The Hateful Eight‘s cinematography is, I really must say, remarkably handsome and very nicely lighted. One observation: When Jennifer Jason Leigh mimics the act of being hung the gesture seems way outside the historical realm of the film. I realize this is taking place in Tarantino Land, of course, and not the real Old West, but sticking your tongue out as you pretend to choke to death…that feels like something aimed at the folks in the cheap seats.
Roughly two months ago a very early draft of Eric Roth‘s screenplay for Killers of the Flower Moon (dated 2.20.17,...
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Frances McDormand‘s Fern was strong but mule-stubborn and at the end of the day self-destructive, and this stunted psychology led...
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Can’t decide which performance is better, although I’ve always leaned toward Tina Vitale, her cynical New Jersey moll behind the...
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Two days ago (1.19) a Facebook tribute congratulated Tippi Hedren for having reached her 94th year (blow out the candles!)...
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A friend suggested a list of the Ten Best American Crime Flicks of the ‘70s. By which he meant films...
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I’ve never been able to give myself over to Sam Peckinpah’s Major Dundee, a 1965 Civil War–era western, and I’ve...
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