The crux of the change for Tarantino is that the experience of theater is still unsullied, whereas with movies, people are on their phones and the theatrical window is teeny tiny. “Theater you can’t do that,

The filmmaker and film scholar does not have a rosy outlook on the future of the medium, if there even is one. Speaking at a Sundance event ( via Variety), Tarantino questioned: “What the fuck is a movie now?

Tarantino said during the Sundance Film Festival (via Variety) that the definition of films has changed since the pandemic. The “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” director deemed theatrical releases as a “show-pony exercise” before streaming.