Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino has written a book of film criticism that looks like a memoir, and sounds like the script for a one-man show he never got around to making (and which nobody else would). Cinema Speculation is a chatty, provocative,…

'He did genuinely ask had I come as a prostitute' This week on Up To 90, Emma's dad is cooking apple tart and her partner Shane is at the bread while Julie's partner Fred is bleeding all over checkouts in Dingle. The ladies also talk…

Movie plots aren’t always straightforward. Nonlinear narrative has featured in film for almost a century, effectively conveying stories out of sequence for a more captivating, provocative plot. Some of the most iconic, and arguably best,…

Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction is the quintessential nineties cult flick. At the time, the world needed a movie such as this as much as Tarantino needed to make an artistic statement and create a hit. It remains relevant 25…

Speaking of Natural Born Killers twenty five years after it s original release, the first thought that enters your brain is violence. Through a pure word association you immediately go to that dark place, and that is the genius of the…

The latest and ninth movie from Quentin Tarantino, the aptly titled Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, is pure brilliance. The period setting and cinematography is astounding, as is the smattering of humor within the narrative. This is a movie…

Upcoming artists are often celebrated as unique to ramp up the hype, but it’s rarely merited. In both life and music, Alya has earned the accolade. Born in Russia, but now living in L.A., she spent a considerable amount of time travelling…

If you were to sum up the 90s with a list of films that give a feeling for that decade then all three of Quentin Tarantino’s movies that he made in that garish, fun and convoluted decade would be on the list. He wrote and directed Reservoir…

Classical music, art and cinema all have their place and are often given the respect they are due. So it is with the Western. Some of America's greatest fables and folktales exist in the Western genre. From the gunfight at the OK Corral to…

Treading the fine line between past and present, This Week, in History is a round-up of the latest historical events and findings which continue to impact the world today. This week, we look at Birmingham Bombings, the History Channel's…