The NetFlakes Podcast

The NetFlakes Podcast


#67 - Can We Please Stop Pretending That 'Pulp Fiction' Is A Masterpiece?

January 19, 2017

The movie: Pulp Fiction

What we'll be talking about:

-our relationships with Pulp Fiction
-how IMDb shapes how we watch movies
-whether or not Quentin Tarantino deserves his legacy
-the movie's more troublesome language
-Tarantino cashing in on his "cool" credit to do whatever he wants, no matter how problematic
-the movie's badass female characters, especially Fabienne and Mia Wallace
-female sexual pleasure in film
-the value of names
-rape as a lazy plot device (and why Pulp Fiction's rape scene isn't)
-Pulp Fiction fan theories
-the depiction of BDSM