Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery, but viewers would hardly think so based on critics’ use of ‘pastiche’. The word is practically an epithet in movie reviews—the last insult ...

Captain America: Brave New World embraces a political thriller tone, departing from conventional Marvel blockbusters. The film's genre pastiche approach could set a new trend for superhero movies, ...

Quentin Tarantino‘s characters are often astonished to find themselves in his intricate universe of references. That’s certainly true of Django (Jamie Foxx), a black slave in the antebellum South ...