Was I entertained by Quentin Tarantino’s new western? Yes I was, particularly during its first two hours. Did I laugh? Yes, on several occasions. Did I cry? No, not at all. In fact, I never cry. I hate crying, and I think crying over stuff in a movie is the sign of a soft mind. As Harrison Ford said in a recent interview: “It’s just a movie.”

What did I like most about the movie? Samuel L. Jackson, who plays a badass bounty hunter. As for Kurt Russell, I think he gives one of the best performances of his career.

What did I not like about the movie? Two things: One, Kurt Russell vomiting blood on the face of Jennifer Jason Leigh. I will never recover from that image. Two, the number of times the n-word was used. It’s estimated by The Root that the word is said 66 times in The Hateful Eight. That’s a fucking lot. Why does the director like that word so much? Yes, the c-word (cracker) was used a few times, but not with the same relish, intensity, and determination of the n-word.

Would I watch the movie again? No, it’s good, but not that good. recommended

Charles Mudede—who writes about film, books, music, and his life in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the USA, and the UK for The Stranger—was born near a steel plant in Kwe Kwe, Zimbabwe. He has no memory...