The Hateful Eight isn’t the Tarantino film you were expecting. Fans who go in to the cinema expecting a fast, razor sharp romp of bloody hilarity should reframe their expectations. This is Tarantino running at a different speed. The Hateful Eight is slow, considered, and fully realised—but still with trademark wit and bloodlust. After attending a special screening of the film in 70mm, we sat down with Quentin Tarantio in Melbourne to talk about what might be his finest filmmaking yet.
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