Phillips answer turned me off the movie more than anything else. If he doesn’t understand the difference in tone between John Wick and what he’s going for then maybe he’s not smart enough to cover the topic. 

I don’t know why you keep thinking it’s so important to emphasize that he’s not legally obligated to do things. Social expectations are totally a thing, here in human civilization, which I’m just now realizing you may not be familiar with ~

This would be a fair thing to say, except that the discussion was, in fact, sparked by reviews written by, and interview questions asked by, reporters who had seen the film. 

Its not his responsibility to understand and discuss the art he himself is making?

My point was that Malick had earned the right to not grant interviews by making films that undeniably works of a master film-maker, even if I personally think he spends too much time shooting footage of the landscape instead of the damn story. Phillips made bad films, and finally made what some people say is a decent…

You can argue about what “his job” entails, but I think most people would find it reasonable that the director of a film could be expected to answer critical questions about the film. He’s not legally obligated to do so, but if you observe humans you’ll probably find that most of them would think he’s being a dick for…

Thank you, global warming?  Is the seersucker in fall, or any time of year, something to be thankful for?

Looks like Phillips wants it to be considered a “serious movie”, so he imitated Scorcese, but unlike Schrader/Scorcese he doesn’t actually have anything to say with his movie, so he can’t answer any deeper questions about it. “Its not a superhero movie guys, its a REAL SERIOUS movie!” Ok, so what does it say about the…

Hey, asshole, while you’re right about seersucker being a spring and summer fabric, it’s also now widely being explored as fall staple due to warmer weather more often extending all the way into October! You can even pair it with fall staples like wool ties in rich colors and leather Oxfords, you fucking moron!!!

Ah, the ol’ “starting your argument by calling the other person a fucking moron” tactic. I believe it was Plato who popularized that one, yeah?

It has always, ALWAYS fallen on directors to defend their movies. And every great director understands this and is prepared. Maybe the director of such classics as The Hangover Part III, School for Scoundrels, and Starsky & Hutch isn’t up to the task like actually great directors.

It’s weird to me people trying to say “This Joker character has nothing to do with inspiring individuals with mass murder,” when, like, that’s literally happened in the past decade.

And she wrote that seersucker in the fall when everyone fucking knows it’s a spring or summer fabric. 

“wrote an seersucker calling Joker an incel”

FANPERSONS: Comic book movies don’t need to be callous, effects-laden spectacles made in a factory to print money for the studios! They can be artistic! They can be dramas, with as much to say about the human condition as any Oscar bait film! They should be considered seriously in the cultural conversation!

No, she wrote an thin, puckered, all-cotton fabric.  Damn, do you even English?

From the looks of it, it seems that Philips just wanted to make a knock-off of King of Comedy with DC window dressing.

She wrote a thin, puckered, all-cotton fabric?

i understand the desire to be sarcastic here, but i think this is fair.