Cinema Science

EW has a pretty comprehensive article up about the failure of Grindhouse. I agree with most of what the writer has to say, especially wanting Tarantino to tackle a subject other than movies he fetishized when he was younger. I disagree with his general assessment of Death Proof though. I thought it was one of the better movies so far this year, and while it was somewhat linked to the "slasher" genre it had enough originality and wackiness in it for me to really enjoy it. He also says a few unkind words for Jackie Brown. To me, that is the most mature of Tarantino's works and I wish he would try to make something next more in that direction (unless he finally wants to make his World War II movie, Inglorious Bastards).