How Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Discovered a New Generation of Stars

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When Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood opened in the summer of 2019, the prerelease hype centered on the film’s star power. It would be the first-ever onscreen team-up of Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, with Margot Robbie adding her own considerable wattage. While both of the film’s leading men were nominated for Oscars, with Pitt winning, six and a half years later, the film’s chief legacy may not be the trio of A-listers...