The Warner Bros. film Joker, which racked up 11 Oscar nominations last week, is not your traditional comic book adaptation. That’s true of not just the narrative of the film—in that it’s a character study more than a set piece-driven story—but also the filmmaking and construction of what we see onscreen. Director/co-writer Todd Phillips pushed for a gritty, naturalistic aesthetic that reflected the world inhabited by Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, and everything we see in the film is from Arthur’s point of view. Indeed, subjectivity plays a major role as the …

Well, as it turns out, that insanely catchy tune from 2016 was a lie and everything is apparently not awesome? The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part is off to a not-so-solid start, piecing together $8.5 million for a projected $32 million. This is far behind the projected $50-55 million that Warner Bros. was hoping for, and definitely less of a solid foundation than the original film's $69 million opening. The LEGO Movie 2 sees Mike Mitchell and Trisha Gum taking over directorial duties from Chris Miller and Phil Lord, who did come back aboard …