Once Upon a Time...Film Critics Became Joyless—A Review

About this episode

The episode reviews the joylessness of modern film criticism through the lens of Tarantino's work.

Tarantino is quintessentially American. He lets us linger and watch Tate in all her Technicolor radiance. He lets us love her. What’s more, he lets her watch and love herself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• film criticism
• American cinema
• Tarantino
• cultural analysis
• joy in film

Keywords

• Tarantino
• film critics
• joyless
• American cinema
• Tate
• Technicolor
• cultural commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Tate

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