Quentin Tarantino

‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ (1996) is a really good half of a movie

I overrated “From Dusk Till Dawn” (1996) in my head because of the great mid-film twist – but upon researching, it’s not a twist; it’s

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‘Pulp Fiction’ (1994) ingeniously makes the whole film into a maguffin

Considering that Quentin Tarantino isn’t a fan of Alfred Hitchcock (instead preferring filmmakers who took Hitch’s baton), it’s ironic that “Pulp Fiction” (1994) is Tarantino’s

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‘Reservoir Dogs’ (1992) launches Tarantino’s career with a quiet bang

Quentin Tarantino established Nineties Cool by combining the plotting and bang-bang action of the Seventies with a meta, knowing talkiness that arguably has not waned

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‘True Romance’ (1993) a violent fairy-tale love story

As Quentin Tarantino gained buzz as the Gen-X auteur in the mid-’90s, “True Romance” (1993) was his secret film among my high school classmates. Everyone

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Tarantino loves, lampoons motion picture industry in luscious ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ (Movie review)

Quentin Tarantino low-key makes fun of 1969-era movie- and TV-making in “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.” But the production design by Barbara Ling

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‘Grindhouse’ review

“Grindhouse” – Writer-directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino have a bloody good time here, spinning yarns in the style of the choppy, grainy B-movies they

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‘Sin City’ review

“Sin City” – This adaptation of Frank Miller’s gritty and remarkably violent comics, directed by Robert Rodriguez in a nearly panel-by-panel style, is three mini-movies

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Tarantino fans will likely love everything about ‘Django Unchained’ (Movie review)

I’m not naturally inclined to see a Quentin Tarantino film, but a couple of friends’ excitement about “Django Unchained,” combined with the generally positive reviews, got me

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