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 ...
Jojo Rabbit is a fresh take on WWII era satire directed by Taika Waititi, who has directed movies such as “Thor: Ragnarok” and “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” and who also stars in the movie himself. Jojo ...
Taika Waititi’s satirical Jojo Rabbit takes on Nazis and an imaginary Adolf Hitler with plenty of laughs and a lot of heart, which ends on a hopeful note despite the dark subject matter. Following his ...
This is FRESH AIR. Screenwriter and director Taika Waititi earned a cult following with comedies like "What We Do In The Shadows" and "Hunt For The Wilderpeople." Then he directed the hit Marvel ...
Described as "an anti-hate satire," "Jojo Rabbit" seeks to strike a delicate balance in using a Hitler-obsessed boy -- during Nazi Germany's final throes -- to convey that message. The result is an ...
TORONTO -- It's just a few hours before "Jojo Rabbit" will make its world premiere and writer-director Taika Waititi is still figuring out how to talk about it. "I still don't even really know how to ...
I normally don’t enter spaces actively conscious of my identity as a grandchild of a Holocaust survivor. However, I was highly aware of my Judaism as I nervously entered the theater to see Jojo Rabbit ...