Quentin Tarantino addresses backlash over his praise for Joker: Folie à Deux

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12 December 2024 at 8:45 am

The Pulp Fiction director shocked fans when he came to the defence of Todd Phillips' Joker sequel, which was widely panned by audiences and bombed at the box office in October. During an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Tarantino hit back at the haters who criticised him for simply liking a movie most people didn't. "I go on a show and I say that I like Joker 2. Now there's 150 articles on it. And then you read the comments:...

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