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Two men discussing a hand-drawn diagram with colourful abstract shapes and lines on a canvas, outdoors in a park setting.
Review

Next Goal Wins review – chillingly eager to please

by Mark Asch

Tai­ka Wait­i­ti’s feel-good com­e­dy about the plight of a hap­less Samoan foot­ball team strives for noth­ing more than main­tain­ing the sta­tus quo.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A diverse group of young football players in green shirts gathered around a white male coach who is yelling excitedly, with the coach surrounded by the smiling players.
Festivals

Next Goal Wins – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Tai­ka Wait­i­ti is way-too eager to please with this aggres­sive­ly feel-good com­ic fic­tion­al­i­sa­tion of the love­ly 2014 doc­u­men­tary of the same name.
Two people facing each other, silhouetted against a purple sky.
Review

Thor: Love and Thunder

by Adam Woodward

Tai­ka Wait­i­ti returns to the MCU five years after Thor: Rag­narok with a dis­ap­point­ing sequel sore­ly lack­ing in charm and imagination.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Four men in formal suits walking on a concrete surface, with trees in the background.
Not Movies

Reservation Dogs is an authentic and witty Native American comedy

by Roxanne Sancto

Ster­lin Har­jo and Tai­ka Waititi’s com­ing-of-age series is a play­ful and often poignant indige­nous caper.
Two soldiers in the air, surrounded by other soldiers in a forest setting.
Review

Jojo Rabbit

by Jake Cole

Tai­ka Wait­i­ti takes aim at the Third Reich (and con­tem­po­rary fas­cism) in this paper-thin satire.

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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
Two soldiers in the air, surrounded by other soldiers in a forest setting.
Festivals

Jojo Rabbit – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Tai­ka Wait­i­ti plays an imag­i­nary Adolf Hitler in this chron­i­cal­ly soft-edged, wannabe satir­i­cal comedy.
Group of people, some wearing casual attire and others in costumes, in a dimly lit room.
Incoming

Taika Waititi’s next film will be an inspirational football epic

by Charles Bramesco

Next Goal Wins tells the true sto­ry of the Amer­i­can Samoa team’s unlike­ly victory.
Two soldiers in the air, surrounded by other soldiers in a forest setting.
Incoming

Watch the first trailer for Taika Waititi’s ‘anti-hate satire’ Jojo Rabbit

by Adam Woodward

The New Zealand film­mak­er plays Adolf Hitler in this World War Two-set com­ing-of-age comedy.
A man with dark hair and eyes, shouting passionately, lit by a warm, orange glow.
Festivals

Joker and Ford v Ferrari headline the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival

by Charles Bramesco

Todd Philips, James Man­gold, Tai­ka Wait­i­ti, Rian John­son and more are set to unveil new films this autumn.
A man with long blond hair and a beard, wearing a green top and a red cape, standing in a scene with clouds and buildings in the background.
Review

Thor: Ragnarok

by David Jenkins

Super­heroes go com­e­dy as Tai­ka Wait­i­ti brings some much need­ed heart, soul and humour to the Mar­vel universe.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect