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Stick around during the

credits for a fun Tarantino-

verse easter egg.

F

ilmhistory’salwayssoaked

through the fabric of Quentin

Tarantino’s films, but Once

Upon A Time... In Hollywood

takes this cine-obsession to

its logical conclusion. Set over three

eventful days in LA, Tarantino’s ninth

film is a wildly entertaining Hollywood

hangout movie, and a sincere lament

for the free-spirited filmmaking culture

that came to an end in August 1969.

Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Rick

Dalton, the hero of a popular western

TV series who made an ill-fated leap to

the silver screen. Still, Rick is doing

better than his stuntman, Cliff Booth

(Brad Pitt). Terminally unemployed

owing to his sketchy past, Cliff is Rick’s

glorified assistant. Meanwhile, Rick’s

new neighbour – actress Sharon Tate

(Margot Robbie) – has just got her big

break and is basking in the glory of

newfound fame.

For two hours and change, Tarantino

is content to hang out with Rick, Cliff,

and Sharon as they go about their lives:

Rickrediscoveringhis

mojo filming a new

western series, Sharon

sitting in on screenings

of The Wrecking Crew to

hear the audience delight

at her performance, and

Cliff crossing paths with

the Manson family – the

real-life cult responsible

for Tate’s brutal murder,

an event which rocked

Hollywood to its core.

The film builds

towards the night of

Tate’s murder with a

queasy inevitability, but

the audacious, deliriously

entertaining final act is

both unexpected and an

inspired tribute to a

luminous talent taken

before her time. This

might just be Tarantino’s

best since Jackie

Brown. Jordan Farley

blu-rays

comingsoon

ANGELHAS

FALLEN

Dismal third film inthedire

Mike Banning trilogy. This

time Gerard Butler’s Secret

Service agent must save...

himself. Don’t bother.

THE

VENGEANCE

TRILOGY

Park Chan-wook’s trilogy of

revenge stories has a clear

standout in middle chapter

Oldboy, but they’reallgood.

PLAYMOBIL–

THE MOVIE

The Witch’s AnyaTaylor-Joy

and Daniel Radcliffe star in

this block-based toon which

gets everything wrong that

TheLegoMoviegotright.

ROBOCOP

Paul Verhoeven’s

sci-fi classic getsthelavish

Arrow Video treatment,

complete with stunning

new cover art and a packed

selectionofbonusfeatures.

ANNAANDTHE

APOCALYPSE

This Scottish zombie-

comedy-christmas-musical

is a true festive treat. But

be warned: the songs will be

stuck in your brainfordays.

SAMURAI

JACK

Genndy Tartakovsky’s

beloved animated series got

the closure it deserved in

2017. Now the complete
      collection is availabletoown.

TEMPLE

Mark Strong stars

in this British dramaabouta

surgeon who runs an illegal

clinic for desperate patients

in the network of tunnels

near Temple tubestation.

WATCHMEN

Before you watch

the new HBO/SkyAtlantic

series, it would be wise to

revisit the better-than-you-

remember movie, available

now in extended cutform.

NEVER LOOK

AWAY

Director Florian Henckelvon

Donnersmarck’s latest is

about a man who grew up in

Nazi Germany and struggles

to leave the past behind.

THE ANGRY

BIRDS MOVIE 2

Like The Godfather:Part

II, this is that rare beast: a

sequel that’s better than

its predecessor. It’s still

rubbish though.

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