An iconic American film director and screenwriter, Quentin Tarantino, is reportedly drafting a script for a new project that may become his final film. Sources indicate the project is titled The Movie Critic and is set in Los Angeles during the late 1970s. The center of the story is said to be a female lead. Reports also suggest that the informal tape could be a tribute to Pauline Kael, a towering figure in American journalism and film criticism, who lived from 1919 to 2001. Filming is projected to begin this fall, though Tarantino has not signed with any studio to proceed with production yet.
Industry chatter implies that this tape could mark the end of Tarantino’s prolific career at age 59. The filmmaker has repeatedly stated that he plans to make no more than ten feature films. If one counts Kill Bill as a two-part epic, Tarantino would have nine feature films currently in his catalog.
Tarantino first rose to international prominence with the release of Pulp Fiction in 1994, a film that solidified his signature blend of sharp dialogue, non linear storytelling, and pop culture riffing. In 2023, a milestone anniversary for an episode of Kill Bill was celebrated as the film’s second decade concluded. In light of that commemorative moment, several outlets reflected on the movie’s creation and impact. The discussion also entertained the possibility that Tarantino might reach a tenth and final project with a third installment in the Kill Bill saga, though this remains speculative. Both narratives have been described in a multi-part structure across various retrospectives, and this piece follows a similar approach by recounting milestones and contextual insights without asserting any confirmed sequencing of projects.