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  1. endings
    Reservation Dogs Closes the Circle of Peak TVThe end of Sterlin Harjo’s singular half-hour dramedy might also be the end of a small but astounding moment in post-prestige television.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  2. movie review
    Is Taika Waititi Even Trying Anymore?The New Zealand filmmaker’s new film, Next Goal Wins, is so sloppily made that it might make you wonder why he even bothered.
    By Alison Willmore
  3. tv review
    Our Flag Means RomanceThe pirate pastiche is on course to becoming a great workplace comedy, if it can avoid the riptide of its central boatmance.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  4. tiff 2023
    What’s at TIFF? An A24 Musical, Miyazaki, and the GameStop MovieThis year’s film festival starts with a bang: Hayao Miyazaki’s last film, a “semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation.”
    By Alison Willmore and Nate Jones
  5. rika ortiti
    Rita Ora Was the One Who Proposed to Her Music Video Director“It’s giving Hollywood glamour.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  6. what’s rita ora up to?
    Rita Ora Did a Wedding-Ring Reveal on The Tonight ShowTens of people wanted to look at Rita’s rock.
    By Bethy Squires
  7. development hell
    Jordan Peele Would Rather Watch a Live-Action Akira Than Make ItTaika Waititi is the most recent filmmaker to take on the beast of development hell.
    By Bethy Squires
  8. new music friday
    Just Who Did Rita Ora Get for Her New Music Video?And why did they say yes to this?
    By Wolfgang Ruth
  9. last night on late night
    Taika Waititi Helped Daniel Craig Learn to Move His Benoit BootyThe second James Bond to loosen his hips (after Pierce Brosnan in Mamma Mia!).
    By Jason P. Frank
  10. taylor’s version
    The Complete Winners List for the MTV EMAs (Taylor’s Version)Hosted by Rita Ora and Taika Waititi.
    By Bethy Squires
  11. coming soon
    Interior Chinatown Rounds Out Its Cast-Within-A-CastLisa Gilroy, Sullivan Jones, Chloe Bennet, and Ronny Chieng joing Jimmy O. Yang on the Hulu series.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  12. bow down
    Who Royalty Rita Ora, Taika Waititi to Host MTV Europe Music AwardsGet Lindsey and Bobby to Europe ASAP.
    By Justin Curto
  13. who-ly matrimony
    Rita Waititi-Ora Has Changed Her Name for Love (Not a Rebrand)The singer reportedly married Marvel hitmaker Taika Waititi.
    By Zoe Guy
  14. mcu-nionize
    Waititi Taikes the Piss out of Thor: Love and Thunder’s VFXNo, the blame doesn’t lie with overworked effects artists.
    By Rebecca Alter
  15. easter eggs
    8 Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed in Thor: Love and ThunderFrom screaming goats to familiar faces in the Hall of Legends.
    By Richard Newby
  16. the mighty thor
    How Natalie Portman Returned to Thor After a ‘Furious’ Grudge Against MarvelThe biggest shock of Thor: Love and Thunder isn’t that Portman turns up as Thor — it’s that the Academy Award winner returned to the role at all.
    By Chris Lee
  17. movie review
    Thor: Love and Thunder Makes You Wonder If Marvel’s OkayThe gods, Asgardian and otherwise, must be crazy.
    By Alison Willmore
  18. take your kids to work day
    Thor: Love and Thunder Is Apparently a Family MovieIn that the children of Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, and Taika Waititi all appear in it.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  19. what could have been
    Thor: Love and Thunder Was Also Going to Heavily Feature Kate BushAccording to Christian Bale.
    By Bethy Squires
  20. korg core
    Thor: Love and Thunder Trailer Blurs Chris Hemsworth’s ButtAnd introducing … Natalie Thortman!
    By Rebecca Alter
  21. shrekpilled
    Does Al Pacino Have a Shrek Phone Case?Oscar-winning actors are like onions. Onions have layers.
    By Bethy Squires
  22. taika on tv
    What Makes a Taika Waititi TV Series a Taika Waititi TV Series?‘Our Flag Means Death’ cements Waititi’s commitment to the idea that home isn’t a fixed location and family isn’t a static concept.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  23. comedy
    Soul Mateys: Fred Armisen Joins HBO Max Comedy Our Flag Means DeathFred Armisen will join the upcoming HBO Max comedy Our Flag Means Death as a recurring guest star.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  24. movie review
    Ryan Reynolds (Almost) Saves Free GuyHis pathological insincerity might be just what this derivative action-comedy needs.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  25. tv review
    With A Little Patience, Reservation Dogs Will Enchant YouThis series about a quartet of Indigenous friends in a tiny Oklahoma town operates at its own deliberate pace and on its own distinct wavelength.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  26. trailer mix
    Oh, What a Beautiful ‘Thuggy Ass’ Morning in the Reservation Dogs TrailerAn Indigenous comedy from the mind of Taika Waititi.
    By Devon Ivie
  27. kissing
    Taika Waititi Has No Shame Over Those Sexy Smooch Snaps“I was doing nothing wrong. It’s fine.”
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  28. quar goss
    Tessa Thompson, Taika Waititi, and Rita Ora’s Lips Caught Preparing for Thor 4Thompson was also spotted with model Zac Stenmark.
    By Zoe Haylock
  29. open parrot auditions
    Arrrrrrrrrrre You Ready to See Taika Waititi Play Blackbeard in a Pirate Comedy?The Jojo Rabbit director will portray the dread pirate in HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death.
    By Halle Kiefer
  30. mcu
    Thor: Love and Thunder Adds Another Beefy Australian to Its CastIt’s this guy.
    By Rebecca Alter
  31. vampires
    A What We Do in the Shadows Spinoff Will Haunt The CW and HBO MaxThe New Zealand–based comedy series follows the officers investigating the vampires from the 2014 film.
    By Rebecca Alter
  32. grammys 2021
    Taika Waititi Wins Grammy for Jojo Rabbit, a Film He ‘Can Barely Remember’“I guess they’re just giving Grammys to anyone now!”
    By Justin Curto
  33. piracy
    Taika Waititi Is Developing a Comedy Series About a Fancy PirateIt’s loosely based on “the Gentleman Pirate,” Stede Bonnet.
    By Rebecca Alter
  34. jar jar rabbit
    Taika Waititi to Write and Direct a New Star Wars Film in a Galaxy Far, Far AwayWhat, Marvel’s not good enough for him?
    By Devon Ivie
  35. director sleep
    A Comprehensive Compendium of Taika Waititi Nap Pics Is HereLight and/or finicky sleepers, prepare to be jealous.
    By Halle Kiefer
  36. the gossip
    Rumor Has It Disney Is Asking Taika Waititi to Make a Star Wars MovieYou’d want him to direct your movie, too, if you had the money.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  37. movie review
    Even If You Don’t Love Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit, You’ll Love That It ExistsFor extratextual reasons, support your local Nazi comedy.
    By David Edelstein
  38. movies
    ‘Heil Me, Man’: How Taika Waititi Learned to Play HitlerFor Jojo Rabbit, a black comedy about a Nazi fanboy at the end of the Third Reich, the director cast himself as a make-believe version of the Führer.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  39. award season
    World War II Comedy Jojo Rabbit Wins TIFF People’s Choice AwardOscar-buzz alert for an imaginary Hitler!
    By Devon Ivie
  40. trailer mix
    The Jojo Rabbit Trailer Stars Taika Waititi As a Dancing HitlerAnd Sam Rockwell is playing a Nazi.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  41. movies
    Taika Waititi Is Making a Soccer MovieGooooal!
    By Hunter Harris
  42. t4or
    More Thor in Store, Taika Waititi to Direct Thor 4But his Akira adaptation has been put on hold.
    By Zoe Haylock
  43. big screen adaptations
    Book Your Tickets to Neo-Tokyo Now: Taika Waititi’s Akira Arrives in 2021May 21, 2021, to be exact.
    By Halle Kiefer
  44. tv
    What We Do In the Shadows Wouldn’t Let Cate Blanchett Be a VampireThere were rules!
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  45. renewals
    FX Renews What We Do in the Shadows for a Second SeasonMore vampire hijinks are in the works for 2020.
    By Megh Wright
  46. chat room
    Don’t Rule Out a Taika Waititi Cameo in What We Do in the Shadows“It’s still in the same universe as the film. Our characters still exist and they’re still in New Zealand.”
    By Valentina Valentini
  47. the industry
    Taika Waititi Travels to the Future to Bring You Apple’s Time Bandits TV ShowThe Thor: Ragnarok director will co-write and direct the pilot for Apple’s Terry Gilliam adaptation.
    By Halle Kiefer
  48. new york comic con 2018
    Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi Reveal Their Vampire Origin StoryIt involves stand-up comedy.
    By Tolly Wright
  49. movies
    The Mandalorian Gives Us a First Look at Said MandalorianThe first ever live-action Star Wars streaming series also unveiled a very exciting list of directors.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  50. reshoots wigs
    Can You Guess the Exorbitant Price of Tessa Thompson’s Thor: Ragnarok Wig?What a queen deserves.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
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