A commentary on the New Zealand film *The Weed Eaters*, analyzing its use of absurd cannibalism as a dark comedy, its connection to national horror traditions, and the broader context of low-budget, independent filmmaking in a constrained screen sector.
Stacked weekly counts; colour by lean. “n/a” covers government and iwi-Māori sources where lean isn't applicable.
How this topic has been named, week by week. A new alias winning out is usually a framing shift.
How the news corpus has covered this same topic over the last 12 weeks. 2 articles from RNZ, Stuff, NZ Herald, ODT, 1News, Newsroom and The Spinoff. Click through to the press view for the full panel.
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New NZ film The Weed Eaters asks: why bury a body when you can just eat it, maybe with some tomato sauce?Social-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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