Uma Thurman’s Daughter, Maya Hawke, Shares Quentin Tarantino Story: “Keep your shoes on”
Some weird news here. Probably not surprising to most of us, I imagine, but still pretty weird. Maya Hawke, daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, revealed some advice her mother shared with her during a recent appearance on the Good Hang With Amy Poehler podcast. When asked about her experience working with Quentin Tarantino on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Hawke recalled some sage advice her mother shared. “Keep your shoes on.” Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is now streaming on VOD.
It’s been a long-running joke among cinephiles that the famed director has a particular proclivity for feet. It’s fair, I guess, with Psychology Today reporting it ranks among the most common fetishes among the American populace. So, in honor of feet, Quentin Tarantino, and everyone in between, I thought I’d spotlight some films currently streaming that might best be described as a foot fetishist’s worst nightmare. You’ve been warned, feet people.
The Long Walk (Premium Video on Demand)
Francis Lawrence’s The Long Walk is the best Stephen King adaptation in years. The conceit is quite simple. 50 young men, with the promise of one wish, endure the eponymous walk. The last one standing is the winner. Easier said than done, since breaking the rules or slowing your pace results in a gunshot to the head. Naturally, the film features so, so many shots of mangled, battered, broken, shredded feet. They’re walking, after all. I had to look away pretty often. If you love feet, maybe sit this walk out.
Black Death (Hulu)
Christopher Smith deserves more credit. He’s kind of an unsung genre hero, and his 2010 medieval horror movie Black Death conceptualizes why. Featuring the regularly killed Sean Bean in the lead, Smith’s film slowly builds to some gnarly, nasty torture. And, yes, that includes feet. Sean Bean, as expected, is killed in the final act. He’s torn apart, and that includes his feet. But don’t worry, there’s plenty of other mangled bodies throughout.
Mark of the Devil (Prime Video)
Michael Armstrong’s Mark of the Devil is a classic. I’m reticent to share too much, but this witchy offering deserves to be seen blind. God, it’s gorgeous. It’s satanic. It’s metal. It’s everything. Broadly, a witch hunter arrives in a village and starts torturing everyone suspected of using the craft, and the subsequent torture isn’t for the squeamish. While Mark of the Devil attracted plenty of controversy upon release, it’s worth seeking out now. I’d wager it’s a favorite of Quentin Tarantino’s, too. He’s always had pretty solid, niche taste.
The Big Doll House (Prime Video)
The Big Doll House is exploitation cinema. Pure and simple. It’s not fair to reduce Jack Fair’s shocker to just that, and while I don’t have time to litigate the merits of exploitation, just know it’s not an easy watch. Abused female prisoners plot an escape, and in doing so, capture and torture their malicious warden. Hey, it stars Pam Grief, though. Yeah, it’s schlock, but it’s my kind of schlock. Probably Quentin Tarantino’s, too, since he subsequently cast Pam Grier in Jackie Brown.
What do you think, feet people? Too much? Too little? Sound off over on Twitter @Chadiscollins.
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