Glowing ad, but ‘ Hateful’ review

Your reviewer calls the newest from Quentin Tarantino “70 minutes of viable story pulled out to a brazen length” [“‘ Hateful Eight’ Amounts to Hot Air,” Dec. 25].

Can you please square this review with the ad ( on pages 2 and 3 of the same issue), which quotes the Los Angeles Times calling it “One of the best films of the year!”

Chris Kahn

Palm Desert

I opened the Calendar section to see the a two- page ad for “The Hateful Eight” that featured a glowing Times quote. Then, I turned to Page E14 to read the less- than- glowing review.

Hal West

Los Angeles

Among the plaudits listed in the two- page ad for “The Hateful Eight” is one attributed to The Times.

On Page 14 is a hateful review by Michael Phillips. Now, that’s confusing to say the least. Who was it at your paper who supplied the quote? I’m with them.

Alan Warner

Los Angeles

Editor’s note: The “best” designation in the “Hateful Eight” ad came from staff writer Mark Olsen, who chose the film as one of his 20 favorites [“The 10 ( or 20) Best Movies of 2015,” Dec. 13] .