pastiche
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At a sturdy 100-minute runtime, “Hag” blows past pastiche at every turn, doing laps around the thriller genre’s conventions and tropes.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
If Quentin Tarantino pastiche were a crime, these films would be hauled off to the clink.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
He opted for pseudo-macho pastiche, with a distinct Reddit-ish tang: Operation Epic Fury might as well translate to Operation Epic Bacon.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
Mr. Tarantino wouldn’t be the filmmaker he is if his work were mere pastiche; the scene showcases his own mastery of heightening drama.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
The last of these quotations is a pastiche, but the other two are real, and all are typical of the inward-looking style that makes academic writing so tedious.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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