying it to contemporary politics and praising the film for its embrace of ’70s classics like “The French Connection” and “Dog Day Afternoon.”
Read More: Todd Phillips Explains Why He Left Comedies for ‘Joker’
Clocking in at 1,074 words, Moore’s post is too long to share in its entirety, but this one particular section seems to sum up Moore’s thoughts better than the rest.
Continue reading Michael Moore Calls ‘Joker’ An “Important Movie For An Important Time” at The Playlist.
- 10/5/2019
- by Matthew Monagle
- The Playlist
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