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While this is my first post on this site, it is not the first time I have written an introductory post. For that reason I would rather not do the usual blurb about who I am or what describes me (blah blah blah). I would much prefer to explain the rationale behind the selection of my web address (which I suppose serves the same purpose in telling you a little about me). You see I racked my brain in attempting to pick the perfect url. Ideas flooded me for having a page name that was simple but described my personality. Picking a tag line can be so challenging when you are a grey thinker. Afterall, I believe almost nothing can be seen in black and white terms and what describes me today may not fit tomorrow, or in five minutes for that matter. As a therapist working with teens, I…

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Writer: Quentin Tarantino (Screenplay)

Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurt Russell, Channing Tatum, Samuel L Jackson, Walton Goggins, Zoe Bell, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, Michael Madsen, Demian Bichir, Dana Gourrier

 

Plot: In post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunters try to find shelter during a blizzard but get involved in a plot of betrayal and deception. Will they survive?

 

There may be spoilers the rest of the review

 

Verdict: Wonderful Western Thriller

 

Story: The Hateful Eight starts as bounty hunter Major Marquis Warren (Jackson) signals down a stage coach with fellow bounty hunter John ‘The Hangman’ Ruth (Russell) and his latest bounty Daisy (Leigh). The three continue the journey before meeting the new Sheriff Mannix (Goggins) of Red Rock where they are heading.

A blizzard is chasing them before they decide to stop for the night letting the…