Review of Django Unchained (2012) by Rebecca Z — 01 Jan 2016

Tarantino doesn't use subtlety. He is a direct, stylish, self-expressive guy with a passion for movies and a pension for the grandiose. Not since "Pulp Fiction" has all of that mad genius shown through with such bold exuberance and artistic fervor.

You show me a Tarantino film, and I'll show you a film that is unafraid and totally uncompromising. It takes a cinematic genius to navigate racism, especially in the context of slavery, in this direct of a way without making mad those who haven't already decided to be mad.

"Django Unchained" has a vision and an excitement that is lacking in many of today's soulless blockbusters. I see this gem becoming one of American cinema's most iconic contemporary western folk tales.