Only Taika Waititi could merge a black comedy, war movie and coming of age movie together and deliver something akin to genius. Whilst co-starring as Jojo’s imaginary friend Adolf Hitler. It’s hilariously funny where it shouldn’t be, deeply emotional when you least expect it and given how masterful his performance was, it’s shocking to find this is Roman Griffin Davis’ screen debut. He’s supported very powerfully indeed by Scarlet Johansson and Sam Waterston, not to mention Rebel Wilson (who has never been funnier) but this is a double header by Davis and Thomasin McKenzie as ‘Elsa’, and together they are electric. Waititi seems remarkably gifted at telling offbeat stories about children without any sentimentality at all. In this respect I enjoy his work more than any of Spielberg’s. The dark absurdity of Jojo Rabbit has a lot to say about the human condition, but it’s Waititi’s fearlessness at tackling antisemitism and the cult hysteria that allows fascist takeovers that makes this essential viewing.