Review of Pulp Fiction (1994) by Julie Salamon for Wall Street Journal — 08 Jan 2005
In 1994, all the talk was of former video store clerk Tarantino's indifference to traditional culture. That patronised his sophisticated cinephilia, and in fact, twenty years on, the writerly influences of Edward Bunker, Elmore Leonard, and Jim Thompson seem very prominent.
Don DeLillo began the '90s by warning that the U.S. is the only country in the world with funny violence. Maybe Pulp Fiction was the kind of thing he had in mind. Unmissable.
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This review of Pulp Fiction (1994) was written by Julie Salamon and published by Wall Street Journal on 08 Jan 2005.
Pulp Fiction has generally received very positive reviews.
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