My blog reviews movies as political, historical or social commentary with intentional disregard for their artistic or cinematic value. One foe of American political scientists and economists is that they ignore movies as sources to inform them on changes in American culture, view exoticism as a hallmark of "foreigness" and, at the same time, impart American values and judgment to foreign movies.
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Quentin Tarantino. The Hateful Eight.
Would be an excellent parlor detective in the spirit of Agatha Christie and John Priestley, if Quentin Tarantino did not put his corny social context (a House United after the Civil War, military valor of the Confederate bandit and a black major transcending their differences, Lincoln letter etc. etc.) ahead of his cinematic mastery. Acting ensemble is superb.
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