Pulp Fiction aim." Despite that, argues Fraiman, ""Pulp Fiction" demonstrates ... that even an open pulpophile like Tarantino may continue to feel anxious and emasculated by his preferences." "Pulp Fiction" won eight awards from a total of twenty-six nominations. Also, in the balloting by the National Society of Film Critics, Samuel L. Jackson was the runner-up in both the Best Actor and the Best Supporting Actor categories. American Film Institute Lists Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino; it is based on a story by Tarantino and Roger Avary. Starring John Travolta, Samuel
Pulp Fiction U.S. reviewers. It holds a 94% score based on 79 reviews at Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 9.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "One of the most influential films of the 1990s, "Pulp Fiction" is a delirious post-modern mix of neo-noir thrills, pitch-black humor, and pop-culture touchstones". It has an average score of 94/100 based on 24 reviews on Metacritic, signifying "universal acclaim". The response of major American film reviewers was widely favorable. Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" described it as "so well-written in a scruffy, fanzine way that you want to rub noses in it –