“Heil me,” says Adolf Hitler played by writer/director Taika Waititi in his new film “Jojo Rabbit.” It’s a comedy and a total farce, but does the genuine goodwill at the end of the film justify the means in which the Kiwi director gets there? “Jojo Rabbit” isn’t the first director to poke fun at one […]
Credit must be paid to Oscar winner Rachel Weisz (The Lobster, The Light Between Oceans, Complete Unknown) who debuts her fourth feature in 2016. More impressively it’s the second in which she is the solo lead. The rarity in which an actress has not one, but two leading roles in the same year is a
No this has nothing to do with apes or primates as the standard definition of anthropoid might suggest. As WWII films go, Anthropoid is a dark one, it’s tough to watch for a number of reasons. Academy Award nominated short film director Sean Ellis brings the assassination attempt of Hitler’s third rank to life. Ellis,