Quentin Tarantino Issues Blistering Verdict on Post-Pandemic Hollywood Movies
Tarantino says recent films are riddled with flaws and miscasting, though he praised Netflix’s The Rip as the first new movie to hold his attention.
- Writing for Sight and Sound, Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino revealed it is "almost impossible" for him to watch new movies without picking them "to death," describing modern Hollywood as a "flavorless sausage factory."
- Comparing recent films to the 1980s, the director noted that movies from the last six years make that decade "seem like the 30s," prompting him to say he would "rather read a book" than watch contemporary cinema.
- Despite his widespread disdain, Tarantino praised The Rip, a Netflix crime drama directed by Joe Carnahan starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as a "suspenseful new movie" that held his attention.
- The film centers on two law enforcement officers in the Miami-Dade Police Department who discover corruption linked to $20 million of cartel cash, with Carnahan and Michael McGrale crafting a "sensational screenplay."
- Moving beyond film, Tarantino is currently working on a play titled The Popinjay Cavalier, a "swashbuckling comedy" set in 1930s Europe with a world premiere scheduled for London's West End in 2027.
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Quentin Tarantino Slams Nearly Every Movie Released Since the Pandemic as 'Plain Stupid S---'
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Quentin Tarantino Torches Modern Hollywood as a 'Flavorless Sausage Factory'
USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect Quentin Tarantino is once again lighting a match under modern Hollywood. Modern Movie Industry Credit: USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect In a blistering new op‑ed for Sight and Sound, the Pulp Fiction director declared that the movie industry has become a “flavourless sausage factory.” He said he can barely find a single recent film that doesn’t fall apart under scrutiny. Tarantino, 63, wrote that someth…
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