The Hateful Eight

Quentin Tarantino talks a big game in an already infamous pre season interview, he refers to himself, among other claims, as one of the best actors directors working today. After the commercial, critical and Academy success of his risky genre hybrids Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained, however, he can probably afford to. His ninth feature to be released on Christmas Day in glo(u)rious 70mm finds him returning to auteur oater territory, with an ensemble that includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samuel L. Jackson and Kurt Russell. If it s even half as good as he seems to think it is.