Todd Phillips

The Profile

Todd Phillips (born Todd Philip Bunzl, 1970) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer known for The Hangover trilogy and Joker, active since the 1990s.

Joker (2019) won the Golden Lion at Venice and earned 11 Academy Award nominations, winning Best Actor (Joaquin Phoenix) and Best Original Score.

DeBaser’s reviews of Todd Phillips zero in on Joker and its sequel: a charged character study powered by Joaquin Phoenix, with directing and writing often called uneven. Folie à Deux is seen as a risky, song-laced detour that some admire and others reject. Opinions swing from masterpiece to misfire, but debate is lively.