Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I didn’t meet Taika that time; I met Taika for the recall. Well, I didn’t meet him; we talked over Skype. But it was great, and I ...

Does Taika Waititi's movie successfully poke fun at Nazis? Critics disagree on the value of the "anti-hate satire." Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics a question related to a ...

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For the first half or so of the fantastic “Jojo Rabbit,” Taika Waititi cooks up a delicious serving of absurdism. The writer-director is at the controls of a World War II satire that plays like a Wes ...

If you think it’s impossible to make Hitler and the Nazis funny, check out the parodies of “Downfall” (2004). YouTube is well-stocked with sub-titled take-offs on Hitler’s German-language verbal ...

Nobody wanted to make the film about a boy and his imaginary friend the Führer: "People say it’s divisive. Where I come from that’s a good thing." By Mia Galuppo Senior Entertainment Reporter Pretty ...

Taika Waititi’s unconventional World War II film Jojo Rabbit is a combination of drama and comedy, and its most emotional moment is what happens to Jojo Rabbit'smom. Following the success of Thor: ...

This story is part of a series evaluating the chances of all nine best picture nominees. Fox Searchlight marketed “Jojo Rabbit” as an “anti-hate satire” — a disclaimer suggesting that the distributor ...

Following the path set out by Charlie Chaplin (The Great Dictator) and Mel Brooks (The Producers), writer/director Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok) parodies the Third Reich in Jojo Rabbit. Described as ...