Brad Pitt Will Reunite With Quentin Tarantino For His Final Film “The Movie Critic,” Which Is Sure To Win Every Award Possible

I don't think any movie has ever been more of a shoo-in to win Best Picture than Tarantino's "final" film. I use quotations around that, too, because it's not going to be his last movie. I don't like it when actors and directors do that whole retirement routine. This isn't a sport where you get physically worn down and can't perform anymore. I think Tarantino believes that his next film will be his last, but he's one of those guys whose brains never stop working. At some point, he's going to find that spark again, and I bet he'll make more movies, but for the time being, I'll take him for his word and believe that his next film, "The Movie Critic," will be his final movie. There were rumors that Paul Walter Hauser, who I love, was attached to star in this project for a while. I don't know if that turned out to be bullshit or not, but it has been confirmed that Brad Pitt will reunite with Tarantino for his final film. 

Brad Pitt is awesome. He's had one of the most magical, illustrious careers of any movie star. With that said, I wasn't one of those people who watched his performance in "One Upon a Time in Hollywood" and felt like he was deserving of Oscar glory. I've seen Brad Pitt give greater performances. It's not meant to be a knock on him; he probably should've won an Academy Award in the past, and it felt like this was a perfect opportunity to give him one because he's been around for a long time. At the same time, Tarantino is one of those directors where when he comes calling, you say yes. You don't need to read the script. You know it will be brilliant, and you know he will get the most out of his actors. Think about it: outside of Tarantino being in his own movies, can you think of a single actor who gave a bad performance in a Tarantino film? More often than not, everyone elevates their game. 

Tarantino is yet to make a movie that's won Best Picture. I don't know how much he cares about this. He's definitely made several films that were worthy of winning the award, but the Oscars are kind of whack. Had 1994 not been an insanely stacked year for movies, "Pulp Fiction" probably would've won. But if history has shown us anything, it's that Hollywood loves movies about Hollywood. If Tarantino's final film features some deep reflection on film criticism's modern state, I can imagine critics falling head over heels in love with it. As silly as it sounds, the violence in Tarantino's films has often held him back from winning some of the major awards. That's completely silly. The merits of a film should stand on its own regardless of how violent it is. Learn to stomach it. But based on what we know so far, it doesn't seem like "The Movie Critic" is going to be one of Tarantino's more gory affairs. 

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I'm not going to rehash the criticisms that I've had about the modern movie-going experience, but Tarantino is absolutely one of the few directors left whose movies genuinely feel like events and need to be seen on the biggest screen possible. He surpassed Martin Scorsese in that department to me. As brilliant as Scorsese is, he's been open about the fact that he's had trouble finding distribution for his movies. Tarantino has had no such issue. Even if it didn't star an actor of Brad Pitt's caliber, I would run to the theater to watch Tarantino's final film. That's going to be an event.