Francis Ford Coppola didn’t think Joker 2 was a Folie À dud

In its eternal quest to upend expectations and give fans something particularly twisted, Joker: Folie À Deux has pissed off fans and critics alike. Even those who enjoyed Todd Phillips' first unpleasant jaunt through Gotham seem disappointed by the director's desire to withhold anything remotely entertaining in his long-awaited sequel. In his review for The A.V. Club, critic Jesse Hassenger called it an "almost a perverse joke aiming to dissatisfy everyone."

However, one person who liked...