Why Quentin Tarantino thinks Hollywood has become 'tasteless sausage factory'

Quentin Tarantino has criticized modern Hollywood, revealing that he's not a fan of the majority of movies coming out these days.

Writing for Sight & Sound magazine, the 63-year-old actor and filmmaker revealed that Hollywood has became a "flavorless sausage factory."

“Flaws, implausibilities, audience pandering, miscast performers or just plain stupid shit usually torpedoes every new movie coming out of the flavorless sausage factory that used to call itself Hollywood,” explained Quentin. 

“These days, the entire concept of what is a movie is more inclined to inspire contempt in me than generosity. Which is fair enough, because by comparison the movies of the last six years make the 80s seem like the 30s," he added.

Quentin further penned that “it’s almost impossible” for him these days to watch a new movie.

"I’ve seen movies I liked since then – ‘West Side Story’ (2021); ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ Chapter 1 and 2 (both 2024), a few others, but nothing that really held me in its grip and swept me away to the magical land of enjoyment that I use to visit regularly and was the reason I loved movies above all other artforms," he said.

"These days I’d rather read a book," added the Pulp Fiction star.

The movie that captured Quentin's attention is none other than The Rip.

Calling it “a suspenseful new movie,” the actor wrote that it “did grab me and held me for its entire duration.”

“The film is an exciting cop thriller with a novel premise that manages to deliver the goods in really clever ways. The whole package worked for me: Carnahan‘s direction, the splendid cast, the look of the film (courtesy of cinematographer Juan Miguel Azpiroz),” added Quentin.