New York Times caught up with director Quentin Tarantino to talk about his upcoming WWII film "Inglourious Basterds," which will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival later this month.

"This was the hardest movie I've ever made," said Tarantino, adding that he worked very quickly to get the film made because "I wanted to have a masterpiece before the decade's out."

Seems like a strange thing to say considering he also made two "Kill Bill" films and "Grindhouse" this decade. I guess he doesn't consider either of those films masterpieces or as good as "Basterds."

Tarantino also said that one of his favorite films is Bryan Singers "Superman Returns." He loved it so much that he's now hard at work putting together a comprehensive review. "I am a big fan of 'Returns'," he said. "I'm working on what is now a 20-page review of that movie, and I'm not done yet."