Legendary Filmmaker Slams Modern Movies From Hollywood's ‘Flavorless Sausage Factory'

Quentin Tarantino isn't a fan of modern movies.

The legendary filmmaker slammed Hollywood as a "flavorless sausage factory" in a scathing new article for Sight & Sound, claiming that it's "almost impossible" for him to watch a movie these days without picking it "to death."

"Flaws, implausibilities, audience pandering, miscast performers or just plain stupid s--t usually torpedoes every new movie coming out of the flavorless sausage factory that used to call itself Hollywood," Tarantino said, as per Variety. "These days, the entire concept of what is a movie is more inclined to inspire contempt in me than generosity."

The Oscar-winning director of movies including Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs continued his critique by noting that the current decade of filmmaking makes his previous least-favorite Hollywood era, the 1980s, "seem like the '30s" in terms of creative output.

Tarantino did hedge his comments by offering a number of recent movies he has "liked" over the past six years, including Steven Spielberg's West Side Story and Kevin Costner's Horizon: An American Saga films, but said there was "nothing that really held [him] in its grip and swept [him] away to the magical land of enjoyment" that originally sparked his love of movies.

"These days I'd rather read a book," the Django Unchained director added.

Tarantino also extended his compliments to Netflix's recent Ben Affleck and Matt Damon-led crime drama The Rip, which was released on the streamer in January. Directed by Joe Carnahan, The Rip follows two Miami-Dade police officers who uncover a corruption scheme and also features Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Sasha Calle, and Kyle Chandler.

Praising The Rip as "suspenseful" and "exciting," Tarantino said it managed to "deliver the goods in really clever ways" thanks to the direction, "splendid cast," Juan Miguel Azpiroz's cinematography, and "sensational screenplay" by Carnahan and Michael McGrale.

Tarantino's next project, on which he served as screenwriter and producer, is the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel The Adventures of Cliff Booth, directed by David Fincher and set to hit theaters on Nov. 25 before coming to Netflix on Dec. 23.

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This story was originally published June 4, 2026 at 9:13 AM.