It's clear that Quentin Tarantino has an unending appetite for violent imagery, as demonstrated in Death Proof. This second part of Rodriguez and Tarantino’s tribute to the “Grindhouse” exploitation film style feels saturated with gasoline. The movie focuses on loud, chaotic car crashes reminiscent of muscle car movies from the 1970s. However, it's more than just a look at "death-proof" cars, typically driven by stun…

It's hard to think of anything quite as captivating as seeing someone’s pride wounded when they present themselves as flawless. Warning: Spoilers Death Proof was written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, and it came out as part of a double feature with Robert Rodriguez, who contributed Planet Terror. The project involved a psychopathic stunt man, played by Kurt Russell, who targets young women and kills them t…

“Death Proof,” a project from writer/director Quentin Tarantino, initially appeared as the second half of a paired presentation called “Grindhouse” back in 2007. The other film was Robert Rodriguez’s “Planet Terror.” These were individual stories with a loose connection and designed to evoke the feel of seeing double features at older movie theaters during the mid-to-late sixties and seventies, complete with delibera…

It seems I was among the few who caught “Grindhouse” when it initially played in theaters—a genuinely enjoyable, gruesome experience on the big screen. It was a double feature complete with fake previews, some of which later became full movies themselves ("Machete," and "Hobo with a Shotgun," though that last one wasn't shown where I live.) Then someone decided it would be smart to break up the two parts into long…

This is easily my least favorite of Quentin Tarantino’s movies, though it remains enjoyable and well-made. I really wish he wouldn’t stick to his plan of making just two more films following “The Hateful Eight” before stopping altogether; I find that disappointing. It's true that everyone should be free to make their own choices as long as they aren't harming others, and if anyone deserves the chance to do what they …