Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...that JoJo Rabbit, the latest from Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi, will be this year's opening night title...."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thor: Ragnarok

The Marvel Universe's funniest movie to date

"...Directed by: Taika Waititi. Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Jojo Rabbit

Anti-hate satire in the ruins of the Reich finds heart and humor in the chaos

"...Directed by: Taika Waititi. Starring: Taika Waititi, Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie,..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

... Vs Liger?

New Zealander Taika Waititi doesn't mind if you compare his charmed comedy to Napoleon Dynamite

"...SXSW better pull out something special to impress writer/director Taika Waititi. "The script for the feature was workshopped at..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Living Among Us

Bloodless vampire found footage should stay in the shadows

"...Taika Waititi’s glorious spoof casts a long-fingered shadow over what..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Academy Award-Nominated Short Films 2004

A program of eight short films nominated for live-action and animated Academy Awards in 2004.

"...home front. "Two Cars, One Night," from New Zealand’s Taika Waititi, is a perfectly pitched story of three Maori..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What We Do in the Shadows

Cleverly executed, this vampire spoof by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, is a lot of fun.

"...Directed by: Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. Starring: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh, Cori..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Boy

Set on the eastern New Zealand coast in 1984, Boy is a wisp of a story, but originally told by the director of Eagle vs Shark.

"...Directed by: Taika Waititi. Starring: James Rolleston, Te Aho Eketone-Whitu and Taika..."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest Review: Jojo Rabbit

Taika Waititi takes on hate and Hitler with humor and pathos

"...riven by a reemergence of far right nationalism, for Taika Waititi to make a comedy about Hitler sounds like..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Thor: Love and Thunder

The Slayer of Thanos becomes a lovesick clown in this mirthless sequel

"...Directed by: Taika Waititi. Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Christian..."

July 8, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Kiwi comedy offers a wealth of belly laughs

"...Directed by: Taika Waititi. Starring: Julian Dennison, Sam Neill, Rima Te Wiata,..."

July 15, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Eagle vs Shark

Like Napoleon Dynamite, Eagle vs Shark is a little wisp of a movie, a lightweight feature loaded with montage and hung on the multidimensional performance of Loren Horsley as Lily.

"...Directed by: Taika Waititi. Starring: Jemaine Clement, Loren Horsley, Brian Sergent, Craig..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Ha-Ha-Hitler: The Importance of Mocking Nazis in Jojo Rabbit

Taika Waititi, Stephen Merchant dissect hate in anti-Nazi satire

"...The latest film from writer/difrector Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnorok, What We Do in the Shadows)..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: What We Do in the Shadows

Jemaine Clement lets the vampires talk

"...of the Conchords star Jemaine Clement and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Taika Waititi (Boy, Eagle vs. Shark). The pair were required..."

July 21, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Guy

Ryan Reynolds levels up for the summer’s most charming and fun blockbuster

"...Comer, Lil Rel Howery, Joe Keery, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Taika Waititi...."

Aug. 13, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Swings Into Action with 'The Amazing Spider-Man' Director

Film fest adds major names plus eight new films to the slate

"...What We Do In the Shadows D: Taika Waititi & Jermaine Clement Cast: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi,..."

Feb. 12, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Before the God of Thunder rocks the skies, every MCU film reviewed

"...What we said: "Ragnarok director Taika Waititi – frequent collaborator with NZ comedy team Flight..."

July 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Marvel gets tiny, weird, and wonderful again

"...Quantumania is, quite frankly, everything that Taika Waititi's dismal run on Thor (the continuity-dismissive Ragnarok and..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lightyear

Pixar's Toy Story spin-off never achieves lift-off

"...Part of the problem is with the supporting cast. Taika Waititi proves himself once more incapable of showing up..."

June 17, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard

Ryan Reynolds adds a new client but no extra fun

"...only two months away. At least that one has Taika Waititi...."

June 18, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Meet the New Bloodsuckers in FX's What We Do in the Shadows

Prepare for the return of the vampire

"...The original 2014 mockumentary of the same name by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement (who also directed the pilot..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...vampire comedy from Jemaine Clement and Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi...."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

C. Robert Cargill’s Journey From Writing About Film to Making Blockbusters

Something sinister, something strange from Dr. Strange scribe

"...Scott Derrickson, and he got Doctor Strange. He let Taika Waititi be Taika Waititi, and he got Thor: Ragnarok...."

June 15, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Hunt For The Wilderpeople New Zealand Director/Screenwriter: Taika Waititi Ricky (Julian Dennison) is a defiant city kid..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

The “world’s first Iranian feminist vampire spaghetti western” is a spooky doozy

"...sanguine Only Lovers Left Alive; then Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s What We Do in the Shadows, a dead-on..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Honors Japanese Film Master Takashi Miike

Third wave includes special tribute to the J-horror innovator

"...waves, including Rian Johnson's eagerly-awaited murder-mystery Knives Out and Taika Waititi's anti-bigotry comedy JoJo Rabbit, there were already plenty..."

Sept. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...Having already snagged the U.S. premiere of Taika Waititi's Nazi satire JoJo Rabbit as opening night film..."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Podcast the Myth: B.J. Novak Goes to Texas in Vengeance

The Office star explores the stories that Texas tells itself

"...a director should do, and Novak's a director now. "Taika [Waititi] does not slouch," Novak said. "That guy is..."

July 29, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Nosferatu Festival Celebrates Count Orlok's Centennial

The other Batman comes to town

"...debt. From Klaus Kinski in Werner Herzog's remake to Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's What We Do in the..."

March 4, 2022 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Benedict Cumberbatch as the artist who invented the modern cat

"...Claire Foy, Julian Barratt, Richard Ayoade, Nick Cave and Taika Waititi...."

Nov. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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