QT & RR premiere Grindhouse in Austin

Tarantino and Rodriguez need no introduction. The former is almost single-handedly responsible for revitalizing the fledgling crime genre, and for nearly ruining it (inadvertently) by spawning so many inferior imitators; it’s virtually impossible to watch a crime film these days without spotting some QT influence. Rodriguez is more prolific, if less consistent: for every DESPERADO he makes a ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO, in a maddening pattern of transcending and then reverting to the worst indulgences of his B-movie pedigree.

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