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California/Hollywood/film/genre: a slave to pulp and grindhouse styles

#PulpAndGrindhouse
1 director6 episodesin Direction/Stylistic Choices
Raised byRob

Quentin Tarantino

6 episodes touching this theme
  • Strongly explored
    Reservoir Dogs – Just the Tip

    Feb 2022 · raised by Rob

    "KT calls Rob's theme super relevant, says you have already covered it, and doubts you'll ever reach a film that doesn't satisfy his criteria."

  • Strongly explored
    Pulp Fiction – Big Gimpin’

    Feb 2022 · raised by Rob

    "KT ticks it outright, pointing to the grittiness and playfulness through violence that the styling follows. Oti says he checks out once he stops caring about the characters, which sparks your roller coaster argument."

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  • Strongly explored
    Jackie Brown – Top Grier

    Feb 2022 · raised by Rob

    "KT says it satisfies the theme: you move across California with a focus on Compton and Ordell's Hollywood line, and Oti hears Across 110th Street painting the Black community's situation."

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  • Not explored
    Kill Bill – All Bride Out

    Feb 2022 · raised by Rob

    "KT says this one doesn't meet it and Oti agrees; it takes you all around the world, which KT allows might be range, but it struggles to build substance."

  • Not explored
    Inglourious Basterds – Miniature Strudel

    Feb 2022 · raised by Rob

    "You both say the film doesn't meet this one: the story leaves California and Hollywood alone this time."

  • Not explored
    Django Unchained – Nuts & Schultz

    Feb 2022 · raised by Rob

    "KT says Rob's California, Hollywood and genre theme does not fit this film, and you move on without discussing it further."