Once Upon a Time in (White) Hollywood
Tarantino's alternative history of the 1960's uncritically repeats the era's sexist and racist stereotypes.

A woman sells tickets in an art-decó cinema, as voices from a passionate melodrama float through the foyer, disembodied. The proyection’s assistant, reflected and distorted in a mirror, becomes the focus of her romantic dreams. When the mirror shatters, the film moves to an inevitable tragic conclusion.
Tarantino's alternative history of the 1960's uncritically repeats the era's sexist and racist stereotypes.
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