The director says he has tried and failed to watch the new brand of superhero films, which he likens to theme parksMartin Scorsese, one of cinema’s most venerated current directors, has decried superhero movies – the dominant force in today’s industry. The director of films such as Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas told Empire magazine that his attempts to get up to speed with contemporary superhero films had failed. “I tried, you know?” the director said when asked if he had seen Marvel’s movies. [Alfred] Hitchcock never won best director, so it’s very nice, but it doesn’t mean everything. Out today is Joker, Todd Phillip’s revisionist take on the DC villain, which borrows much from the films of Scorsese, notably 1983’s The King of Comedy.

Source: The Guardian October 04, 2019 12:57 UTC