Few directors working today are as cri൩tically celebrated as Quentin Tarantino. While the filmmaker may make blood-splattered movies with terrifying characters who have a penchant for using foul language, critics lap up every release from the auteur with open arms.
Tarantino's latest effort, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, has received the same applause across the board. Our critic, Jordan Farely, described the movie as Tarantino's "mos🌃t heartfelt and emotionally mature 🌼work since Jackie Brown." Considering that Kill Bill, Inglorious Basterds, and Django Unchained have all been released since Jackie Brown, that's some high praise.
To celebrate the new release, which is in US theatres now and comes to UK cinemas August 14, the Total Film team has ranked every Tarantino-directed movie to date. Countdown the best Quentin Tara💃ntino mov꧋ies with us below.
10. Death Proof
The black sheep of Tarantino’s celebrated CV is, by design, a fairly disposable slice of exploitation cinema. Kurt Russell stars as Stuntman Mike, a psychotic serial killer who murders young women by using his “100% death proof” stunt car to cause horrific crashes. Originally released in the Grindhouse double bill with Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror, the bulk is Tarantino at his most prolix, as his characters (including the director himself, in a typically cringesome cameo) endlessly waffle about nothing of any real consequence in cars and bars – the extended cut even finding time for Mike to get a lap dance. But the film kicks into gear for the ferocious climactic car chase, before a hilariously abrupt, yet deeply satisfying, final. Jordan Farley
9. Kill Bill, Volume 2
Despite Tarantino saying that the Kill Bill movies are a singular entity, cinema-goers still had to buy two tickets to see both parts. So, with that in mind, it only seems fair to rank the two volumes separately. The second part of The Bride’s revenge tale acts as an origin story for the kung fu-fighting, ass-kicking, leather suit-wearing, three inch-punching heroin (played ferociously by Uma Thurman in both movies). In Volume 2, we finally come to understand her relationship with the eponymous Bill (David Carradine). However, the action sequences here are somewhat less thrilling than in Volume 1 - no katana showdowns or animated sequences - and the movie spends a little too much time with the legendary martial arts master Pai Mei, who teaches The Bride the infamous Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique. Still, the final showdown between Bill and The Bride is a masterclass in direction from Tarantino, who ratchets up the tension between the two. Jack Shepherd
8. The Hateful Eight
Effectively Tarantino’s version of an Agatha Christie story, The Hateful Eight sees a ragtag bunch of characters holed up in an isolated location, as truths are gradually revealed and twists emerge. Set in 1987 Wyoming during a blizzard, the action takes place in Minnie’s Haberdashery, as tensions mount between a cast of Tarantino regulars (Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen) and one-offs who perfectly nail the tone (Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins). Tarantino shot on 75mm, meaning that even in the confined setting it feels hugely cinematic, and an original score by Ennio Morricone adds to that old-school western heft. Yes, it’s very long (168 minutes, and that’s not even the roadshow version), but in the company of these characters, time flies. Matt Maytum
7. Django Unchained
Django Unchained reunites the director with Christopher Waltz for another wonderfully realised genre movie. This one centres on the former slave Django (Jamie Foxx), who gets taken under the wing of dentist-turned-bounty hunter, Dr. King Schultz (Waltz). The duo soon go searching for Django's wife, Broomhilda, who they discover is now owned by the terrifying Calvin J. Candie, proprietor of the Candyland plantation. Leonardo DiCaprio's Candie is thrilling to watch, with the actor giving the Mandingo fighting lover a raw and unpredictable energy - Tarantino has a knack for getting career best performances from even the most seasoned actors. Unfortunately, one person Tarantino cannot help is himself; during the third act, the director’s heavy-handed cameo is particularly galling. Jack Shepherd
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