This might be Quentin Tarantino's best movie since Jackie Brown. Actually, now that I think about it, maybe it's even better than Jackie Brown? I know. Crazy! In part, at least, that's because for long stretches, Once Upon a Time doesn't have the self-conscious, This Is a Quentin Tarantino Film™ feel of the filmmaker's past few movies. While The Hateful Eight, Django Unchained, and Inglourious Basterds couldn't help but poke you every few minutes to remind you that you were watching a great movie, Once Upon a Time is content to just be a great movie—and the result is something that's funnier, more affecting, and more genuine than anything the filmmaker's made in decades.