A Bomb in the Lasagna: Lies, Violence, and Bitter Truth in “The Hateful Eight”

The plot: En route to Red Rock, Wyoming to ensure fugitive Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh) hangs, bounty hunter John “The Hangman” Ruth (Kurt Russell) picks up fellow bounty hunter and former Union soldier Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson) and the alleged new sheriff of Red Rock, Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins). Taking refuge in the…

Second Breakfast Isn’t Dom Hemingway, and That’s Fine

Storytelling 101: Before you can get anywhere, you need at least one compelling character. Audience relatability helps, but a good writer can keep an audience invested in even a reprehensible character. In film, if you’ve decided not to make your main protagonist in any way a likable human, then the writer, director, and actor all…

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A Bomb in the Lasagna: Lies, Violence, and Bitter Truth in “The Hateful Eight”

Second Breakfast Isn’t Dom Hemingway, and That’s Fine