Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a 2016 adventure, comedy-drama film directed by Taika Waititi. It follows a young boy who runs into the wild when his foster mom passes away. Soon, his foster uncle joins ...

New Zealand will forever be linked, cinematically, to the massive Peter Jackson epics “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit,” but the small island country is also gaining a reputation as an ...

A tale about a rebellious teenager and his gruff older guardian on the run in the New Zealand bush might not sound like a barrel of laughs, but Taika Waititi's bittersweet comedy is fresh, feisty and ...

Welcome back to another issue of Your Movie Mage, where I discuss underrated movies across genres. Last week, we discussed the low-budget and depressing “On the Count of Three.” This week, we’ll be ...

One of the nicest surprises at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival — at least, if you’re not familiar with New Zealand director Taika Waititi (soon to direct Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok) — has been Hunt for ...