Tarantino is in the news a lot lately, first by walking with protesters against the police shootings of late, then by calling out the cops for shooting unarmed men. It’s an interesting development for Tarantino, who hasn’t been much of an activist politically, that I’ve noticed. Perhaps he was trying to fight for something that mattered in anticipation of the upcoming Hateful Eight, which will take some heat for its constant use of the ‘n’ word. Perhaps now there won’t be charges of racism. Hard to say how it will all shake down. Where Oscars are concerned, however, the movie just has to be good.