Jojo Rabbit is a Holocaust drama inside of a broad satire, and neither of them is that great

By Katie Rife, A.A. Dowd  |  February 7, 2020 | 5:30pm
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In honor of the fast-approaching 92nd Academy Awards—airing this Sunday, February 9—Film Club is looking back at the Best Picture nominees we didn’t cover last year. The last nominee on the list is Taika Waititi’s “anti-hate satire,” Jojo Rabbit, a film that is part-Holocaust drama, part-broad satire, but wholly unremarkable.


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