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‘Jojo Rabbit’ finds absurd humor in the Holocaust
Our critics review “Jojo Rabbit,” from part-Jewish director Taika Waititi, who plays Adolf Hitler in this comedy; “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” the sequel to the 2014 orginal film starring Angelina Jolie; “The Lighthouse,” about two lighthouse…
By Barbara Bogaev • • 1 min readOur critics review “Jojo Rabbit,” from part-Jewish director Taika Waititi, who plays Adolf Hitler in this comedy; “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” the sequel to the 2014 orginal film starring Angelina Jolie; “The Lighthouse,” about two lighthouse keepers who live on a remote New England island in the 1890s and try to stay sane; “Zombieland: Double Tap,” the sequel to the action-comedy “Zombieland.”
Barbara Bogaev
radio journalist
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
Alonso Duralde
film critic; co-host, "Linoleum Knife" movie podcast; author, “Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas” (Second Edition) and "Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film"
Dave White
film critic and co-host of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife