Taika Waititi

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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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.

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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Free Guy

By Leila Latif

Ryan Reynolds has an existential crisis inside a video game in this mostly entertaining action-adventure-comedy.

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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.

Making sense of Disney’s deluge of new content announcements

By Charles Bramesco

A staggering number of upcoming projects were revealed this week, set to be rolled out over the next decade.

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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Jojo Rabbit – first look review

By Hannah Strong

Taika Waititi plays an imaginary Adolf Hitler in this chronically soft-edged, wannabe satirical comedy.

63rd BFI London Film Festival line-up brings female directors to the fore

By David Jenkins

Céline Sciamma, Marielle Heller and Athina Rachel Tsangari are all heading to the capital this October.

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.

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.

60 films to look forward to in 2019 – part 2

By Rory Marsh

New works from Claire Denis, Jordan Peele and Kelly Reichardt round out our bumper 2019 preview.

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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An incredible teaser trailer for Thor: Ragnarok has arrived

By Little White Lies

Take a first look at Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett and ... Jeff Goldblum?!

Taika Waititi is making a film about Michael Jackson’s pet chimp

By Little White Lies

Bubbles will be a stop-motion animation in the style of Anomalisa.

Check out these amazing ‘wanted’ poster inspired by Hunt for the Wilderpeople

By Little White Lies

We’ve chosen the winners of our latest creative brief from your amazing entries.

Could you design a Hunt for the Wilderpeople wanted poster?

By Little White Lies

Kick off 2017 by getting your artistic juices flowing with our latest creative brief.

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