Viewers familiar with the antic wit of Taika Waititi — from such comedies as “What We Do in the Shadows,” “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” and “Thor: Ragnarok” — might wonder what he will next pull out of ...
Yep, the set of a Taika Waititi-directed movie is definitely as fun as you’d imagined. Lifted from the extra features on the film’s upcoming home release formats, the segment sees Waititi channeling ...
Just your everyday tale of a young boy whose invisible friend is Adolf Hitler. What’s more, far from trivializing the horror of the time, the playful, sometimes laugh-out-loud tone that underpins much ...
While watching “Jojo Rabbit” (2019), the audience is asked to laugh at — and sometimes, along with — the film’s main character, Jojo “Rabbit” Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis). Jojo is a devout Adolf ...
Last year, “Jojo Rabbit,” the Hitler Youth satire by Taika Waititi, charmed audiences and baffled skeptics, managing to be whimsical, winning and kind-hearted — while also featuring an imaginary Adolf ...
For some, his “anti-hate satire” will be funny, inventive and hopeful, for others too cartoonish for its subject matter. In fact, it's all of those things. Waititi’s determinedly wacky path is ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New Zealand movie director Taika Waititi says he likes a challenge and his satire of Adolf Hitler and Nazi culture may be his riskiest and most successful yet. "Jojo Rabbit," ...
Allie Gemmill is the Lead News Editor at Collider. Previous bylines can be found at Bustle, Teen Vogue, Inverse, ScreenRant, SheKnows, VICE, and Atom Tickets. Searchlight Pictures has released the ...
“Comedy is a red rubber ball,” said Mel Brooks, “and if you throw it against a soft, funny wall, it will not come back. But if you throw it against the hard wall of ultimate reality, it will bounce ...
When I first saw the trailer for the movie "JoJo Rabbit," I thought that it would be worth a watch and that it could actually make a two-hour trip a fun adventure because who doesn't like a good funny ...
For Variety‘s Writers on Writers, Patton Oswalt pens a tribute to “Jojo Rabbit” (written by Taika Waititi [screenplay] and Christine Leunens [based on the novel by]). For more, click here. Sixty years ...