October 18, 2008 read full article

Grindhouse is both impressive and disappointing. From a technical and craft point of view it is first-rate; from its standing in the canon of the two directors, it is minor.

October 26, 2007 read full article

The whole thing runs a bit over three hours, goes by swiftly, contains countless film references and includes hilarious fake trailers.

April 09, 2007 read full article

A rowdy jolt of quasi-nostalgic escapism.

April 09, 2007 read full article

A weaponized adrenaline rush.

April 09, 2007 read full article

RR and QT do an excellent job of simulating the content of grindhouse offerings, but they don't simulate the experience or the giddy kick.

April 09, 2007 read full article

Go, I say, and enjoy.

April 09, 2007 read full article

A mixed-bag of a popcorn flick where more proves to be less.

April 09, 2007 read full article

If it stops feeling like entertainment, then it must be art.

April 09, 2007 read full article

Tarantino must get a kick hearing his fantasies come out of these mouths. But for the first time here, it seems more than a little creepy.

April 09, 2007 read full article

At three hours, the movie can become a bit of an ordeal. I'd say pack a lunch, but if Rodriguez and Tarantino have done their job right, you'll be too grossed out to eat it.

April 09, 2007 read full article

One word, however, comes immediately to mind: Fun.

April 09, 2007 read full article

Like the old drive-in speakers that you used to hang on your half-lowered car windows, it may not be the best way to experience the medium. But if your head's in the right place, it can be a heckuva lot of fun.

April 09, 2007 read full article

Taken as a whole -- two movies and a handful of trailers -- Grindhouse is pure popcorn fun.

April 09, 2007 read full article

Tarantino and Rodriguez assume that we'll relish the movie's violence or shrug it off as play, as they do, but not everyone in the audience will want his enjoyment of it taken for granted that way.

April 09, 2007 read full article

The fun is in the one-thing-after-another delirium the movie induces, and in our breathless anticipation of what they'll hurl at us next.

April 09, 2007 read full article

The dynamic duo do their utmost to transport us back to the good old bad old days.

April 07, 2007 read full article

You don't need to be an exploitation fanboy to appreciate the energy, imagination, and spirit with which Rodriguez and Tarantino pay homage to the cheapo cinema they love.

April 07, 2007 read full article

Love it or hate it, you sure get your money's worth.

April 07, 2007 read full article

As the best trash movies always reminded us, the art is in what you do with the old ones.

April 07, 2007 read full article