Taika Waititi: Boy (2010)

<p>Talk about a jump in quality! This week in our Taika Waititi retrospective we discuss <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1560139/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_17" target="_blank">Boy</a>, his feature-length follow-up to <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0494222/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_18" target="_blank">Eagle vs. Shark</a> set in New Zealand in 1984. It's a story about overcoming grief, growing up, and being there for your family, all told from the point of view of the title character. Taika has a larger role in this film compared to the last and his energetic and comedic touch REALLY work. Could say more, but you should probably just dive into the episode. </p><p>We also talk <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6016776/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_11" target="_blank">Team Thor</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6599818/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_10" target="_blank">Team Thor Part 2</a>, and his Flight of the Concords episode "<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1357680/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_18" target="_blank">New Zealand Town</a>," all of which are pretty funny but maybe don't pop in the way we've come to expect from a Taika Waititi venture.</p>